Olympics

Asian Games Mixed Martial Arts
Firdavs Atamuratov of Uzbekistan, left, competes with Mirzobek Umarov of Tajikistan during their men's modern 60kg mixed martial arts final at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Japan

Mixed martial arts — without the wire cage and the blood — bids to make the Olympics

SEPT. 22, 2026

Olympics Brisbane 2032 Rowing Venue
In this photo provided by the Rockhampton Regional Council, rowers paddle on the Fitzroy River at Rockhampton, Australia, on July 24, 2025. (Rockhampton Regional Council via AP)

Olympics

Olympic hosts defy ‘naysayers’ on 2032 Games rowing in Rockhampton

SEPT. 10, 2026

EU Semenya Court Ruling
FILE - South Africa athlete Caster Semenya, center, answers reporters with lawyers Gregory Nott, left, and Shona Jolly KC after Semenya won a partial victory at the European Court of Human Rights on in her seven-year legal fight against track and field's sex eligibility rules, Thursday, July 10, 2025 in Strasbourg, eastern France. (AP Photo/Antonin Utz, File)

Olympics

AP ahead of the pack on IOC decision to ban transgender women from women’s sports

APRIL 2, 2026

Paralympics-Preview
FILE - Kristin Kloster Aasen, former first vice president of Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee, left, and Morten Aasen former Norwegian equestrian athlete wave to the Norway team at the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Susana Vera/Pool Photo via AP, ,File)

Italy

Winter Paralympics 50th anniversary: Chinese dominance expected amid boycotts over Russian flag

MARCH 5, 2026

APTOPIX Milan Cortina Olympics Speedskating
Nadezhda Morozova of Kazakhstan warms up prior to competing in the women's 5,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Milan

Digital-first approach elevates AP’s coverage of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

FEB. 27, 2026

Vladyslav Heraskevych
Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych holds his crash helmet as he stands outside the sliding center at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Breaking news

AP’s Tim Reynolds first to report Ukrainian skeleton racer’s Olympic disqualification

FEB. 20, 2026

Milan Cortina Olympics Alpine Skiing Vonn’s Father
FILE - United States' Lindsey Vonn poses with her career medals with her father Alan Kildow, in the finish area after the women's downhill race, at the alpine ski World Championships in Are, Sweden, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati, File)

AP Exclusive

Andrew Dampf wins an exclusive interview with the father of injured Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn

FEB. 20, 2026

Milan Cortina Olympics Alpine Skiing
United States' Lindsey Vonn crashes during an alpine ski women's downhill race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Olympics

AP photographer captures defining photos of Lindsey Vonn’s downhill crash at the Winter Olympics

FEB. 12, 2026

APTOPIX Milan Cortina Olympics Alpine Skiing
United States' Lindsey Vonn crashes during an alpine ski women's downhill race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Olympics

One Extraordinary Photo: Capturing Lindsey Vonn’s crash

FEB. 8, 2026

APTOPIX Milan Cortina Olympics Alpine Skiing
United States' Lindsey Vonn crashes during an alpine ski women's downhill race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Italy

AP video shows Lindsey Vonn airlifted after crash before Winter Olympics

FEB. 6, 2026

Cortina’s Axis Games Olympics
Gold-medalist Josef Jennewein of Germany, center, silver-medalist Alberto Marcellin of Italy, left, and bronze-medalist Rudolf Cranz of Germany perform a fascist salute on the podium during the 1941 Alpine Ski World Ski Championships, in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy. (Fondazione Home Movies – Archivio Nazionale del Film di Famiglia via AP)

Italy

AP report sheds light on forgotten ‘mini-Olympics’ in fascist Italy during World War II

FEB. 6, 2026

APTOPIX Milan Cortina Olympics Opening Ceremony
Entertainers perform under the Olympic rings during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Olympics

Photos from the Milan Cortina Olympics opening ceremony

FEB. 6, 2026

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