Sports News Roundup: Olympics-Swimming-Six Polish swimmers sent home from Japan after admin blunder; Olympics-IOC approves ski mountaineering for 2026 Winter Games and more

The seven homers match the most the Reds have allowed this season, as they also surrendered seven to the Philadelphia Phillies in a 17-3 loss on June 1. Olympics-'Faster, Higher, Stronger - Together': IOC amends motto The International Olympic Committee has amended its 'Faster, Higher, Stronger' motto to include the word 'Together', its President Thomas Bach said on Tuesday, highlighting the need for solidarity during difficult times such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Olympics-Swimming-Six Polish swimmers sent home from Japan after admin blunder

The president of Poland's swimming federation (PZP) has apologized after six athletes were sent home from the Tokyo Games due to an administrative error. Poland had sent 23 swimmers to Japan but the PZP was forced to cut the squad down to 17 based on the world governing body FINA's qualifying rules.

Olympics-IOC approves ski mountaineering for 2026 Winter Games

The sport of ski mountaineering has been included in the program for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy's Milan and Cortina D'Ampezzo following approval by the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday. The sport, which combines ascents and descents of mountain trails on or while carrying skis, will have five events at the Olympics.

Olympics-Athletics-Briton Rowden fears self-isolation will dent team mates confidence

British 800 meters runner Daniel Rowden said news that six of his teammates had to self-isolate following contact with an individual who tested positive for COVID-19 had left him feeling anxious ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. The British Olympic Association said on Sunday the athletes and two staff members had been identified as close contacts to a positive case on their flight to Japan.

Olympics-Athletes' village COVID-19 infection bubble already 'broken' - health expert

The so-called bubble to control COVID-19 infections at the Olympic athletes' village in Tokyo is already "broken" and poses a risk of spreading infections to the general populace, a prominent public health expert said on Tuesday. Games officials on Sunday reported the first COVID-19 case among competitors in the village in Tokyo where 11,000 athletes are expected to stay. There have been 67 cases detected among those accredited for the Games since July 1, organizers said on Tuesday.

Olympics-IOC's Bach lauds "peace" message, more athletes test COVID-19 positive

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said on Tuesday the Tokyo Games would send a powerful message of "peace and solidarity", even as more athletes tested positive for the coronavirus that is overshadowing the sports event. The Games, postponed last year because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, open on Friday but will be without spectators after Japan's decision earlier this month to leave venues empty to minimize the risk of infections.

Olympics-Gymnastics-Biles pushes her limits by doing the 'unimaginable'

Olympic all-around champion Simone Biles said the gymnast she most wants to beat in Tokyo is herself and that she is excited about trying things in the sport that were once "unimaginable". The 24-year-old has won a record 25 world championship medals, 19 of which are gold, and has won every all-around competition she has contested since 2013.

Olympics-Baseball-Two Mexico team members test positive for COVID-19

Two members of Mexico's Olympic baseball team have tested positive for COVID-19 at the team hotel before their departure for the Tokyo Olympics, the federation said. The athletes, Hector Velazquez and Sammy Solis, who tested positive on July 18, have been isolated, as have all team members pending results of more tests, it said.

Olympics-Tennis-Fearless Sabalenka ready for 'new challenge' in Tokyo

Fresh from her breakthrough Grand Slam performance at Wimbledon, world number three Aryna Sabalenka is heading to the 2020 Olympics determined to win a medal for Belarus and says she has no reason to fear any of her rivals in Tokyo. The 23-year-old has won 10 titles on the WTA Tour but had never crossed the fourth round at a Grand Slam before this month's Wimbledon, where she made it to the semi-finals before losing in three sets to Czech Karolina Pliskova.

MLB roundup: Mets outslug Reds 15-11 in 11 innings

Jeff McNeil drove home the go-ahead run and clubbed one of seven New York homers as the visiting Mets outlasted the Cincinnati Reds 15-11 in an 11-inning slugfest that featured 34 hits Monday night. Michael Conforto homered twice and Kevin Pillar belted a three-run homer in the 11th as the Mets connected for a season-high seven long balls. The seven homers match the most the Reds have allowed this season, as they also surrendered seven to the Philadelphia Phillies in a 17-3 loss on June 1.

Olympics-'Faster, Higher, Stronger - Together': IOC amends motto

The International Olympic Committee has amended its 'Faster, Higher, Stronger' motto to include the word 'Together', its President Thomas Bach said on Tuesday, highlighting the need for solidarity during difficult times such as the COVID-19 pandemic. "We have to adapt the motto to our times," he told a session meeting following the approval of an Olympic Charter amendment.