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nwitimes.com
Golf returns to the Olympics, minus its best players
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Henrik Stenson of Sweden kisses the trophy after winning the British Open at Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland, on July 17. Stenson is the highest-ranked men's player competing in Rio at No. 5. prev. next. A year away from golf's return to the ...
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BBC Sport
Rio Olympics 2016: Athletes could face sanctions over controversial rule 40
BBC Sport
Athletes must break ties with sponsors who are not official partners of the Olympics from today until three days after Rio 2016 - or face sanctions. An Olympic Charter bye-law states only approved sponsors may reference "Olympic-related terms" from 27 ...
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BBC Sport
Rio 2016: Belinda Bencic out of Olympics to focus on US Open
BBC Sport
World number 16 Belinda Bencic has pulled out of next month's Olympic Games in Rio to focus on the US Open. The Swiss, 19, was forced to withdraw from the second round at this year's Wimbledon with a wrist injury. "Although I have recovered from the ...
Belinda Bencic 'not completely ready' to compete in Rio after injuryESPNall 6 news articles »

Washington Post
The Olympics are being held in a country with a pre-9/11 notion of security
Washington Post
RIO DE JANEIRO — Here in Brazil, it's not unusual to hear bloodcurdling screams in the airport; they're usually just the sounds of teens playfully chasing each other through the terminal. It's also not unusual to see suitcases sitting near the ...
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Quartz
Two of the Rio Olympics' biggest champions won't be at the games
Quartz
Dilma Rousseff has spent her whole presidency working to put on the Rio 2016 Olympics. But Brazil's suspended president won't be on the stands when the games open on Aug. 5. Neither will her predecessor and ally, former president Luiz Inácio Lula da ...
Brazil's Dilma Rousseff on Her Impeachment Trial, the Olympics and ZikaTIME
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Radio New Zealand
Have the Olympics lost their way?
Radio New Zealand
The biggest show on Earth kicks off in Rio shortly, with New Zealand predicted to enjoy its most successful Olympics ever. While one international survey has gone so far as to suggest New Zealand could win 25 medals, there is also scepticism about the ...
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Huffington Post
South Sudan Sends First Delegation To The Olympics Amid Threat Of Civil War
Huffington Post
Margret Rumat Rumar Hassan trains in Juba. Hassan will represent South Sudan in its first-ever Olympics delegation. Fresh violence has engulfed South Sudan on the eve of the fifth anniversary of its independence, leading to the death of 300 people, the ...and more »

Breitbart News
Sex Olympics: Athletes Get Two Condoms and a Packet of Lube for Each Day of Rio Games
Breitbart News
Organizers of the Rio Summer Olympics provide an average of 41 condoms and 17 packets of lube per athlete competing at the games. The 450,000 prophylactics distributed include 100,000 female condoms. The number does not include the rubbers ...
Olympics: The real reason golf's male stars are withdrawingNew Zealand Herald
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BBC News
Rio 2016: Vladimir Putin says Olympics 'less of a spectacle' without Russians
BBC News
Russian President Vladimir Putin says medals won at Rio 2016 will be devalued by the banning of Russian competitors. There have been 108 Russians banned from next month's Olympics so far, including 67 out of 68 from the athletics team. Putin said there ...
Vladimir Putin accuses IAAF of 'blatant discrimination' over Russia Olympics banTelegraph.co.uk
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USA TODAY
Cutting the Cord: Keeping pace with the Olympics - USA Today
USA TODAY
If you want to follow the exploits of U.S. athletes without cable, there are ways to go.
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