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BBC kept Olympics as Discovery feared backlash if it withdrew rights
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The BBC's Rio Olympics team: Michael Johnson, Gabby Logan, Clare Balding, Hazel Irvine and Sir Steve Redgrave. Photograph: Adrian Meyers/BBC / Adrian Meyers /Steve Schofield/ Kaia Zak. Mark Sweney · @marksweney · email. Wednesday 12 October ...and more »
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BBC kept Olympics as Discovery feared backlash if it withdrew rights - The Guardian
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IOC guarantees uncensored internet during 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics - Firstpost
Firstpost
IOC guarantees uncensored internet during 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
Firstpost
Beijing: The International Olympics Committee is confident China will guarantee uncensored internet when it hosts the 2022 Winter Games, a senior IOC official said on Wednesday, though China has given no details about how its pledge will work.and more »
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IOC confident on free internet for Beijing 2022 Olympics - Hindu Business Line
Hindu Business Line
IOC confident on free internet for Beijing 2022 Olympics
Hindu Business Line
Reuters Guo Jinlong (C), Beijing Communist Party Secretary talks at 1st IOC Meeting about the 2022 Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, in Beijing China. Raises the prospect that Chinese spectators will be able to access otherwise blocked sites ...and more »
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Russian Olympics Chief to Resign Amid Doping Fallout - Voice of America
Voice of America
Russian Olympics Chief to Resign Amid Doping Fallout
Voice of America
Russian Olympic Committee chief Alexander Zhukov said Tuesday he wants to resign from the position to focus on duties as a lawmaker. Russian media quoted Zhukov as saying he would step down from the Olympic committee to focus on his position as ...
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The Courier
Video: Angus snowboarder sets sights on the Winter Olympics
The Courier
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Learning about the Olympics - Ladysmith Gazette
Ladysmith Gazette
Learning about the Olympics
Ladysmith Gazette
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics organisers say rowing venue should stay put - The Indian Express
The Indian Express
Tokyo 2020 Olympics organisers say rowing venue should stay put
The Indian Express
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Rio Olympics Star Dipa Karmakar to Return BMW Car, Asks For Cash Instead - News18
News18
Rio Olympics Star Dipa Karmakar to Return BMW Car, Asks For Cash Instead
News18
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Dipa Karmakar to return BMW car she received for Rio Olympics performance, wants cash - The Indian Express
The Indian Express
Dipa Karmakar to return BMW car she received for Rio Olympics performance, wants cash
The Indian Express
Dipa Karmakar, owing to maintenance costs and narrow roads in Agartala, has decided to return her BMW car. By: Express Web Desk Updated: Oct 12, 2016, 17:15. sports. Lionel Messi back in Barcelona training · Gautam Gambhir celebrates return to India ...and more »
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Front Porch: Nampa Lions donate to Special Olympics Bowling League - Idaho Press-Tribune
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Front Porch: Nampa Lions donate to Special Olympics Bowling League
Idaho Press-Tribune
... × Tired of seeing surveys on articles? If you are a subscriber, simply log in or Subscribe now! Nampa Special Olympics Bowling League. Submitted by Johnie Holwagner, Nampa Bowl. The Nampa Lions have donated $500 to the Nampa Special Olympics ...
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City Library to Host Special Olympics Program For Children - New Brunswick Today
New Brunswick Today
City Library to Host Special Olympics Program For Children
New Brunswick Today
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—On Mondays this fall, the New Brunswick Public Library will be hosting a free “Young Athletes” program for children ages 2-7, sponsored by the Special Olympics of New Jersey. The weekly program, which starts October 17, helps ...and more »
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Rio Olympics: Boxing association suspends every ref and judge - Hamilton Journal News
Hamilton Journal News
Rio Olympics: Boxing association suspends every ref and judge
Hamilton Journal News
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Navi Mumbai boy strikes gold in Special Olympics State Games - The Hindu
The Hindu
Navi Mumbai boy strikes gold in Special Olympics State Games
The Hindu
Yash Mhaske, a student of Swami Brahmanand Pratishthan, an institution for special children, Belapur, has won gold in 100-metre athletics and silver in shot put in the Special Olympics State Games held in Kolhapur last week. Twenty-seven-year-old Yash ...
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Post-Olympics crime wave - Stuff.co.nz
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Post-Olympics crime wave
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Special Olympics golfer goes to state competition - KIII TV3
KIII TV3
Special Olympics golfer goes to state competition
KIII TV3
Debra Cuellar has been participating in Special Olympics golf and has just made it to one of the biggest competitions of the year. KIII 6:25 PM. CDT October 11, 2016. CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN GOOGLE+ PINTEREST. CORPUS CHRISTI (KIII NEWS) ...
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Let's Remember McDonald's Marketing Disaster In The 1984 Olympics
LAist
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