Swimming icons like Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt took the stand on Tuesday and called out the World Anti-Doping Agency for its handling of 23 positive tests from Chinese rivals prior to the Tokyo 2002 Olympics. The global watchdog lashed back on Wednesday, as global tension keeps mounting.

statements less than a month before the Paris 2024 Games are scheduled to start, WADA addressed the United

States House Committee on Energy and Commerce after it held a hearing titled 'Examining Anti-Doping

The New York Times and German broadcaster ARD reported the news back in April, quoting the United States

States.

WADA statement regarding congressional hearing in the United States.

Two-time World Cup winner Alex Morgan has been left out of the US women's team for the upcoming Paris Olympics by new coach Emma Hayes, who has opted for a younger squad.

San Dimas, California.Alex Morgan battles against Saki Kumagai of Japan during the match between the United

States and Japan during the SheBelieves Cup on 6 April 2024 in Atlanta.

As she competes to secure her spot at the Paris Olympics, Simone Biles appears increasingly steadfast in a fierce competition to join the US gymnastics team.

competition for men and women, with the all-around winners securing their Olympic berths, lie ahead in the United

events, including national championships, as well as the combination of athletes that could give the United

States its best chance of scoring points at the Olympics.The 16-woman squad includes Suni Lee, who won

all-around title this month.The competition will also feature 2020 Olympian Yul Moldauer, who helped the United

States to team bronze at last year's World Championships, the men's first world medal since 2014.The

Now, Dennis Francis, his counterpart at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has made a solemn

appeal to the UN Member States for the observance of the Olympic Truce.

before the start of the Olympic Games Paris 2024, The International Olympic Committee welcomed the United

“I solemnly appeal to all Member States to demonstrate their commitment to the Olympic Truce for the

understanding and goodwill among nations and peoples – goals that are also part of the founding values of the United

promoting peace and human understanding through sport and the Olympic ideal”, and calls upon all Member States

harness the power of sport to promote peace, dialogue and reconciliation more broadly.Since 1993, the United

There are just nine days to go until the Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts (GAMMA) 2024 Pan American Championships kick off on 5 July in Rosario, Argentina.

: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay and the United

States.

The slogan "The Americas, One Team" was used to introduce the Panam Sports team ahead of the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Prominent athletes from across the Americas have come together with a common dream: to achieve American glory at the next Olympic event.

these ambassadors have Paris as their main goal, to add to their illustrious sporting careers.Miami, United

States, hosted the launch of Panam Sports.

The nine days of competition in Indianapolis ended with a triumph for Simone Manuel, who will be seeking redemption in the 50m freestyle after winning gold in Rio 2016 and missing out on Tokyo 2020, and Bobby Finke defending his titles in the 800m and 1,500m.

The United States will go to Paris 2024 as the Olympic swimming powerhouse they always have been.

Results and qualifiers for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have been announced from the US Athletics Trials. Sha'Carri Richardson and Noah Lylesstood out in the 100 metres, while Heath Baldwin led in the decathlon.

In Eugene, Oregon, the exciting Track and Field Trials are underway to determine the United States' representatives

, but in the men's category, Noah Lyles triumphedwith a time of 9.83 seconds and will represent the United

States at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

US gold medallist Gil Roberts was handed an eight-year suspension after testing positive for banned substances for a second time, said the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) in a press release. 

are prohibited at all times under the USADA Protocol for Olympic and Paralympic Movement Testing, the United

States Olympic Committee National Anti-Doping Policies, and the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules, all

his positive test, including forfeiture of any medals, points, and prizes.Roberts was a member of the United

States' gold medal-winning 4x400m relay team at the Rio 2016 Olympics.

After erasing a 3-0 deficit in the series, Edmonton hopes to become just the second NHL team to make it all the way back against the Panthers, who lost last year's Finals and face the troubling scenario of a historic choke on home ice on Monday.

Canada against the United States.

Neither swimmer faltered at the US Olympic Trials. Dressel repeated Friday's success in the 50m freestyle, while Ledecky lived up to her predictions. She is aiming to become the only woman to win four consecutive gold medals in the same event this summer. The first was at London 2012 at the age of 15.

He had already won the 200m butterfly to become the youngest male swimmer from the United States to secure

for June and July 2025, the AFCON was moved to avoid a clash with the inaugural Club World Cup in the United

States from 15 June to 13 July next year.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has banned Para athletics athlete Amir Khosravani for three years for an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) in breach of the IPC Anti-Doping Code. 

for muscle growth and therefore a banned substance, in a surprise test on 26 March, according to the United

States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).

The World Rugby Sevens Repechage in Monaco from 21-23 June will determine the final men's and women's qualifiers for Paris 2024. Eleven men's and women's teams have already secured their places at the Olympic Games, and the Principality will now decide the remaining spot.

Brazil, Canada, Fiji, hosts France, Great Britain, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa and the United

States have already qualified).Poland and the Czech Republic will open the tournament on Friday 21 June

compete in the upcoming track and field trials following an arbitration decision, according to the United

States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).

"a known cattle growth promoter that is legally used in beef cattle produced in and exported to the United