• NZ rowing and cycling targeted for Rio Olympics in latest HPSNZ funding round - Stuff.co.nz

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    NZ rowing and cycling targeted for Rio Olympics in latest HPSNZ funding round
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    Track cycling is one of the big winners in the latest round of funding from High Performance Sport New Zealand. Rowing and cycling were the big winners as High Performance Sport New Zealand poured an extra $500,000 into funding towards next year's Rio ...and more »
  • Henderson treating Olympics as a sixth major - TSN

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    Henderson treating Olympics as a sixth major
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    It's been a pretty wild ride for Brooke Henderson over the past 12 months. Almost a year to the date that the then-17-year-old golfer announced she was turning pro, she was standing in front of a throng of media on Thursday, answering questions about ...and more »
  • Reporter Looks Back On 31 Years Covering The Olympics - WBUR

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    Reporter Looks Back On 31 Years Covering The Olympics
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    Chicago Tribune Olympic specialist Philip Hersh is pictured before the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games. (Courtesy of Phil Hersh). Phil Hersh covered the Olympics for the Chicago Tribune for more than 30 years, a job he called the best ...and more »
  • Wiggins packs on muscle for track racing, Rio de Janeiro Olympics - velonews.competitor.com

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    Wiggins packs on muscle for track racing, Rio de Janeiro Olympics
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    MILAN (VN) — Bradley Wiggins finds himself in a “fortunate” position that no other cyclist has before, going from track star to Tour victor and back again. In the process, he is putting on the pounds — around 35 — to be ready for the Rio de Janeiro ...
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  • Lord Coe: Russia could miss Rio Olympics - BBC News

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    Lord Coe: Russia could miss Rio Olympics
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    Lord Coe says that if Russia fails to pass IAAF standards on doping before the Rio Olympics then their athletes will not compete in the games. Speaking on the Today programme, the IAAF president said that Russia had to prove its athletes were operating ...and more »
  • Rio braces for post-Olympics 'bloodbath' - NEWS.com.au

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    Rio braces for post-Olympics 'bloodbath'
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    THE infamous slums that embody Brazil's messy contradictions sprawl over verdant hills surrounding Rio's buzzing centre. When the World Cup rolled into the city last year, the 'favelas' got a makeover, with shops and bars opening to tourists and David ...and more »
  • Algeria deal blow to SA's Olympics hopes - BDlive

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    Algeria deal blow to SA's Olympics hopes
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    THE dream still lives on for the South African Olympic side, but they are going to have to do things the hard way after they failed to beat Algeria in the semifinal of the Caf Under-23 Championship in Senegal. The South Africans, who reached the semis ...
    Nigerians celebrate, as U-23 Eagles pick Rio Olympics ticketThe Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
    Preview: U-23 Algeria set sig
  • Olympics: IOC VP says Brazil economic crisis will inevitably affect games - Salt Lake Tribune

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    Olympics: IOC VP says Brazil economic crisis will inevitably affect games
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    Lausanne, Switzerland • The political and economic turmoil in Brazil will "inevitably" affect next year's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, a senior IOC official said Wednesday, as Brazilian organizers declared that preparations remain fully on track for the ...
    Olympics: IOC chief Bach wants audits to combat corruptionBusiness Standard
    Rio facing challenges ahead of OlympicsIndependent
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