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Jo Pavey: 'Unbelievable' feeling to be at fifth Olympics - BBC Sport

14-07-2016 22:55

BBC Sport
Jo Pavey: 'Unbelievable' feeling to be at fifth Olympics
BBC Sport
Jo Pavey will become the first British track athlete to compete in a fifth Olympic Games after being selected to represent Team GB in Rio. Devon's Pavey, 42, made her senior international debut in 1997 and competed at her first Olympics in Sydney in 2000.and more »

Mark Spitz reflects on 1972 Olympics, Michael Phelps on TODAY (video) - OlympicTalk (blog)

14-07-2016 22:32

OlympicTalk (blog)
Mark Spitz reflects on 1972 Olympics, Michael Phelps on TODAY (video)
OlympicTalk (blog)
Mark Spitz explained why he valued not only his seven 1972 Olympic gold medals, but also another item from the Munich Games in a TODAY interview published Thursday. “I have a participant's badge, it's got the symbol from the Munich Olympics,” Spitz ...and more »

Olympics: Cricket 'must learn' from golf before making 2024 bid - Dave Richardson - BBC Sport

14-07-2016 22:27

BBC Sport
Olympics: Cricket 'must learn' from golf before making 2024 bid - Dave Richardson
BBC Sport
Cricket must learn a lesson from golf as it pushes for Olympic inclusion, the head of the International Cricket Council has warned. More than 20 male golfers, including the world's top four, have withdrawn from Rio 2016, leading to questions over the ...and more »

Rio reminder: Every Olympics seems like a disaster before it happens - FOXSports.com

14-07-2016 21:36

FOXSports.com
Rio reminder: Every Olympics seems like a disaster before it happens
FOXSports.com
If you haven't heard, the Olympics are in disarray. Nothing is ready. Citizens are angry. There are safety concerns, financial concerns, travel concerns. Forget about pulling it off, there's worry they'll even be able to get started. Read all about it ...and more »

Olympic team: Federation cuts flab - The Hindu

14-07-2016 20:42

The Hindu
Olympic team: Federation cuts flab
The Hindu
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has realized its mistake in not including individual 400m runners in its 4x400m relay teams for Rio. Having not named the individual runners, Muhammed Anas and Nirama Sheoran in the relay teams in an obvious ...

Patriots' Nate Ebner hoping to reach Olympics with Team USA's rugby squad - USA TODAY

14-07-2016 18:36

USA TODAY
Patriots' Nate Ebner hoping to reach Olympics with Team USA's rugby squad
USA TODAY
Football players have been competing in the Olympics for decades, albeit in other sports. New England Patriots defensive back Nate Ebner hopes to be the latest to go for the gold in an event — rugby — that last appeared in the Summer Games when the ...and more »

Green's attorney: Publicity may affect performance in Olympics - Lansing State Journal

14-07-2016 17:27

Lansing State Journal
Green's attorney: Publicity may affect performance in Olympics
Lansing State Journal
EAST LANSING - A judge on Thursday granted a request to hold Draymond Green's pre-trial conference next week, before he leaves for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Green, the NBA star, former MSU All-American and a member of the U.S. Men's ...
Draymond Green Has Court Hearing Rescheduled to Before OlympicsNew York Times
Green court hearing to be held before OlympicsNBA.com (blog)a

Big Finish: Usain Bolt chasing three more golds in his final Olympics - Sports Illustrated

14-07-2016 16:15

Sports Illustrated
Big Finish: Usain Bolt chasing three more golds in his final Olympics
Sports Illustrated
The king arrives without an entourage. It is a warm spring evening on Grand Cayman Island, just past sunset, and a Caribbean breeze whispers across the tops of the native palms and black mastics that encircle the track at the Truman Bodden Sports ...
Rio Olympics 2016: History-chasing Usain Bolt named in Jamaica's 59-member teamFirstpostall 47 news articles »

Teenage boxing sensation aims for knockout Olympics - Olympics

14-07-2016 15:49

Olympics
Teenage boxing sensation aims for knockout Olympics
Olympics
USA's bantamweight boxer Shakur Stevenson has enjoyed rapid-fire junior title wins since 2013 including a gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games. Aged just 18, he now has his sights on first place at Rio 2016. Shakur Stevenson is an athlete of few words ...and more »

Jo Pavey: 'Unbelievable' feeling to be at fifth Olympics - BBC Sport

Mark Spitz reflects on 1972 Olympics, Michael Phelps on TODAY (video) - OlympicTalk (blog)

Olympics: Cricket 'must learn' from golf before making 2024 bid - Dave Richardson - BBC Sport

Rio reminder: Every Olympics seems like a disaster before it happens - FOXSports.com

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Olympic team: Federation cuts flab - The Hindu

Patriots' Nate Ebner hoping to reach Olympics with Team USA's rugby squad - USA TODAY

Green's attorney: Publicity may affect performance in Olympics - Lansing State Journal

Big Finish: Usain Bolt chasing three more golds in his final Olympics - Sports Illustrated

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