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CBC.ca
Youth Olympics offer more than just medal counts
CBC.ca
The Youth Olympics are about more than just medal counts. Former Olympic speedskater Isabelle Charest is serving as Canada's chef de mission at the Games that run from Feb. 12-21 in Lillehammer, Norway. Charest took time off from her job working in ...
Youth Olympics about life after sportsWaterloo Record
Skiing: Lillehammer-bound, Isobel Brown has the Winter Olympics in her sightsDerby Telegraphall 24 news articles »

CBC.ca
Guelph polar plunge raises over $32000 for Special Olympics
CBC.ca
A Guelph fundraiser that saw people jump into an icy outdoor pool of water on Saturday for the Special Olympics far surpassed its goal of $20,000, raising more than $32,000 instead. Guelph police, politicians prepare for polar plunge fundraiser. Guelph ...
Take the Polar Plunge and help Special OlympicsWWAY NewsChannel 3
Muskegon Polar Plunge 2016 expected to raise $70K for Special Olympics MichiganMLive.com
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NESN.com
Report: USOC Tells Athletes To Consider Skipping 2016 Rio Olympics Over Zika Fears
NESN.com
The outbreak of the Zika virus is serious enough for the United States Olympic Committee to issue a startling message to athletes: you're not obligated to play in August in Brazil. The USOC told national sports federations, staff and participants to ...
Will the Rio Olympics be a springboard for Zika?Macleans.caall 2,780 news articles »

Sputnik International
Anonymous Wants Saudi Arabia Banned From Olympics for Human Rights Abuses
Sputnik International
Following Saudi Arabia's head-chopping spree, the hacktivist group Anonymous has urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban the Gulf Kingdom from the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The announcement was made in a video ...
Anonymous Calls For Saudi Arabia Ban from 2016 OlympicsHackedall 24 news articles »

NBCNews.com
US Athletes Should Consider Not Attending Olympics If They Fear Zika: Officials
NBCNews.com
NEW YORK — The United States Olympic Committee told U.S. sports federations that athletes and staff concerned for their health over the Zika virus should consider not going to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in August. The message was delivered in a ...
Skipping Olympics is an option, US officials tell athletesThe Hindu
US Athletes Told to Consider Skipping Rio Olympics If Worried By Zi

Dallas Morning News
For retooled US women's soccer team, trek to the Olympics starts this week in Frisco
Dallas Morning News
In this Sunday, July 5, 2015 file photo, the United States Women's National Team celebrates with the trophy after they beat Japan 5-2 in the FIFA Women's World Cup soccer championship in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The U.S. Soccer Federation's ...and more »

Missourinet.com
Special Olympics Missouri's new Training for Life Campus will be more than just a place to play sports (VIDEO)
Missourinet.com
Special Olympics Missouri continues plans for their Training for Life Campus, The 44,000-square-foot campus will be located on donated land in Jefferson City, and will offer year-round training opportunities for athletes, coaches and volunteers who ...

CBS Local
Special Olympics Winter Games Kickoff At Seven Springs
CBS Local
Opening ceremonies for this winter's games were held at Seven Springs Mountain Resort last night. A torchlight parade was held, leading up to the lighting of the Olympic cauldron and a fireworks display. The events in this year's winter games start ...
Pennsylvania Special Olympics held at Seven Springs resortWTAE Pittsburgh
Special Olympics underway at Seven SpringsDaily American Onlineall 22 news articles »

BBC News
Rio's carnival meets the 2016 Olympics
BBC News
Brazil's world-famous carnival parades have started in Rio de Janeiro, with huge floats and lush costumes designed for the big competition in the city's Sambadrome. As it is the year of the first Latin American Olympics, the 2016 Games are favourite ...
'Occupy' group in Brazil borrows Carnival tunes to protest Summer Olympics in RioFox News Latinoall 164 news articles »

Stuff.co.nz
Shot putter Jacko Gill qualifies for the Rio Olympics to join Tom Walsh
Stuff.co.nz
Shot putterJacko Gill gives it his all as he throws an Olympic qualifying standard mark at the Big Shot event in central Christchurch. New Zealand should have two shot putters in the Rio Olympic Games men's field after Jacko Gill achieved the ...
Athletics: Jacko Gill sets record at Big Throw, qualifies for Rio OlympicsNew Zealand Heraldall 14 news articles »

WTNH Connecticut News (press release)
Historian: Zika won't stop Olympics; only war has done that
WTNH Connecticut News (press release)
In this Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016 file photo, a health workers stands in the Sambadrome spraying insecticide to combat the Aedes aegypti mosquito that transmits the Zika virus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Inspectors begin to spray insecticide around ...
Rio Olympics: 5 controversies looming over the GamesCBC.ca
Rio 2016: 16 Fun Facts About This Year's OlympicsNBCNew