Serena Williams Won’t Play at the Tokyo Olympics

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports The four-time gold medalist previously said that travel restrictions that might prevent her from taking her daughter to the Games would factor into her decision.https://nyti.ms/3xZx5jU

Puerto Rican Boxer Is Questioned in Woman’s Disappearance

By BY JESUS JIMÉNEZ from NYT Sports The body of Keishla Rodríguez Ortiz was found on Saturday. Félix Verdejo, who competed at the 2012 Olympic Games, has not cooperated with the investigation, the authorities said.https://nyti.ms/3vAN8DB

Grappling With Coronavirus, Tokyo Olympic Leaders Have No Good Options

By BY ANDREW KEH AND BEN DOOLEY from NYT Sports The I.O.C. and the organizers in Tokyo have alternatives to holding the Olympics this summer in Japan. They just aren’t very appealing.https://nyti.ms/2PtIVPB

Grappling With Coronavirus, Tokyo Olympic Leaders Have No Good Options

By BY ANDREW KEH AND BEN DOOLEY from NYT Sports The I.O.C. and the organizers in Tokyo have alternatives to holding the Olympics this summer in Japan. They just aren’t very appealing.https://nyti.ms/2TmX6He

America Dominates Olympic Basketball, but What About ‘3x3’?

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports Team U.S.A. is set to select its three-on-three team for the Tokyo Olympics. Will the rest of the world have a fighting chance in this version of the sport?https://nyti.ms/38zdNFJ

Alberto Salazar Has Always Lived on the Edge

By BY JERÉ LONGMAN from NYT Sports He nearly died as a competitive runner because he ran so hard. Did his competitive fire lead him to step over the edge of antidoping rules?https://nyti.ms/2mJOI8s

Senators Will Push for Increased Oversight of Olympic Sports

By JERÉ LONGMAN and JULIET MACUR from NYT Sports Leaders of a U.S. Senate subcommittee investigation of Olympic sports organizations found their actions put athletes at risk for abuse.https://nyti.ms/2K1TQNX

A 2012 Olympic Gold Medal, Finally Awarded in 2018

By VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports The Canadian weight lifter Christine Girard had won bronze in London. But the two who had beaten her tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2016, giving Girard the gold.https://nyti.ms/2Sp7ufB

Battling Pain Both Physical and Mental, Missy Franklin Finds Hope

By KAREN CROUSE from NYT Sports She was supposed to be the next Michael Phelps. Surgery and depression have changed the narrative. The experiences of Allison Schmitt and Phelps help.https://nyti.ms/2OkRE4B

Sebastian Coe Misled British Lawmakers, Parliamentary Committee Says

By TARIQ PANJA from NYT Sports The head of track and field’s governing body was not forthcoming about his knowledge of doping and corruption in sports, the lawmakers said.http://nyti.ms/2FhsfYE

Full Text of Aly Raisman’s Statement

By Unknown Author from NYT Sports Ali Raisman, an Olympics gymnastics star, read this statement during the sentencing hearing of a team doctor who pleaded guilty to sexual abuse.http://nyti.ms/2rlm4ME