Olympics news

Washington Post
Carli Lloyd has MCL sprain but should be okay for Rio Olympics
Washington Post
While the world waited for news on Steph Curry's knee, another megastar got some good news on her own ailment. U.S. women's national team midfielder Carli Lloyd announced Monday that she suffered a Grade 1 MCL sprain to her right knee on Saturday ...
Carli Lloyd Expected to Play in Olympics Despite Knee Injurywhotv.com
Carli Lloyd on track for Olympics after extent of knee injury revealedThe Guar

Times of India
Salman Khan: I can only participate in the Olympics if walking were a sport...
Times of India
Salman Khan is pumped up for his newest role. The Indian Olympic Association announced him as the Goodwill Ambassador of the Indian contingent for the Rio Olympics 2016. The announcement was made in the presence of Olympic medalists and ...
Salman Khan as Olympics ambassador: Dad Salim comes to actor's defenceHindustan Times
All you need to know about the Salman Khan-Rio Olympics 20

RTE.ie
Rio Mayor: Collapsed Bike Lane to Be Rebuilt by Olympics
ABC News
Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes has pledged to rebuild in time for the Aug. 5-21 Olympics a brand new bike lane that killed two people when it collapsed last week. Paes told the Globo television broadcaster on Monday that the company that built the ...
100 days from the Rio Olympics: A tale of two citiesRTE.ie
Olympics: Deadly Collapse A Symbol Of Rio Transport WoesNDTV
Rio Olympics 2016: The troubled GamesThe Australian

Golf Channel (blog)
Gary Player Disappointed in Golfers Withdrawing From 2016 Olympics
Golf.com
Australian Adam Scott has decided to skip the 2016 Olympics, citing his 'extremely busy playing schedule.' by Sean Zak. Twitter. Posted: Mon Apr. 25, 2016. Install App. Another golf legend has sounded off regarding players ditching the 2016 Olympics.
Schwartzel joins Oosthuizen in skipping OlympicsGolf Channel (blog)
Schwartzel Becomes 4th Major Champion to Skip OlympicsABC News
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Reuters
US basketball to play five-game pre-Rio Olympics exhibition
Reuters
The United States men's basketball team will play five exhibition contests, including games against gold medal rivals Argentina and China, in the buildup to the Rio Olympics, USA Basketball said on Monday. The United States, with a team expected to be ...
USA men's basketball will start Olympics tuneup in Las VegasLas Vegas Review-Journal
Rowing team to wear uniforms made in USA for Rio OlympicsUSA TODAYall 25 news arti

Bloomington Pantagraph
Special Olympics event coming to Glenwood on May 7
The State Journal-Register
Special Olympics athletes from four counties will compete at the annual Spring Games on Saturday, May 7 at Glenwood High School in Chatham. Events will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the public is invited to watch about 200 competitors from Sangamon, ...
Smiles abundant at Special Olympics spring gamesBloomington Pantagraph
Wiedmer: Special Olympics special to athletes and many othersChatta

Telegraph.co.uk
Rio 2016 Olympics: Swimming guide
Telegraph.co.uk
Swimming is one of the easiest Olympic sports to understand, which may explain its popularity with spectators. Swimmers use four strokes: freestyle (or front crawl), breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly. A medley race is one where all four strokes ...
Home nations players in strong position ahead of Olympics as team heads to European ChampionshipsEurosport.com AUall 12 news articles »

Financial Express
Anil Vij criticises Salman Khan's appointment as Indian Olympics goodwill ambassador
Financial Express
Haryana Sports Minister Anil Vij today criticised actor Salman Khan's appointment as the Indian Olympic contingent's goodwill ambassador and backed star wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt for the post. By: Sakshi Prashar | Ambala (har) | Published: April 25, 2016 ...and more »

PR Newswire (press release)
NBC Olympics Selects Hardwick Clothes To Provide Tailored Clothing For Its Production Of The 2016 Olympic Games ...
PR Newswire (press release)
CLEVELAND, Tenn., April 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, has selected Hardwick Clothes, America's oldest tailored clothing brand to provide in-studio apparel for its production of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ...and more »

Telegraph.co.uk
Sevens at the 2016 Olympics offers huge chance for rugby to grow, just don't expect a GB gold
Telegraph.co.uk
It may have escaped your attention that Sevens rugby will be making its first appearance at the Rio Olympics this summer. If it has, then it will certainly have escaped your attention that sorting a Great Britain squad is still proving rather troublesome.and more »

India Today
Power outage costs Indian athletes berths at Rio Olympics
India Today
The one-day meet, an Olympic qualifying event, was held without electricity at the stadium which led to results being recorded manually. PTI | Posted by Subhasish Dutta. Follow @PTI_News [email protected]. New Delhi, April 25, 2016 | UPDATED 16:20 IST.
Olympics 2016: Stadium power cut denies Indian athletesBBC Sport
Power failure at Delhi athletics meet prevents athletes from qualifying for OlympicsScroll.in
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The Next Web
Checkered pattern by artist Tokolo chosen as logo for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
The Japan Times
Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizers on Monday chose logo A — a stark indigo-and-white checkered circle — as the games' replacement emblem after the original design was scrapped last year amid claims of plagiarism. The Tokyo 2020 Logo Selection ...
How the Web forced a redesign of the Tokyo Olympics logoThe Next Web
This is the new logo for the 2020 Olympics in TokyoThe Verge
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The Indian Express
India rower Dattu Bhokanal qualifies for Rio Olympics 2016
The Indian Express
Dattu Bhokanal clocked 7 mins 07.49 seconds in the 2km course to finish second and qualify for the Rio. By: PTI New Delhi Published:Apr 25, 2016, 14:06. sports. BJP MP Hema Malini backs Salman as goodwill ambassador of India's Olympic contingent ...
Dattu clinches silver, rows straight into OlympicsChandigarh Tribune
2016 Rio Olympics: Indian athletes continue to shine ahead of mega eventIntern

Channel News Asia
Rowing: Singapore's Saiyidah Aisyah qualifies for Olympics
Channel News Asia
The 28-year-old is the first Singaporean rower to qualify for the Olympics, after winning Final B at the Asian Qualification Regatta. By Justin Ong; Posted 25 Apr 2016 10:00; Updated 25 Apr 2016 11:30. PHOTOS. Singapore rower Saiyidah Aisyah competing ...
Saiyidah Aisyah is first ever Singaporean rower to qualify for the OlympicsYahoo Singapore News (blog)
Saiyidah Aisyah is first Singaporean rower to