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From the Olympics to Euro 2016: how to attend the top sporting events - The Guardian

02-01-2016 23:00

The Guardian
From the Olympics to Euro 2016: how to attend the top sporting events
The Guardian
You, too, could be gazing at the Rio de Janeiro skyline later this year. Photograph: Alamy. Giles Richards · @giles_richards. Saturday 2 January 2016 17.00 EST Last modified on Saturday 2 January 2016 17.19 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter ...

Olympics on Mardan's radar - The Straits Times

02-01-2016 22:04

The Straits Times
Olympics on Mardan's radar
The Straits Times
With five Asian Tour titles and more than US$2.1 million (S$2.96 million) in prize money earned, there is little that Mardan Mamat has not accomplished in a career that has spanned over two decades. But, as the veteran golfer began pre-season training ...and more »

OCM: 20 to 25 athletes can qualify for Rio Olympics - The Borneo Post

02-01-2016 18:21

The Rakyat Post
OCM: 20 to 25 athletes can qualify for Rio Olympics
The Borneo Post
KUALA LUMPUR: The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) are confident that between 20 and 25 athletes would qualify on merit for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. OCM honorary secretary Datuk Low Beng Choo said divers, cyclists and golfers can still ...
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Special Olympics to hold Bowl-A-Thon fundraiser in February - Midland Daily News

02-01-2016 16:48

Special Olympics to hold Bowl-A-Thon fundraiser in February
Midland Daily News
The sixth annual Special Olympics Midland Bowl-A-Thon fundraiser is scheduled for 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 27 at Northern Lanes, 1129 E. Saginaw Road, Sanford. Registration and lane assignments will start at 12:45 p.m.. Everyone in the community is welcome to ...

Tom Daley: 2016 should be my peak Olympics, and that's scary - Eurosport.co.uk

02-01-2016 16:30

Eurosport.co.uk
Tom Daley: 2016 should be my peak Olympics, and that's scary
Eurosport.co.uk
For Tom Daley and many of England's athletes, the New Year celebrations carried extra significance as they kick-started what will be an Olympic year in 2016. And while a mixture of nerves and excitement is already building for triple Commonwealth ...and more »

Andy Murray primed for Slams, Olympics and fatherhood in 2016 - BBC Sport

02-01-2016 16:16

BBC Sport
Andy Murray primed for Slams, Olympics and fatherhood in 2016
BBC Sport
This will be a landmark year for Andy Murray - I have no hesitation in predicting that whatsoever. The world number two is due to become a father and will, I'm sure, cherish that above than anything he could ever achieve on a tennis court. But I don't ...and more »

Japan to boost drills to counter cyberattacks ahead of 2020 Olympics - The Japan Times

02-01-2016 15:43

Japan to boost drills to counter cyberattacks ahead of 2020 Olympics
The Japan Times
The government plans to increase the number and scale of exercises aimed at countering cyberattacks during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, government sources said Saturday. The drills, held about six times a year and involving ministry and agency officials ...and more »

Region native kicks her way into Summer Olympics - nwitimes.com

02-01-2016 15:04

nwitimes.com
Region native kicks her way into Summer Olympics
nwitimes.com
Jackie Galloway works out with her brother and training partner Austin. Galloway is headed to the Summer Olympics in Rio this August with Team USA. 2016-01-02T08:00:00Z Region native kicks her way into Summer OlympicsDamian Rico ...

PV Sindhu aims for gold at the Rio Olympics - Sportskeeda

02-01-2016 14:30

PV Sindhu aims for gold at the Rio Olympics
Sportskeeda
PV Sindhu, the 20-year-old badminton star is all set to have a go at her dreams to win the gold medal at the Rio Olympics later this year. Recently conferred with the fourth highest civilian award in India, The Padma Shri, the shuttler had a great end ...and more »

Rio Olympics 2016 hopeful Lynsey Sharp eager to learn from World Championships ... - Daily Mail

02-01-2016 12:49

Daily Mail
Rio Olympics 2016 hopeful Lynsey Sharp eager to learn from World Championships ...
Daily Mail
In years to come, when the final laps of her career have been run and the racing spikes hung up for good, Lynsey Sharp will look back on 2015 in one of two ways. With the Rio Olympics looming, she dearly hopes it will ultimately have proved to be the ...

Can you believe it's been four years since the 2012 Olympics? Nope, nor can ... - Irish Examiner

02-01-2016 09:27

Irish Examiner
Can you believe it's been four years since the 2012 Olympics? Nope, nor can ...
Irish Examiner
We made it. We made it all the way to 2016. Not even the world ending in 2012 or swine flu could stop us, here we are. This year is set to be a particularly spectacular year as the world begins to prepare for the Olympics which only come around every ...and more »

Thank goodness Chicago won't host the 2016 Olympics - Chicago Sun-Times

02-01-2016 05:55

Chicago Sun-Times
Thank goodness Chicago won't host the 2016 Olympics
Chicago Sun-Times
The 2016 Games will take place in Rio de Janeiro, the first time the Olympics have been held in a Portuguese-speaking nation or on the continent of South America. You'll recall that Chicago bid hard for the 2016 Games when the global presentations were ...and more »

Cameron Bairstow works away with Chicago Bulls as Rio Olympics beckon - Sydney Morning Herald

02-01-2016 05:00

Sydney Morning Herald
Cameron Bairstow works away with Chicago Bulls as Rio Olympics beckon
Sydney Morning Herald
Cameron Bairstow has no illusions how tough a challenge he faces to move up the rotation with the Chicago Bulls but he isn't shying away from the challenge. The 25-year-old Queenslander is in his second season with the Bulls after being a second round ...and more »

Mainers take cold dip at Old Orchard Beach for Special Olympics - Press Herald

02-01-2016 03:27

Press Herald
Mainers take cold dip at Old Orchard Beach for Special Olympics
Press Herald
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Balmy weather helped attract 335 dippers and about 1,400 spectators Friday for the 28th annual Special Olympics Maine Lobster Dip. The New Year's Day tradition, held at The Brunswick, raised about $110,000 for the Maine ...
Lobster Dip in Old Orchard Beach raises thousands for Special OlympicsWGME
Plunging into the icy surf to raise money for Special Olympics in MaineDaily Jo

New State Law Helps Fund Special Olympics - KRGV

02-01-2016 02:22

KRGV
New State Law Helps Fund Special Olympics
KRGV
MISSION- A group in the Rio Grande Valley is about to benefit from a new state law. The law helps the Special Olympics get some much needed resources. Lauro Garza is the area director for the local branch of Special Olympics. “Special Olympics ...