Category: OLYMPIC
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Senior Paris delegation to attend Rio Paralympic
By Robert Fawdon, Sept 7, 2016: The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Bid Committee has confirmed its delegation to attend the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games where the bid will listen and learn and gain valuable insight from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee and the Paralympic Family during a live…
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Tapper and Partyka Sets Off for Early Clash in Rio
Lausanne, Sept 7, 2016: The draw of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Table Tennis Singles event has concluded today with Rio 2016 Olympian and Paralympians Melissa TAPPER (AUS) and Natalia PARTYKA (POL) heading off for an early clash in the group stage of the Class 10 Women’s Singles event. The Men’s and Women’s Singles events…
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For now, Rome 2024 adventure continues
France, Aug 30, 2016: False alarm. Announced for the morning of Monday 29 August, announcing the end of the application of the Rome 2024 Games did not take place. But the Italian Olympic project still looks forward to a very unstable ground. Virginia Raggi, the mayor of the capital, has not said no, but reserves…
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Entry list Rio 2016 Paralympic Tennis
London, Aug 25, 2016: The International Tennis Federation (ITF) today confirmed the full list of singles and doubles entries for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Tennis Event at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Barra Olympic Park on 9-16 September. A total of 100 players from 29 countries will compete at the venue for six gold medals,…
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Brazil make triumphant return to the top of the podium
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 21, 2016: Brazil gave a lot of joy to the home crowd by winning the men’s volleyball gold medal of Rio 2016 Olympic Games with a straight-set 3-0 (25-22, 28-26, 26-24) victory over Italy in front of a delirious full house at Maracanazinho on Sunday. It was the first straight-set victory…
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Fifth consecutive Olympic crown for Russian Group
Rio de Janiero, Aug 21, 2016: Russia won its fifth consecutive Olympic title in Rhythmic Group Gymnastics Sunday, continuing a golden tradition established 16 years ago in Sydney. The victory, coming 24 hours after Margarita Mamun’s individual title, gives Russia a complete sweep of the gold medals in Rhythmic Gymnastics since 2000. But the Russians…
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Margarita Mamun takes her place
Rio de Janeiro Aug 20, 2016: After four years as the perennial silver medallist in international competition, Margarita Mamun finally got her golden moment. On the Olympic stage in Rio Mamun surpassed teammate Yana Kudryavtseva, who had gone undefeated at the World Championships since her senior debut in 2013. The 20-year-old succeeds Yulia Barsukova (2000),…
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Water Polo, Men’s Final – And finally: it’s Serbia!
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 20, 2016: Water Polo, After twenty years of trying, Serbia finally made it. They had three bronzes and a silver in the past four editions, but now they got rid of their Olympic demons. After a shaky start in the prelims, they blew away all their rivals in the knockout phase,…
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China crowned champions in Rio
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 20, 2016: The spectacular Zhu Ting propelled China to a 3-1 (19-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-23) victory over Serbia to claim the gold medal of the women’s volleyball tournament at Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Saturday at Maracanazinho. Zhu, who was selected the Most Valuable Player, finished as the top scorer of…
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Unbeatable Usain Bolt signs off
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 20, 2016: Jamaica successfully defended their 4x100m relay title with surprise challengers Japan taking silver. Usain Bolt finished his brilliant Olympic career with a sweep of the three sprint Golds in Rio. Today his 30th birthday, Bolt ran the anchor leg as the Jamaicans won in 37.27 to add the relay…