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olympicgames-en · 4 years ago
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The Dirty Games: how London 2012 became tainted
#OlympicGames #London2012 [The Guardian]Kazakhstan’s Ilya Ilyin (centre) on the podium with his gold medal, Russia’s Alexandr Ivanov (left), silver, and Moldova’s Anatoli Ciricu, bronze, after the weightlifting 94kg division at ...
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olympicgames-en · 4 years ago
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Team GB at London 2012: The chaotic story of the short-lived men's Olympic team
#OlympicGames #London2012 [FourFourTwo on MSN.com]With the Olympic games on home soil, Team GB excitedly put forward a men's football side - but Stuart Pearce's team were fighting fires off the pitch as much as on ...
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olympicgames-en · 4 years ago
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Tokyo Olympics: what are the greatest Olympic opening ceremonies of all time?
#OlympicGames #Beijing2008 [South China Morning Post]Top of the list is China’s coming-out party, Beijing 2008, a monstrous spectacle that will probably never be duplicated Modern era has given us some memorable opening ceremonies and also the ...
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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Silver medallist Mirabai Chanu says she ‘learnt a lot’ from Rio 2016 debacle
#OlympicGames #Rio2016 [Firstpost]Chanu revealed that after the Rio Games debacle she changed her training and technique completely so that she could redeem herself in Tokyo.
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olympicgames-en · 4 years ago
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Olympic star Adam Peaty has a lion tattoo he got after winning gold at Rio 2016 and securing a world record
#OlympicGames #Rio2016 [The Sun]ADAM PEATY celebrated his Olympic gold medal at Rio 2016 with a tattoo. The swimmer won the 100m breast stroke with a world record time of 57.13 seconds five years ago. Peaty then took to ...
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Lizzie Deignan reveals she is in a 'totally different place' from Rio 2016 and doping storm
#OlympicGames #Rio2016 [Daily Mail]Five years on from the furore over her road race appearance in Rio 2016, Team GB star Lizzie Deignan is hoping a more relaxed preparation can lead her to Olympic success.
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Tonga's Shirtless Superstar Who Rio 2016 Fell In Love With Returns At Tokyo Olympics
#OlympicGames #Rio2016 [RepublicWorld]Pita Taufatofua donned a shirtless and oiled up look with a taovala wrapped around his waist during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
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Tokyo 2020: Team GB boss Mark England in cheeky quip at BBC host Sam Quek’s behaviour in Olympic village during Rio 2016
#OlympicGames #Rio2016 [The Sun]TEAM GB boss Mark England gave a cheeky reply when asked if BBC host and hockey star Sam Quek behaved herself at the Rio Olympics. Quek, 32, was part of the victorious women’s hockey team in ...
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Tokyo Olympics: Can you name Scotland's medallists from Rio 2016?
#OlympicGames #Rio2016 [BBC]How well do you remember the Scottish success stories from the last Olympic Games?
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Abandoned Olympics venues: From disused stadia of Rio 2016 to the rotting basketball courts of Athens 2004
#OlympicGames #Rio2016 [The Sun]COUNTRIES spend fortunes preparing for Olympics. And when the show’s over, what often gets left behind isn’t a pretty picture. These stunning images from past Winter and Summer Games ...
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Uganda primed to banish lingering stench of Rio 2016, but reluctance to heed warnings remains
#OlympicGames #Rio2016 [Daily Monitor]The Olympic Games are finally upon us; or be it belatedly! Team Uganda will hope to come roaring back after facing a medal-less postmortem five years ago. That Joshua Cheptegei’s sixth-place finish in ...
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Tokyo Olympics: Gymnast Page's Rio 2016 silver saw trampolining take off in Britain
#OlympicGames #Rio2016 [Daily Mail]EXCLUSIVE: You could call it the Bryony bounce. When Bryony Page somersaulted her way to a shock silver medal at Rio 2016, she also turned trampolining on its head back home.
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Rio 2016 boxing technical official appointed to role for Tokyo 2020 event
#OlympicGames #Rio2016 [Inside The Games]An official who served as a technical official during the corruption-plagued boxing tournament at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro has been ...
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Rio 2016 Promises Zero Public
#OlympicGames #Rio2016 [Infobae]The figure is $2.9 billion, a budget not out of line with previous Summer Games. In unveiling the budget, Rio 2016 CEO Sidney Levy said he will aim to avoid any need for public subsidies to run ...
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Tokyo Olympics: Will Zii Jia and co eclipse Rio 2016 achievement?
#OlympicGames #Rio2016 [malaymail]Since making its debut in Barcelona 1992, badminton has always been the main medal contributor for Malaysia in the Olympic Games, except for Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004. The at the previous edition in ...
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Olympics 2021 - Today's event schedule, medal tracker and what to watch in Tokyo
#OlympicGames [ESPN]Men's and women's 3-on-3 basketball (9:15 p.m. ET). The U.S. men did not qualify for the Olympic debut of 3-on-3 hoops, but Team USA will be represented by Stefanie Dolson, Kelsey Plum, Allisha Gray ...
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How to watch the Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony: Live stream, TV, start time, channel, date, schedule
#OlympicGames [NBC Sports]The Opening Ceremony airs live on NBC this Friday. Click here to learn more about how to watch including the TV info, full schedule, start time and more.
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