• LA Politicizes Olympic Bid by Marketing Climate Change Olympics - Breitbart News

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    LA Politicizes Olympic Bid by Marketing Climate Change Olympics
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    The proposed Los Angeles Olympics just got a logo to go along with dates and venues. Its sunny disposition points both to the city's ideal weather and the world's grim global warming forecast. Los Angeles touts “Follow the Sun” as its slogan and an ...
  • South Dakota poised to enforce bathroom privacy, but the Olympics will not - Hot Air

    South Dakota poised to enforce bathroom privacy, but the Olympics will not
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    The ongoing battle over bathroom privacy and “transgender children” moves to South Dakota this year, potentially bringing us one step closer to an eventual showdown in the Supreme Court. The state government has now passed a bill mandating that school ...and more »
  • Canada wins mixed curling gold at Youth Olympics 3:32 - CBC.ca

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    Canada wins mixed curling gold at Youth Olympics 3:32
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    Canada's mixed curling team completed its dominant run at the Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway finishing unbeaten and defeating the U.S. for gold on Wednesday morning. Canada, led by skip Mary Fay, won 10-4. The Canadians didn't seem to have ...
    Middleton wins gold for Canada at Youth OlympicsAlaska Highway News
    Team Canada wins gold in Youth Olympics curlingTheChronicleHerald.ca
    Cora Farrell, Team USA play for Youth
  • Sania Mirza non-committal about mixed doubles partner for Rio Olympics - Daily News & Analysis

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    Sania Mirza non-committal about mixed doubles partner for Rio Olympics
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    Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza on Wednesday said it is too early to take a call on who she would partner in mixed doubles at the Rio Olympic Games. The confident Sania though believed the best possible team should be fielded in the multi-sport ...and more »
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  • Will Zika Virus Be The Big Winner At The Summer Olympics? - Forbes

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    Will Zika Virus Be The Big Winner At The Summer Olympics?
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    By John J. Cohrssen and Henry I. Miller. This summer Brazil will host Olympiad XXXI. It could become a vast real-world experiment to test whether, how and to what extent Zika virus infection will be spread globally after the expected half million ...
    Zika Virus Brazil: 2016 Summer Olympics In Rio Draw Concerns About OutbreakInternational Business Times
    FAQ: The Zika virus and the 2016 Rio OlympicsABC News
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  • Olympics drive Webb as HOF career winds down - Golf Channel

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    Olympics drive Webb as HOF career winds down
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    Karrie Webb's quest to make the Olympics intensifies this week with her 2016 LPGA debut at the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open. Is this push to Rio de Janeiro the beginning of the end to the Hall of Famer's career? Even Webb isn't sure. “I said I ...
    Olympics drive veteran WebbFox Sportsall 60 news articles »
  • Rome counting on historical backdrop for Olympics - The West Australian

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    Rome counting on historical backdrop for Olympics
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    Rome (AFP) - With a backdrop including the Colosseum, St. Peter's Basilica and the Circus Maximus, Italian officials are hoping the "great beauty" of Rome is enough to secure them the 2024 Olympic Games. But at a glitzy and detailed presentation of ...
    Rome launches bid for 2024 summer OlympicsDeutsche Welle
    GDP boost of 0.4% with Rome OlympicsANSA (registration)all 17 news articles »
  • Russian cyclist accepts doping ban, is cleared to compete at Olympics - Cycling Weekly

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    Russian cyclist accepts doping ban, is cleared to compete at Olympics
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    Russian cyclist Olga Zabelinskaya has accepted an 18-month doping ban but will be eligible to compete in the 2016 Rio Olympics this summer. The rider, who took the bronze medals in both the road race and time trial at London 2012, was previously ...
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  • A new website in Brazil wants to fact-check the Olympics - Poynter.org

    A new website in Brazil wants to fact-check the Olympics
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    With the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro less than six months away, a new website aims to monitor the Brazilian government's success in organizing them. Lupa is not Brazil's first fact-checking initiative. Agência Pública launched "Truco" in 2014 ...
  • A Wyoming cowboy is snow master for the Pyeongchang Olympics - MyAJC

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    A Wyoming cowboy is snow master for the Pyeongchang Olympics
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    Tom Johnston Andrew Dampf / AP In this Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016 photo, Tom Johnston stands near the finish area following a men's World Cup super-G race, also a test event for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre in ...and more »
  • Focus is not on Olympics but getting rhythm back: Bhupathi - The Hindu

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    Focus is not on Olympics but getting rhythm back: Bhupathi
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    Indian tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi insists that his consistent presence on the pro circuit should not be considered preparations for the Rio Olympics since all he is trying to get is his rhythm after recovering from a knee injury. Bhupathi is competing ...
    Mahesh Bhupathi's Focus is Not on Olympics But Getting Rhythm BackNDTVSports.comall 7 news articles »
  • No plans to retest 2014 Sochi Olympics samples: IBU - Reuters

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    No plans to retest 2014 Sochi Olympics samples: IBU
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    BERLIN The International Biathlon Union (IBU) has not requested the retesting of samples from the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in the wake of a scandal that led to a ban on Russia's anti-doping authority, the governing body said on Wednesday. IBU chief ...and more »
  • Justin Gatlin Vows to Beat Usain Bolt at Rio Olympics - NDTVSports.com

