• Roger Federer: 'I have outside chance at Olympics' - Sports Mole

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    Roger Federer: 'I have outside chance at Olympics'
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    Roger Federer says that he is aiming for Olympic singles gold in Rio in 2016 but only rates himself as having "an outside chance". By Neil Wilkes, Editor Filed: Friday, December 18, 2015 at 21:13 UK. Last Updated: Friday, December 18, 2015 at 21:13 UK.
    Roger Federer announces 2016 schedule, will play on clay onceESPN
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  • Will Ben Affleck's Bruce Wayne Win the Tortured-Batman Olympics? - GQ Magazine

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    Will Ben Affleck's Bruce Wayne Win the Tortured-Batman Olympics?
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    Affleck promises a bitterer, angrier Batman than we've ever seen. We've seen some pretty bitter, angry Batmen, though. If you remove almost all established context, it can be really hard to understand why the hell anyone likes Batman. As a character or ...
  • Crack team fights to clean Rio's polluted bay before Olympics - Reuters

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    Crack team fights to clean Rio's polluted bay before Olympics
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    RIO DE JANEIRO Before dawn one day in August, two men disguised as fishermen hid in the dark outside the compound of an oil service company on Rio de Janeiro's picturesque Guanabara Bay, the site of next year's Olympic sailing competition. When a ...and more »
  • Terrorism Threat Pushes Tokyo 2020 Olympics Six Times Over Budget - Sputnik International

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    Terrorism Threat Pushes Tokyo 2020 Olympics Six Times Over Budget
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    Tokyo will spend six times more on the 2020 Olympic Games than originally planned, local media reported Friday, citing informed sources. Hamburg. © Flickr/ Carsten Frenzl · Germany's Hamburg Votes Against Hosting 2024 Olympic Games With 51.7%.and more »
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  • Paraplegic Man Trains for the Cyborg Olympics - IEEE Spectrum

    Paraplegic Man Trains for the Cyborg Olympics
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    At the inaugural Cybathlon in October 2016, people with disabilities will use sophisticated technologies to compete in a variety of futuristic sporting events. It's the first ever cyborg Olympics, in which the potential of human-machine collaborations ...
  • Get Ready for the World's First Cyborg Olympics - IEEE Spectrum

    Get Ready for the World's First Cyborg Olympics
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    Michael McClellan flashes a thumbs-up sign as he speeds by on a recumbent tricycle, breathing hard but smiling behind dark sunglasses. He pedals along a paved path that loops through a leafy park in Cleveland, passing office workers enjoying alfresco ...and more »
  • Sue Bird looks ahead to 'likely last Olympics' - NBCSports.com

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    Sue Bird looks ahead to 'likely last Olympics'
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    Sue Bird knows the time has come after three Olympic gold medals, two WNBA titles and at least eight surgeries. “I'm at the end of my career,” the 35-year-old point guard said last month. “This is more than likely going to be my last Olympics. When you ...
  • National coach Nikolai Snesarev slams Railways for 'threatening' Olympics ... - Zee News

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    National coach Nikolai Snesarev slams Railways for 'threatening' Olympics ...
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    The Belarusian was furious at the bureaucracy which he said was killing the sport and pleaded to stop interfering in their preparation. Last Updated: Friday, December 18, 2015 - 21:11. 0. Shares. Facebook · Twitter ...and more »
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  • Belarus to support FIDE's initiative to include chess on Winter Olympics program - Belarus News (BelTA)

    Belarus to support FIDE's initiative to include chess on Winter Olympics program
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    MINSK, 18 December (BelTA) – The National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Belarus has promised to support the World Chess Federation (FIDE) in its camapign to include chess in the program of Winter Olympic Games. The matter was discussed during the ...and more »
  • India Has An Eye On Olympics : Adille Sumariwalla - BW Businessworld

    India Has An Eye On Olympics : Adille Sumariwalla
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    Adille Sumariwalla, President of Athletics Federation of India, said a lot can be done to improve the current standard of Sports in India. All the PSUs should adopt one sport each other than cricket and do their best to promote it, he said talking to ...
  • Keller @ Large: Fake Lessons From Boston's Olympics Bid - CBS Local

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    Keller @ Large: Fake Lessons From Boston's Olympics Bid
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    BOSTON (CBS) – I thought I was done talking about the ill-fated Boston Summer Olympics bid. But the Boston Globe has taken one last stab at legitimizing the money, time and energy that were wasted on it by naming businessman John Fish, the chief mover ...
  • Amputee cares for patients while training for Olympics - Bloomington Pantagraph

    Amputee cares for patients while training for Olympics
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    "McKayla is on our elite team and I've been her coach for para-triathlons for a little over two years. She's an absolute joy. She tries everything you ask. She always wants to go, go, go...Sometimes, I tell her to rest her body...but she wants to try ...
  • Brazilian swimmer Maranhao qualifies to her fourth Olympics - Business Standard

    Brazilian swimmer Maranhao qualifies to her fourth Olympics
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    Brazilian swimmer Joanna Maranhao secured a place at her fourth Olympics on Thursday by achieving the Rio 2016 qualifying standard in the 400 metres individual medley. The 28-year-old clocked four minutes, 40.78 seconds -- eclipsing the qualifying mark ...and more »
  • Aggreko pulls out of running for Rio Olympics - Scotsman

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    Aggreko pulls out of running for Rio Olympics
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    Temporary power provider Aggreko has pulled out of the bidding process to supply next year's Rio de Janeiro Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Glasgow-based group, which helped power last year's World Cup in Brazil, as well as the Commonwealth ...
    Power supplier Aggreko abandons bidding for Rio OlympicsTelegraph.co.uk
    Temporary power firm Aggreko pulls out of 2016 Olympics tenderReuters UK
    UK Power Firm Pulls Plug On Rio Olympi