• In race for 2024 Summer Olympics, losing is winning - Japan Today

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    In race for 2024 Summer Olympics, losing is winning
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    In race for 2024 Summer Olympics, losing is winning The Eiffel Tower-shaped bid logo for Paris 2024 is unveiled on The Arc de Triomphe on the Champs Elysees in Paris. AP Photo. NEW YORK —. For some reason, four cities submitted bids last week to host ...and more »
  • Snowboarders still hold reservations about Olympics - USA TODAY

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    Snowboarders still hold reservations about Olympics
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    ASPEN, Colo. — There won't be any Olympic boycotts from snowboarders in 2018. With six more medals up for grabs, there's even more reason to embrace the mainstream event that brings the extreme sport into the national consciousness once every four ...and more »
  • AFN calls Brume, 15 others to Olympics camp - The Punch

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    AFN calls Brume, 15 others to Olympics camp
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    The Athletic Federation of Nigeria has invited 16 athletes for camping ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games with Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and African long jump champion, Ese Brume, topping the list. According to the federation, the athletes, who ...and more »
  • 2016 Rio Olympics: Japan to provide Nigerian athletes with kits, says Gumel - Vanguard

    2016 Rio Olympics: Japan to provide Nigerian athletes with kits, says Gumel
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    Abuja – The Japanese government has accepted Nigeria's request for the kitting of Nigerian sportsmen and women that will participate in the 2016 Rio Olympics. The President, Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Habu Gumel, said this at the closing ...and more »
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  • New museum exhibits showcases 'The Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936' - WGN-TV

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    New museum exhibits showcases 'The Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936'
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    SKOKIE, Ill. -- Growing up, Marlene Owens Rankin knew little of her father's most famous feat. "It always surprises people to know that he did not talk about it," she said. "It was not something we had dinner time conversation over. It wasn't that he ...
    Jesse Owens story, 'Race,' goes beyond winning the gold in '36 OlympicsWashington Postall 37 news articles »
  • Jamaica's diver makes history, qualifies for Olympics - Jamaica Observer

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    Jamaica's diver makes history, qualifies for Olympics
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    KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica's Yona Knight-Wisdom made history on Sunday by being the first Jamaican male diver to qualify for the Olympics. Knight-Wisdom scored 397 in the three-metre springboard dive in the preliminaries at FINA Diving World Cup in ...and more »
  • Rio 2016 Olympics Countdown: Athletics Federation invites 16 athletes to camp - Premium Times

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    Rio 2016 Olympics Countdown: Athletics Federation invites 16 athletes to camp
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    The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has invited 16 athletes to the Port Harcourt training camp in preparation for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Top on the list of invited athletes is reigning Commonwealth and African Long Jump champion, Ese Brume.
  • Injury to keep Houston gymnast Jonathan Horton out of Rio Olympics - Chron.com

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    Injury to keep Houston gymnast Jonathan Horton out of Rio Olympics
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    Two-time Olympic medalist Jonathan Horton said Monday he has suffered an injury to his left shoulder that will require surgery and will prevent him from attempting to qualify for the USA Gymnastics men's team at the 2016 Olympics. Horton, 30, of ...
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  • US Olympic athletes raise alarm amid rapid spead of Zika in Brazil - The Boston Globe

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    US Olympic athletes raise alarm amid rapid spead of Zika in Brazil
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    When they prepare for the Olympics, elite athletes put their lives on hold. Some take a leave of absence from college or career. Some put off weddings. Some wait to start families. So it's no coincidence when some Olympians welcome babies a year or two ...
    The budget for the Rio Olympics is 16 times higher than the budget to combat the Zika virusPRIall 801 news articles »
  • AIBA to discuss professional boxers at Olympics - RTE.ie

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    AIBA to discuss professional boxers at Olympics
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    Top professional boxers could finally be granted the right to compete in the Olympics under new proposals being considered by the sport's governing body AIBA. Restrictions which currently rule professional fighters out of the Games are set to be ...
    World-class boxers could represent at the Olympics as AIBA plan talks to abolish rule restricting professionals ...Daily Mailall 19 news articles »
  • Runner Sarah Brown Is Five Months Away From the Olympic Trials - And One Month Away From the Birth of Her First ... - People Magazine

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    Runner Sarah Brown Is Five Months Away From the Olympic Trials - And One Month Away From the Birth of Her First ...
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    Less than five months separate Sarah Brown from her lifelong dream of running in the Olympics. And just one month separates her from the birth of her first child. When we last checked in with Sarah, she was in the middle of her second trimester and she ...and more »
  • Kenyan boxers risk Olympics qualifiers TKO - Citizen TV (press release)

