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Team GB return home from Rio Olympics – live updates - The Guardian

23-08-2016 11:53

The Guardian
Team GB return home from Rio Olympics – live updates
The Guardian
Wow that reception was crazy! Thank you Great Britain and everyone else for all your support ❤ pic.twitter.com/cay9h1eODC. — Joe Clarke (@joeclarkek1) August 23, 2016. What a reception! We're home..... Bringing home the great @TeamGB ...
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Skateboarding leaps into the Tokyo 2020 Olympics - BBC News

23-08-2016 11:10

BBC News
Skateboarding leaps into the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
BBC News
The International Olympic Committee has announced that five new sports will be added to the Tokyo 2020 Games, including surfing and skateboarding. Skateboarding has long been seen as a counter-culture sport, so can it really fit into the clean-cut ...and more »

'I wanted change': Some in Rio favela hoped for more from Olympics - CBC.ca

23-08-2016 10:59

CBC.ca
'I wanted change': Some in Rio favela hoped for more from Olympics
CBC.ca
Only days after criminals in the favela of Maré ambushed a wayward Brazilian state police car, killing two officers, a boxing club in the same favela carried on with kids' training. The boxing club, called Fight for Peace, stands in stark contrast to ...and more »

Olympics Sexism Revealed: The Gold, Silver And Bronze Of Media Sexism At Rio Have Been Awarded - Huffington Post UK

23-08-2016 10:35

Huffington Post UK
Olympics Sexism Revealed: The Gold, Silver And Bronze Of Media Sexism At Rio Have Been Awarded
Huffington Post UK
British sport may have scaled to new heights at the 2016 Olympic Games, but according to a new report it's our media and commentators who will be winning gold for sexism in their coverage of Rio. Equality group The Fawcett Society has even awarded gold ...

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 10 potential stars of the next Olympics - BBC News

23-08-2016 09:09

BBC News
Tokyo Olympics 2020: 10 potential stars of the next Olympics
BBC News
When the flame was extinguished at the Maracana on Sunday, so ended the Olympic careers of some of the finest sportsmen and women to have lived. Rio was our last chance to delight in the talents of sprinter Usain Bolt, swimmer Michael Phelps, cyclist ...and more »

“We have become the laughing stock of the world.” - NEWS.com.au

23-08-2016 07:07

NEWS.com.au
“We have become the laughing stock of the world.”
NEWS.com.au
PER person, India has the worst athletes on Earth. The populous Asian power has quietly snuck under the radar of countries being criticised on the international stage, but there is no denying Rio was an absolute stinker for the subcontinent. The ...and more »

Team GB return home from Rio Olympics on gold-nosed 747 - The Guardian

23-08-2016 07:00

The Guardian
Team GB return home from Rio Olympics on gold-nosed 747
The Guardian
Gold medalists of Team GB pose for a selfie with a member of British Airways cabin crew prior to flying back from Rio. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images for British Airways. Anushka Asthana and Maev Kennedy. Tuesday 23 August 2016 01.00 EDT Last ...
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Team GB return from Rio Olympics on gold-nosed 747 - The Guardian

23-08-2016 07:00

The Guardian
Team GB return from Rio Olympics on gold-nosed 747
The Guardian
Gold medalists of Team GB pose for a selfie with a member of British Airways cabin crew prior to flying back from Rio. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images for British Airways. Anushka Asthana and Maev Kennedy. Tuesday 23 August 2016 04.32 EDT.and more »

Japan Strives for More Than Medals When It Hosts 2020 Olympics - Wall Street Journal

23-08-2016 03:12

Wall Street Journal
Japan Strives for More Than Medals When It Hosts 2020 Olympics
Wall Street Journal
TOKYO—Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is hoping the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo will provide Japan with a psychological boost, help him revive the nation's struggling economy and breathe life into the business of sports here. As this year's Games closed in ...
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With Audience Shrinking, NBC Looks Cautiously to Olympics in Asia - New York Times

23-08-2016 02:43

New York Times
With Audience Shrinking, NBC Looks Cautiously to Olympics in Asia
New York Times
Producers watching Olympic tennis at the NBC Sports headquarters in Stamford, Conn., this month. NBC dominated the prime-time ratings during the Games. Credit George Etheredge/The New York Times. NBCUniversal heads into the next three Olympics ...
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Watch America Lose Horribly In The Car Olympics - Jalopnik

23-08-2016 02:42

Jalopnik
Watch America Lose Horribly In The Car Olympics
Jalopnik
The Olympics are over, and if you've ever wondered what the games would be like if each country was represented by the cars it manufactures, then here you go. Just don't count on America's cars taking home as many medals as the real American Olympians ...and more »

Olympics 2016 daily briefing: everything that happened at the Rio Games - The Guardian

23-08-2016 02:28

The Guardian
Olympics 2016 daily briefing: everything that happened at the Rio Games
The Guardian
Welcome to the final Olympics daily briefing of 2016. It's the final one because the Olympics have finished, but here are two glimmers to drag you out of your sports-deprived gloom: the Paralympics start on 7 September, and here below is everything ...
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Usain Bolt Dances to 'Work' at Rio Club After Dominating at Olympics - People Magazine

23-08-2016 02:26

People Magazine
Usain Bolt Dances to 'Work' at Rio Club After Dominating at Olympics
People Magazine
"Usain Bolt dancing to 'Work' at 'Alin' nightclub in Rio de Janeiro last night," a Rihanna fan account captioned a Twitter video of the athlete on Sunday. For more of PEOPLE's Olympic coverage, pick up our collector's edition, The Best of the Games, on ...and more »

Here's how Team Refugees fared at the Olympics - Mashable

23-08-2016 00:24

Mashable
Here's how Team Refugees fared at the Olympics
Mashable
The Refugee Olympic Team enters the Maracana stadium for the opening ceremony of the 17-day Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 5, 2016. Image: Kyodo via AP Images. 2016%2f06%2f29%2f8f%2fhttpsd2mhye01h4nj2n.cloudfront.netmediazgkymde1lza3.and more »

Team GB return home from Rio Olympics – live updates - The Guardian

Skateboarding leaps into the Tokyo 2020 Olympics - BBC News

'I wanted change': Some in Rio favela hoped for more from Olympics - CBC.ca

Olympics Sexism Revealed: The Gold, Silver And Bronze Of Media Sexism At Rio Have Been Awarded - Huffington Post UK

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Tokyo Olympics 2020: 10 potential stars of the next Olympics - BBC News

“We have become the laughing stock of the world.” - NEWS.com.au

Team GB return home from Rio Olympics on gold-nosed 747 - The Guardian

Team GB return from Rio Olympics on gold-nosed 747 - The Guardian

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Japan Strives for More Than Medals When It Hosts 2020 Olympics - Wall Street Journal

With Audience Shrinking, NBC Looks Cautiously to Olympics in Asia - New York Times

Watch America Lose Horribly In The Car Olympics - Jalopnik

Olympics 2016 daily briefing: everything that happened at the Rio Games - The Guardian

Usain Bolt Dances to 'Work' at Rio Club After Dominating at Olympics - People Magazine

Here's how Team Refugees fared at the Olympics - Mashable