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    Justin Gatlin Vows to Beat Usain Bolt at Rio Olympics
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    Justin Gatlin is seeking revenge after Usain Bolt put a troubled build-up behind him to beat the American and retain his world 100 metre title in Beijing last year. Reported By Indo-Asian News Service. Last updated on Wednesday, 17 February, 2016 15:43 ...
    Justin Gatlin vows to beat Usain Bolt at 2016 Rio OlympicsZee Newsall 23 news articles »
  • Watch | Indian rural Olympics - Hindustan Times

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    Watch | Indian rural Olympics
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    Indian rural Olympics date back to 1933 and is a display of bizarre sports and stunts performed by participants. Thousands of participants including ear weightlifters, horseback acrobats, bullock chariot racers and strongmen battle it out to become the ...
  • Illinois Lottery game to benefit Special Olympics - Washington Times

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    Illinois Lottery game to benefit Special Olympics
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    CHICAGO (AP) - A new version of an Illinois Lottery game that raises money for Special Olympics sports training programs has been launched. The Special Olympics Ticket costs $3 and offers four instant prizes of $50,000. Net proceeds, after prize ...
    Illinois Lottery game to benefit Special Olympics athletesWTHITV.comall 16 news articles »
  • Malkia Strikers still hopeful of Olympics qualification - Citizen TV (press release)

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    Malkia Strikers still hopeful of Olympics qualification
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    Malkia Strikers kept slim Olympics qualification hopes alive after outclassing North African rivals Algeria 3-0 in the third place play-offs on Tuesday night in Yaounde, Cameroon to advance to the World Olympics Qualifiers in Japan. Kenya who lost ...
    Cameroon's national volleyball team defeats Egypt, qualifying for Rio 2016 Summer OlympicsDaily News Egyptall 25 news articles &raqu
  • Haitengi eyes Olympics after breaking record - Namibian

    Haitengi eyes Olympics after breaking record
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    ROGER Haitengi broke the Namibian triple jump record in Johannesburg over the weekend and edged closer to qualifying for the Rio Olympics. 2016-02-17. Skinner breaks four swimming records in SA · read more. Alexander Skinner set four Namibian ...and more »
  • Rio Olympics 2016: Matildas name squad for 'torturous' campaign to qualify for Games - Sydney Morning Herald

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    Rio Olympics 2016: Matildas name squad for 'torturous' campaign to qualify for Games
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    Imagine if the Socceroos had to finish in the top two of a group including; Germany, Brazil, Wales, Croatia and Northern Ireland with all games played in just 10 days to qualify for a major tournament. Based on recent rankings, that's the equivalent of ...
    Matildas' squad for packed Olympic qualifiersFox Sportsall 14 news articles »
  • Should 'Blade Jumper' Markus Rehm be allowed in the Olympics? - BBC Sport

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    Should 'Blade Jumper' Markus Rehm be allowed in the Olympics?
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    Paralympic long jump champion Markus Rehm has a dream of competing at both the Rio Olympics and Paralympics later this year. But the German single-leg amputee is running out of time to prove that his carbon fibre running blade does not give him an ...
  • Los Angeles unveils logo for 2024 Olympics bid - USA TODAY

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    Los Angeles unveils logo for 2024 Olympics bid
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    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles has unveiled its logo for the city's bid to win the 2024 Olympics, displaying it on a digital screen on the 30th floor of a downtown skyscraper shortly after sunset on Tuesday. The logo is a figure of a soaring angel ...
    Los Angeles Reveals Logo, Slogan For 2024 Olympics Bid (Photo, Video)NESN.com
    Los Angeles unveils logo for its bid to host 2024 OlympicsHindustan Times
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  • Olympics: Picking roster is tough task for US men's basketball - Salt Lake Tribune

    Olympics: Picking roster is tough task for US men's basketball
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    Toronto • In another Olympic sport, the U.S. might be dreaming of a gold-silver-bronze medals sweep. But in basketball, countries only get one. "We could send over three teams, I think we'd be successful," Golden State's Klay Thompson said. The ...and more »
  • Rafael Nadal advances at Rio Open, won't commit to Olympics - ESPN

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    Rafael Nadal advances at Rio Open, won't commit to Olympics
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    RIO DE JANEIRO -- After an hour-long delay for rain, Rafael Nadal advanced to the second round at the Rio Open with a 6-1, 6-4 win over fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno. Nadal won gold in the Beijing Olympics in 2008 but missed the London Olympics with ...
    How NBC's Olympics Team Plans to Handle the Zika Crisis in RioHollywood Reporter
    Nadal unfazed by Zika fears ahead of Rio Open, OlympicsThe Japan Timesall 310 news articl
  • Autistic snowboarder David Campion picked to compete at Special Olympics in Austria - ABC Online

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    Autistic snowboarder David Campion picked to compete at Special Olympics in Austria
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    The first time David Campion saw a snowboarder at Perisher Blue he was struck by the freedom of going downhill on a board. Now, thanks to a lot of practice and determination, he has been chosen to represent Australia at next year's Special Olympics ...