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ABC Online
Tokyo Olympics golf venue Kasumigaseki Country Club told to admit women or lose Games
ABC Online
The club scheduled to host the golf at the 2020 Tokyo Games must allow women to have full membership or organisers will have to find another venue, International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice president John Coates has warned. The private Kasumigaseki ...and more »

Los Angeles Times
Odds that Budapest will host Olympics grow slimmer in race against LA, Paris
Los Angeles Times
The chances of Budapest, Hungary, remaining in a competition against Los Angeles and Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics appear to grow dimmer by the day. The third candidate in the host city race has encountered sizable public resistance from a ...
Race to hold the Olympics dwindles as cities count the cost of the gamesTelegraph.co.uk
Is hosting the Olympics a poisoned chalice?T

Richmond.com
ROUNDUP - What others are saying about . . . the Olympics
Richmond.com
[T]he modern contests and their ancient Greek predecessors share many of the features of a giant sacramental feast. People coming from many different places and circumstances lay aside their differences and in spectacular ceremonies, declare their ...
Rio Olympics venues abandoned and in disrepair while Maracana Stadium power is off because nobody can pay the billsThe Sun
Six months after the Rio Olympics,

BBC Sport
Olympics & Paralympics 2020: Badminton among seven sports to lose funding appeals
BBC Sport
Badminton is one of seven sports to have lost appeals against UK Sport funding cuts for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic cycle. The decision comes despite Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge winning bronze for Great Britain in the men's doubles at ...
UK Sport Rejects Appeals From Seven Sports For Tokyo Olympics FundingSportsBusiness Daily (subscription)
Olympics-GB Badminton staggered by

Hudson Valley Post
Thousands Gather to Start Special Olympics Winter Games
Hudson Valley Post
Hundreds of athletes and their families from across New York converged on the Mid-Hudson Civic Center on Friday, Feb. 17 to light the torch signaling the beginning of the Special Olympics Winter Games being held at several locations in the Hudson Valley.
ESPN Announces Global Coverage of 2017 Special Olympics World GamesBroadway World
Why Pope Francis cheers for the Special OlympicsCatholic News Agency

Budapest Business Journal
Row brews between mayor and government over Olympics
Budapest Business Journal
Talking to media over the weekend, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós rejected suggestions by Fidesz MP Lajos Kósa that the city government would have to take full responsibility for Budapestʼs 2024 Summer Olympics bid, after almost double the amount of ...
Budapest considers dropping 2024 Olympics bidAljazeera.com
Olympics-'This ship has sailed', Budapest 2024 bid c