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Diamars 8 December 2020

UConn men's Big East opener vs St John's Breakdancing gets

postponed by virus Olympic status to debut at

Paris in 2024

(AP) — Breakdanc- ing time to prepare their
ing became an official project, the IOC kept to
(AP) — The UConn men’s Athletic Conference. positive coronavirus tests in Olympic sport on Mon- its pre-pandemic schedule
basketball team has sus- The school said all team ac- their programs. day. to confirm the 2024 sports
pended team activities for tivities will be paused "until UConn has not yet post- lineup this month even be-
a second time this fall fol- contact tracing and additional poned its game on Dec. 13 The International Olympic fore some are tested in To-
lowing another positive testing is completed and it is at Georgetown. The Hus- Committee’s pursuit of ur- kyo.
coronavirus test in the deemed safe by medical pro- kies also have games sched- ban events to lure a younger Breakdancing will be called
program. fessionals to resume.” uled in the next two weeks at audience saw street dance breaking at the Olympics,
Providence on Dec. 17 and at battles officially added to as it was in the 1970s by
The school said the move The UConn men's program home against Creighton on the medal events program hip-hop pioneers in the
will force the postpone- had resumed team activities Dec. 20. at the 2024 Paris Games. United States.
ment of Friday's home game on Nov. 19 after a 14-day Also confirmed for Paris by It was proposed by Paris
against St. John's. pause instituted when a play- The UConn women's pro- the IOC executive board organizers almost two years
That was to have been the er contracted the virus. gram is set to begin play on were skateboarding, sport ago after positive trials at
first Big East game for the The Huskies' last two sched- Saturday against UMass- climbing, and surfing. the 2018 Youth Olympics
Huskies (3-0) since return- uled games were canceled Lowell after coming back Those three sports will in Buenos Aires. Break-
ing to the conference after last week after Vanderbilt and from its own coronavirus- make their Olympic debuts ing passed further stages
seven years in the American North Carolina State had related shutdown. at the Tokyo Games which of approval in 2019 from
were postponed because of separate decisions by the
Angels acquire closer Raisel Iglesias from the coronavirus pandemic IOC board and full mem-
by one year to open on July bership.
Reds in trade 23, 2021. In Paris, breaking has been
Alongside the additions, given a prestige downtown
the IOC made subtrac- venue, joining sport climb-
tions: The slate of 329 ing and 3-on-3 basketball at
Iglesias had a poor playoff medal events in Paris is 10 Place de le Concorde.
series, capped by allowing a fewer than in Tokyo, and Surfing will be held more
pair of two-run homers in the athlete quota in 2024 than 15,000 kilometers
the eighth inning of the Reds' of 10,500 is around 600 less (9,000 miles) away in
elimination loss to Atlanta in than next year. the Pacific Ocean off the
the wild-card round. Two sports with troubled beaches of Tahiti, as the
Ramirez, who turns 31 this governing bodies — box- IOC already agreed in
month, is a Los Angeles na- ing and weightlifting — March.
tive who was among the An- saw the biggest cuts to the Among the 28 established
gels’ few effective relievers number of athletes they Summer Games sports, a
last season, going 1-0 with a can have in Paris. total of 41 additional events
3.00 ERA in 21 appearances. Weightlifting should have were proposed to Mon-
Iglesias will make $9.25 mil- 120 athletes in Paris, which day's meeting.
lion next season in the final is less than half of its total All increases were rejected,
year of his contract. The at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro including ocean rowing
trade allows the Reds to save Games. The sport could be and parkour, and changes
money while putting a cor- dropped entirely due to its were allowed only at the
(AP) — The Los Angeles ERA and a 1.12 WHIP. He is nerstone in the Angels' bull- historic doping problems expense of existing events
Angels have acquired clos- one of just five major league pen, which is being rebuilt by and IOC concerns over the being dropped. Two ex-
er Raisel Iglesias from the relievers with at least 100 rookie general manager Perry pace and depth of reform at treme canoe slalom events
Cincinnati Reds for right- saves over the past four sea- Minasian this offseason. the International Weight- will replace canoe sprint
hander Noé Ramirez and sons along with Edwin Diaz, lifting Federation. events, and the men’s
a player to be named or Kenley Jansen, Brad Hand The Angels had one of the The IOC stressed its future 50-kilometer race walk
cash. and Alex Colome. majors' least effective pitch- priorities for Paris, and be- will be replaced by a mixed
The 30-year-old Cuban ing staffs yet again last sea- yond to the 2028 Los An- gender team event.
The clubs announced the right-hander is coming off son. They have already cut geles Games, by claiming it The IOC said “limiting the
deal Monday. a strong performance in the ties with relievers Hansel will hit a long-term target overall number of events is
Iglesias has been the Reds' shortened season. He went Robles, Keynan Middleton, of equal participation by a key element in curbing
closer for the past four sea- 4-3 with a 2.74 ERA and a Cam Bedrosian, Matt Andri- men and women athletes, the growth of the Olympic
sons, racking up 100 saves in 0.91 WHIP with eight saves ese, Hoby Milner and Justin and more urbanized events. program as well as addi-
114 opportunities over that and 31 strikeouts against just Anderson since Minasian With Paris organizers need- tional costs.”
stretch with a career 3.15 five walks. took over last month.