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dailytelegraph.com.au
This is what the Olympics 'needs'
dailytelegraph.com.au
SKATEBOARDING icon Tony Hawk thinks his sport will give the Olympics a big lift if it's added to the 2020 Tokyo Games. “There are more participants in skateboarding than most sports so I feel like they (the Olympics) need our credibility and they need ...
Tony Hawk says the Olympics need skateboarding's excitementCBS sports.com (blog)all 3 news articles »

Wall Street Journal
Why Russia Makes the Olympics Better
Wall Street Journal
Amid all the drama about how to punish the Russians for doping, here's an uncomfortable truth—the Olympics are a far less entertaining event without them in Rio. We can all agree that it's better to have a competition in which all the athletes are ...
What Would Happen if the Olympics Banned Russia?WIRED
Can Russian athletics recover from its Olympics ban?CNBC
Rio Olympics 2016: Ban Russia from Games, says Britis

NCAA.com
Rio Olympics 2016: Seasoned college coaches share their games strategies
NCAA.com
More than 800 incoming, current and former NCAA student-athletes will compete at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in Brazil, which begins on Aug. 3 and opening ceremonies on Aug. 5. NCAA Champion Magazine spoke with several Division I coaches with ...
So what if the Russians cheated at the Olympics?Chicago Tribune
Brazilian police arrest 10 suspected of planning terrorist acts during OlympicsCNN
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Washington Post
Green settles assault case ahead of Olympics
NBA.com (blog)
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Lawyers say Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green will pay $560 for a noise violation in a deal that gets rid of a misdemeanor assault-and-battery charge in East Lansing, Michigan. David Meyers, an attorney for the city, ...
Draymond Green wants to focus on Olympics, not his legal issuesWashington Postall 139 news articles »

Telegraph.co.uk
Fans travelling to Rio Olympics could bring Zika virus back to Britain
Telegraph.co.uk
Fans travelling to the Rio Olympics could bring the Zika virus back to Britain, it is feared. Although the chance of athletes or supporters contracting the virus is low, scientists say there is a risk some people could become infected and import the ...
Rio Olympics 2016: flu is a bigger health threat than ZikaVox
Concerned About Zika, More Top Tennis Players Are Skipping OlympicsNew York Time

CNET
Samsung brilliantly mashes up national anthems for Olympics
CNET
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives. samolympics.jpg. Enlarge Image. It's curiously affecting. Samsung/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET. Brands are desperate to infiltrate the Olympics ...
Samsung pushes 'human' marketing focus with Olympics campaign celebrating unityMarketing Week
Samsung's Olympics Spot Strings Together the World's National AnthemsCreativit

Firstpost
Rio 2016: New competition format good for India at Olympics, says Hockey coach Roelant Oltmans
Firstpost
Bengaluru: Indian men's hockey team chief coach Roelant Oltmans on Friday said the new competition format of having quarterfinals in place of direct semifinals in the upcoming Rio Olympics is not only beneficial for the Men in Blue but all small teams.
Indian athletes who'll make the nation proud this OlympicsDailyO
Olympic change: In with the old (golf, rugby), in with the new (te

The Straits Times
Olympics: Singapore will not get to see live sporting action from Rio Games
The Straits Times
SINGAPORE - In two weeks, Singapore will be sending its largest contingent to an Olympics since independence. The 25 athletes competing in seven sports could even win a record number of medals, if the women's table tennis players and swimmer Joseph ...
Singapore to get free coverage of Rio Olympics on multiple platformsChannel NewsAsiaall 3 news articles »

The Guardian
IOC announces another 45 failed drug tests from 2008 and 2012 Olympics
The Guardian
The IOC has retested samples from the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Photograph: Robert F. Bukaty/AP. Press Association. Friday 22 July 2016 07.19 EDT Last modified on Friday 22 July 2016 07.58 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email ...
Latest retesting finds 23 medalists cheated at 2008 Beijing OlympicsLos Angeles Times
Olympics-IOC announces 45 failed tests from

The Verge
Apple is selling country-themed Apple Watch bands for the Olympics
The Verge
If you're making a trip to Brazil this year for the Olympics then Apple has a new way for you to show your team colors: country-themed bands for the Apple Watch. As reported by GQ, the limited edition bands will be available for 14 different nations ...
Apple will sell limited edition Apple Watch bands for the Olympics as sales stallTechCrunch
Apple Creates Country Specific Apple Watch Bands for the OlympicsM