EVGENY RYLOV

Rylov stood on stage with with medalists from other Olympic sports and wore a jacket with a "Z" on the chest.

Russian Olympic gold medalist swimmer Evgeny Rylov has been banned from the sport for nine months for appearing at a rally in support of President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Russian Olympic athletes who participated in a rally supporting President Vladimir Putin and the invasion of Ukraine are facing a backlash.

Russian Olympic athletes who participated in a rally supporting President Vladimir Putin and the invasion of Ukraine are facing a backlash, with one losing a sponsorship deal and facing a disciplinary investigation. Medalists from cross-country skiing, gymnastics, figure skating and swimming gathered on stage at the Luzhniki Stadium on Friday as part of the concert and entertainment program around Putin's speech. Olympic champion swimmer Evgeny Rylov is under investigation for attending the event, the sport's governing body told The Associated Press.

Traditionally, doping at the Olympics is as much of the discussion as the soaring athletic achievements. In Tokyo, it's not been the issue it often is, because of the pandemic. But it's still there.

With all the angst about mask mandates and mask wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic, we can be thankful that the facemasks worn by U.S. Olympians in Tokyo are giving us something to have a little fun with.

Murphy seemed to be alluding to Russian swimmers who beat him in two events.

The Tokyo Games got their first swimming individual world record and a fast start to the track competition on Day 7 of the Olympics.

American backstroke star Ryan Murphy says doping remains a huge problem in swimming and he wonders if all his competitors are clean.

Tatjana Schoenmaker knocked off the first individual world record in swimming at the Tokyo Olympics.

Simone Biles came into the Olympics as perhaps the biggest star of the Games.

Alaska, of all places, has an Olympic champion at the pool.

Katie Ledecky opened her Olympic program as the top qualifier in the 400-meter freestyle, setting up a showdown with Ariarne Titmus of Australia.