September 2021

Up to 10 suspicious matches at 2016 Olympics, boxing investigation finds

A major investigation into boxing at the 2016 Olympic Games has identified seven to 10 suspicious matches where bout manipulation is likely to have taken place. It is understood one of those fights involves the Irish boxer Michael Conlan, who lost on a hugely controversial split decision to Russia’s Vladimir Nikitin in a bantamweight quarter-final

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Olympic gold medalist Klete Keller pleads guilty to 6 January riot felony

Klete Keller, a former Olympic swimmer who won two gold medals for the United States, on Wednesday pleaded guilty to a felony charge related to his participation in the January riot at the Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump. Keller admitted to obstructing an official proceeding, after prosecutors agreed to drop six other criminal charges

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