• Tirunesh Dibaba aims for record third Olympic gold over 10000-meters - Sports Illustrated

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    Tirunesh Dibaba aims for record third Olympic gold over 10000-meters
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    Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba will attempt to become the first athlete to win three gold medals over 10,000-meters, her agent tells LetsRun.com. “Tirunesh is training well,” agent Mark Wetmore wrote. “The plan right now is the 10000m [not the marathon, at ...and more »
  • Taylor's hard road to qualify for Rio Olympics - The Sunshine Coast Daily

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    Taylor's hard road to qualify for Rio Olympics
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    Cameron Taylor has been named in the shadow team for the Taekwodo team at the Olympics. Warren Lynam. Related Items. Jan's plan is to hit Rio in 2016 · Henrique holds ambition of starting spot with Roar · Cyclist in hot pursuit: Dan's on track for Rio ...
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  • Australian Open tennis 2016: Jarmila Wolfe targets Rio Olympics singles berth - Sydney Morning Herald

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    Australian Open tennis 2016: Jarmila Wolfe targets Rio Olympics singles berth
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    Australian Jarmila Wolfe has set her sights on winning a singles berth at this year's Olympics, but first she wants to make a splash at the Australian Open. Wolfe finished her Hopman Cup campaign with a 6-3 6-3 loss to world No.19 Elina Svitolina on ...
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  • Rome's Olympics 2024 bid challenged by referendum call - Hindustan Times

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    Rome's Olympics 2024 bid challenged by referendum call
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    Rome's bid to host the 2024 Olympics was challenged on Thursday when the Radicali Italiani political party launched calls for a referendum. (AFP Photo). Share. Share. Share. Share. Rome's bid to host the 2024 Olympics was challenged on Thursday when ...
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  • Rio Olympics: Leander Paes Says he is Best Man For Sania Mirza - NDTVSports.com

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    Rio Olympics: Leander Paes Says he is Best Man For Sania Mirza
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    Leander Paes feels having won nine mixed doubles and eight doubles titles, he is the ideal person to partner Sania Mirza at the Rio Olympics. Reported By NDTVSports. Last updated on Thursday, 07 January, 2016 21:48 IST. Total Shares. Leander Paes ...and more »
  • Lee Chong Wei would be tough to beat at Rio Olympics: Pullela Gopichand - Times of India

    Lee Chong Wei would be tough to beat at Rio Olympics: Pullela Gopichand
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    NEW DELHI: Indian badminton team's chief coach Pullela Gopichand is very impressed in the manner former world No 1 Lee Chong Wei has comeback after serving a doping ban and dubbed him as one of the toughest contenders for gold medal in this year's ...and more »
  • Walsh: Crowd against Olympics had right to voice negativity - Boston Herald

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    One of the defining challenges Martin J. Walsh has faced since becoming mayor was navigating the host of thorny, no-win issues that came with Boston being selected as a candidate to host the 2024 Olympics. He was just one year in office when the USOC ...and more »
  • Rio Olympics a fast moving target for shooter Benjamin - The Star Online

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    Rio Olympics a fast moving target for shooter Benjamin
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    Edward (left) and Benjamin at the Barry Buddon Shooting Centre in Scotland during the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in 2014. KUALA LUMPUR: Double trap shooter Benjamin Khor hopes of qualifying for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August is in ...
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  • Freezing for a reason - Annual event to help support Special Olympics Arkansas - Pine Bluff Commercial

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    Participants in a previous Polar Plunge run back to shore at Lake Langhofer after a chilly dip in the waters as part of the annual Special Olympics fundraiser. The event returns to Pine Bluff on Jan. 30. (Special to The Commercial). image. By Shakari ...
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  • Two African refugees aim to make history at 2016 Rio Olympics - The Guardian

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    Two African refugees aim to make history at 2016 Rio Olympics
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    When Popole Misenga and Yolande Mabika fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo three years ago and sought asylum in Brazil, they hoped to escape history. This summer, they may end up making it instead as refugee athletes competing in the Olympic ...
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  • January 6, 2016: Brazil Lifts Visa Requirements for Olympics, Davos Agenda ... - BizBash

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    1. BRAZIL LIFTS VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR OLYMPICS: Tourists making plans to visit Brazil for the Summer Olympics will not have to secure a visa thanks to a temporary waiver the government is offering to citizens of the United States, Japan, Australia, ...
    Road To 2016 Olympics: Brazil lifts visa requirements for US, Canadian citizensPulse Nigeria
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  • Rio Olympics: Vila Autodromo slum families refuse to move to make way for ... - ABC Online

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    Rio Olympics: Vila Autodromo slum families refuse to move to make way for ...
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    Walking into Vila Autódromo, a poor neighbourhood next to Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Park, is like entering a bomb site. Debris is everywhere; iron rods that once supported the small, modest homes now protrude from the ground, twisted and rusty. Piles of ...
  • Australian Road Championships: Katrin Garfoot hunts Olympics gold after title win - Sydney Morning Herald

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    Australian Road Championships: Katrin Garfoot hunts Olympics gold after title win
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    Ever since Katrin Garfoot gave up her German citizenship, her goal has been to win an Australian champion's jersey. Now that it is a dream come true, her eyes are set on Olympic gold. The 34-year-old member of the Orica-AIS team finally got to put on ...
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  • These Special Olympics Athletes May Be America's First TV News Reporters With ... - GOOD Magazine

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    These Special Olympics Athletes May Be America's First TV News Reporters With ...
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    Colorado natives Hanna Atkinson, 21, and Connor Long, 21, have challenged themselves as athletes in the Special Olympics for years, but now they're embracing a new opportunity. The duo are most likely America's first TV news reporters with Down ...
  • Why the U.S. Should Never Host Another Olympics - Outside Magazine

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    Why the U.S. Should Never Host Another Olympics
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    More and more cities are unwilling to bear the costs and other burdens of hosting the Olympics. Photo: Marco Melgrati. After enough pleading and promises to make a desperate boyfriend seem hard to get, the International Olympic Committee thought it had ...
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  • Olympics, Ryder Cup ahead in hectic year - The Detroit News

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    Olympics, Ryder Cup ahead in hectic year
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    Jordan Spieth spent the first official practice day of the new year in good company. (Photo: Tom Pennington / Getty Images). CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE. Kapalua, Hawaii — Jordan Spieth spent the first official practice day of the new ...
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