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Voice of America
Syrian Teen Who Swam at Rio Olympics Honored for Aiding Women, Girls' Rights
Voice of America
Yusra Mardini, a swimming for the Refugee Olympic Team, speaks during the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters, Sept. 20, 2016. Share. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share on Google+ · Email to a Friend. Print.
After swimming at the Olympics, a Syrian refugee gains a new platform at the UNWashington Postall 4 news articles&

Telegraph.co.uk
Rome's new mayor cancels bid for 2024 Olympics
Telegraph.co.uk
Rome's new mayor cancels bid for 2024 Olympics ...
Rome's Anti-establishment Mayor Drops Bid to Host Olympics “Nightmare”Foreign Policy (blog)
New mayor kills off Rome's bid for 2024 OlympicsReuters
LA likely has one fewer rival for 2024 Olympics as Rome mayor's rejection may doom city's bidLos Angeles Times
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Yahoo Sports
Paris 2024 Olympics would see 'athletes in Seine'
Yahoo Sports
Paris (AFP) - Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said Wednesday the city's 2024 Olympic bid envisaged a huge clean-up of the Seine river which she hopes would allow athletes to swim beneath the Eiffel Tower. "We propose that the triathlon event (swimming ...
Olympics: Paris mayor asks for 'national unity' in 2024 Olympic bidSalt Lake Tribuneall 8 news articles »

Insidethegames.biz
Alan Hubbard: Tokyo 1964 was the last of the "pure" Olympics
Insidethegames.biz
They say you always remember your first, whether it is a kiss, a canoodle or even a curry. Which is why I have a pervading sense of déjà vu as Rio 2016 fast becomes a golden memory and we look forward to Tokyo 2020. For this is where I came in.
Olympics effect inspires Britons to drink moreThe Week UK
Olympics: Games flags raised for Tokyo 2020kyodo news
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The Guardian
Mongolian wrestling coaches banned for stripping off in bizarre Olympics protest
The Guardian
Two Mongolian wrestling coaches who staged an angry strip-protest at the Rio Olympics have been banned. Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters. Associated Press. Wednesday 21 September 2016 11.01 EDT Last modified on Wednesday 21 September 2016 ...
Stripping Mongolian coaches cop three-year ban for Rio Olympics protestStuff.co.nz
3-year ban for Mongolian wrestling coaches who stripped at Olym

Independent Journal Review
Flying the flag for the most tech-driven Olympics yet
Information Age
Events like The Olympics are becoming more and more tech dependent. Utilising the cloud, and the massive amount of data it holds securely will be the challenge for future events on a similar scale. COMMENT. Image for Flying the flag for the most ...
America Thought the Olympics Were Over: Here Is the Team USA That Everyone ForgotIndependent Journal Reviewall 8 news articles »

The Wire
Niti Aayog Comes Up With 20-Point Plan to Improve India's Olympics Performance
The Wire
Encouraging and training indigenous talent, and simultaneously working on infrastructural facilities available to sportspersons can improve India's prospects for medals in the Olympics. P.V. Sindhu, one of India's medalists at Rio this year. Credit: ...
NITI Aayog action plan to give a leg up to Olympics strategyHindu Business Line
Niti Aayog's plan of action for 2024 OlympicsTimes of India
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Sportsnet.ca
MacLean and Bettman: Will the NHL go back to the Olympics in 2018?
Sportsnet.ca
Ron MacLean and Gary Bettman discuss NHL players going to the next Winter Olympics and how well Toronto has hosted the World Cup of Hockey. headshot Joe Pack September 20, 2016, 9:44 PM. headshot Joe Pack September 20, 2016, 9:44 PM.
Just like the Olympics, the world's best athletes should save the World Cup of Hockey from itselfNational Postall 358 news articles »