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    Kenyan boxers risk Olympics qualifiers TKO
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    Rayton Okwiri who is in the national team that is preparing for the Africa Olympics . Rayton Okwiri who is in the national team that is preparing for the Africa Olympics qualifiers. BAK chairman, John Kameta, said Monday, February 22, 2016 he was not ...
  • Dunga: Brazil want Neymar at Olympics - ESPN FC

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    Dunga: Brazil want Neymar at Olympics
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    After Barca's latest victory over Las Palmas, Alexis Nunes asks Steve Nicol if the team can stay unbeaten for the rest of the season. The ESPN FC crew have their say whether or not Barcelona's current front three of Neymar, Messi and Suarez are the ...and more »
  • Deep Creek Dunk Raises Millions for Special Olympics - WBOY-TV

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    Deep Creek Dunk Raises Millions for Special Olympics
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    Thousands of people wait to 'Do the Dunk!' at Deep Creek Lake for Special Olympics. Local News. Deep Creek Dunk Raises Millions for Special Olympics · Deep Creek Dunk Raises Millions for Special Olympics. Updated: Monday, February 22 2016 9:42 AM ...and more »
  • Special Olympics champ Nicole Vespa 'doesn't ever give up' - Hamilton Spectator

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    Special Olympics champ Nicole Vespa 'doesn't ever give up'
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    Hamilton's Nicole Vespa will be defending her solo dance title at the Canadian winter Special Olympics in Corner Brook, Nfld. next pre 1/1. Hamilton Spectator. By Steve Milton · SEE MOREarticles from this author. There wasn't a lot of skating going on ...and more »
  • 4 UNB wrestlers compete to represent Canada at Olympics - CBC.ca

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    4 UNB wrestlers compete to represent Canada at Olympics
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    Four athletes at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton are hoping to qualify for the Olympics at the beginning of March. Charles Thoms, Shawn Daye-Finley, Alex Thoms and Alex Brown Theriault will all be competing at the Olympic qualifiers in ...
  • Polish women's sabre team qualifies for Olympics - thenews.pl

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    Polish women's sabre team qualifies for Olympics
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    Poland have qualified for the Rio Olympics in the women's team sabre event after finishing fifth in the World Cup in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium. Photo: Flickr.com/Thomas Quine. The strong performance on Sunday by the Polish team, comprising Aleksandra Socha ...and more »
  • Divers with Hoosier ties send US to Olympics in two events - WTHR

    Divers with Hoosier ties send US to Olympics in two events
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    Three Indiana native punched the USA's ticket to the Rio Olympics at the FINA Diving World Cup on Sunday. David Boudia and Steele Johnson qualified the Americans for the 10-meter synchronized dive with a fourth place finish Sunday. IU diver and ...and more »
  • Staff sergeant from Bonsall qualifies for Olympics - fox5sandiego.com

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    Staff sergeant from Bonsall qualifies for Olympics
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    SAN DIEGO - Two San Diego area walkers were among the top finishers of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials 50K Race Walk, with one athlete qualifying for the Rio Olympics. Bonsall resident John Nunn finished first in the race and was the only walker in the ...
    Race Walkers Vie for Shot at Olympics at Team Trials in SanteeNBC 7 San Diegoall 12 news articles »
  • Oliver Dingley becomes first Irish diver to reach Olympics in 68 years - Irish Independent

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    Oliver Dingley becomes first Irish diver to reach Olympics in 68 years
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    For the first time since the 1948 Olympics in London Ireland will have a diver competing in the Olympics Games later this year. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. Twenty three old English born Oliver Dingley qualified for the ...
    Diver Oliver Dingley qualifies for the Olympics to end Ireland's 68-year waitIrish Examinerall 15 news articles&nbs
  • Winter sports in China gain popularity as Beijing gears up for Olympics - Channel News Asia

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    Winter sports in China gain popularity as Beijing gears up for Olympics
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    Ski resorts in China are seeing more visitors after Beijing's successful bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. By Jeremy Koh, Channel NewsAsia; Posted 22 Feb 2016 10:06. VIDEOS; PHOTOS. Cannot Contact Server. Please upgrade your Flash Plugin ...and more »
  • Special Olympics Host Annual Bowling Competition - wnep.com

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    Special Olympics Host Annual Bowling Competition
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    PALMERTON -- Strikes and spares were the goal Sunday at the Carbon County Special Olympics' 10th annual bowling competition. Haja Lanes in Palmerton was packed with athletes and their families. Organizers say after months of training, it's exciting to ...
  • Tom Daley and Dan Goodfellow book place at 2016 Olympics in Rio - The Guardian

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    Tom Daley and Dan Goodfellow book place at 2016 Olympics in Rio
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    Tom Daley and Dan Goodfellow finished third in the 10m synchro at the Diving World Cup behind Chinese and German pairs. Photograph: Buda Mendes/Getty Images. Press Association. Sunday 21 February 2016 18.27 EST Last modified on Sunday 21 ...
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