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NBC Olympics Selects SMT to Provide Real-Time Data, Results and Timing Integration Production of the 2016 Olympic ...
Business Wire (press release)
DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, has selected SMT to provide real-time data presentation services, results and timing interfaces for its production of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, which take place in ...
NBC Olympics Gets Storage and Playout Servers from HarmonicTV Technology
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BBC Sport
Rio 2016: Jon Dibben can still make Olympics after elbow surgery
BBC Sport
World points race champion Jon Dibben has had surgery on a fractured elbow but British Cycling says his Olympic ambitions "remain unaffected". Dibben, 22, is a challenger to Mark Cavendish for the six-discipline omnium event at the Games, in Rio in ...
Mark Cavendish to ride in Olympics after sprint star given the nod for RioDaily Mail
Rio 2016 Olympics: Mark Cavendish DOES still face a sweat over his Team

SkySports
Kenya Sevens contenders for Rio Olympics, says Benjamin Ayimba
SkySports
Kenya have emerged as a contender for a Rio Olympic medal in the rugby sevens, says coach Benjamin Ayimba. Kenya scored a shock victory in the Singapore Sevens final on Sunday and their coach believes that confidence boost will make them an even ...
Olympics: Kenya sevens success brings new twist in scrutiny on Rio eligibilityThe Straits Timesall 29 news articles »

Sydney Morning Herald
Grant Hackett has support of swimmers as Rio Olympics mentor role hangs in the wind
Sydney Morning Herald
Swimming Australia won't be rushed into a decision on whether to pursue the idea of using Grant Hackett to assist the Australian team in the lead-up to the Rio Games as one of the sport's rising stars continued to back his presence on pool deck ...and more »

Stuff.co.nz
Australia's Olympics competition uniforms get approval from athletes but not everyone is happy
Stuff.co.nz
This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. Video will play in 5 secondsPlay Now! Stop. SMH. Patterned vertical stripes on Australia's Olympic uniform set to play havoc with televised ...
Rio Olympics: Australia's competition uniforms revealedABC Online
Rio Olympics: Sally Pearson up and running in injury comebackT

Huffington Post Australia
Rio Olympics: The Olympic City Is '98 Percent Ready' But Grant Hackett May Miss Out On Mentor Role
Huffington Post Australia
Australia is hoping to win infinite medals in this infinity pool. | VANDERLEI ALMEIDA via Getty Images. Share 1 · Tweet. Email 0. Comment 0. Print. It's starting to look extremely doubtful that Grant Hackett will be a mentor to Australian athletes at ...
Grant Hackett's role as Swimmining Australia mentor for Rio Olympics yet to be reviewe

Times of India
Ahead of Olympics, attempt to impeach president rocks Brazil
Times of India
SAO PAULO: Less than four months before the opening of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was thrown into chaos late on Sunday as the lower house of parliament voted for the beginning of impeachment proceedings against President Dilma ...
Brazil's Dilma Rousseff battles to survive impeachment ahead of Rio OlympicsSydney Morning Herald
Brazil roils with scandal as Olympics approach (East Bay

NDTV
After Qualifying For Olympics, Dipa Karmakar Strikes Gold At Rio Event
NDTV
Dipa Karmakar clinched the gold in vaults finals at the test event of the Rio Games. (AFP Photo). Rio de Janeiro: Highlights. Dipa Karmakar wins gold in vaults finals at test event of Rio Games; First Indian woman to have clinched gold in global ...
Zika, scandal loom over Brazil OlympicsWYFF Greenville
PM Modi lauds gymnast Dipa Karmakar for Olympics qualificationTimes of India
'She vaulted to a new high': Dipa Ka

SFGate
Cal gymnasts Toni-Ann Williams, Ryan Patterson qualify for Olympics
SFGate
With a strong performance Sunday at the Olympic test event in Rio de Janeiro, Cal gymnast Toni-Ann Williams qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics, in which she will represent Jamaica. Williams, a sophomore, will be the first female gymnast to represent ...
Cal women's gymnast Toni-Ann Williams qualifies for 2016 Summer OlympicsDaily Californianall 4 news articles »