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Irish Times
'Tricks' played on Turkey over hosting of Olympics - Erdogan
Irish Times
Turkey's president, who has angered European allies with charges of fascism and anti-Turkish skulduggery, took grievances to the sporting arena on Monday, accusing the International Olympic Committee of playing tricks to stop Istanbul hosting the event.
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OlympicTalk (blog)
Senators owner on Erik Karlsson at Olympics: Maybe, if he was Canadian
OlympicTalk (blog)
Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk reportedly said he would not let star Swedish defenseman Erik Karlsson play at the Olympics without NHL participation, unless, maybe, Karlsson was Canadian. “So I'm going to give Sweden my best player at the risk of ...and more »

Newstalk 106-108 fm
Excitement blooms as Team Ireland get set for Special Olympics Winter Games
Newstalk 106-108 fm
On Saturday, March 18th, the opening ceremony of the 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games took place in Austria. Team Ireland is among 104 participating nations and the Irish team is compromised of 26 athletes, featuring six alpine skiers and 20 ...
Skill? Will to win? It's all of the above for Special Olympics athletesESPN
Special Olympics Jamaica suffer mixed fortunesJa

WTMJ-TV (press release) (registration) (blog)
Neillsville snowboarder wins gold at Special Olympics
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NEILLSVILLE, Wis. (AP) — Neillsville snowboarder Daina Shilts has captured a gold medal for Team USA in her first event at the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Austria. Special Olympics Wisconsin says Shilts won the Advanced Women's Super G ...
Wisconsin Special Olympics athlete wins gold in World Winter GamesWTMJ-TV (press release) (registration) (blog)
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The Guardian
Japanese Olympics golf course bows to pressure on female ...
The Guardian
Kasumigaseki country club to scrap rules stopping women playing on Sundays after IOC threatens to cut Tokyo 2020 status.
Olympics-Tokyo 2020 golf venue votes to admit women membersEconomic Times
2020 Tokyo Olympics golf course votes to admit female membersYahoo Sports
2020 Olympics golf venue to allow full membership for womenThe Japan Times
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The Guardian
Japanese Olympics golf course bows to pressure on female membership
The Guardian
Kasumigaseki golf club in Japan will bring female membership in line with that of men. Photograph: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email; View more sharing options; Share on LinkedIn · Share on Pinterest ...
2020 Olympics golf venue to allow full membership for womenThe Japan Timesall 84 news articles »

Pacific Daily News
OUR VIEW: Kudos to athletes, volunteers at the Special Olympics
Pacific Daily News
Even under a constant state of rain on Saturday, athletes with disabilities shined at the 41st Annual Special Olympics Track and Field Games, held at the Okkodo High School track. The athletes competed in various races, relays and the long jump, as ...
Special Olympics chairman hails movement's progress in ChinaXinhuaall 8 news articles »

Quad City Times
Plungers brrrrr-ave a cold lake to help Special Olympics
Quad City Times
Tim Hoyt of Moline runs out of the water at Wick's Lake next to Jumer's Casino & Hotel in Rock Island on Sunday. Polar plungers jumped into the 41-degree waters of the lake to support Special Olympics athletes in our area. Each plunger raised a minimum ...
Photos: Everybody in! It's the 2017 Schladming SplashESPN
Quad Citians take the plunge for Special OlympicsOurQuadCities
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