Olympics
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South Korea's Choi leads short program at Asian Winter Games
Feb 23, 2017 6:00 am - SAPPORO, Japan (AP) - Choi Da-bin won the women's short program in figure skating at the Asian Winter Games on Thursday. The South Korean, fifth at last week's Four Cont...
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David Douillet running for French Olympic committee top job
Feb 22, 2017 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Former Olympic judo champion David Douillet will run for the French Olympic committee presidency later this year. Douillet, a gold medalist at the 1996 and ...
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South Korea dominates short track speedskating in Sapporo
Feb 22, 2017 6:00 am - SAPPORO, Japan (AP) - South Korea won three gold medals in short track speedskating on Wednesday at the Asian Winter Games. Seo Yi-ra won the men's 1,000 meters to kick ...
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Officials see Budapest's 2024 bid chances slipping away
Feb 22, 2017 6:00 am - BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Officials behind Budapest's bid to host the 2024 Olympics said the chances of success have been practically lost because of the disappearing pol...
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Budapest to withdraw bid to host 2024 Summer Olympics
Feb 22, 2017 6:00 am - BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Budapest to withdraw bid to host 2024 Summer Olympics. ...
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Olympic organizers say winter sports set for boom in Asia
Feb 21, 2017 6:00 am - SAPPORO, Japan (AP) - Lee Hee-beom, the head of the Pyeongchang organizing committee, expects the 2018 Olympics to usher in a new era for winter sports in Asia. While th...
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Asian Olympic leader backs Sapporo for Winter Games bid
Feb 21, 2017 6:00 am - SAPPORO, Japan (AP) - Asia's Olympic leader thinks the continent could stage three consecutive Winter Games and Sapporo would be an ideal location to follow Pyeongchang ...
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Olympic organizers say winter sports set for boom is Asia
Feb 21, 2017 6:00 am - SAPPORO, Japan (AP) - Lee Hee-beom, the head of the Pyeongchang organizing committee, expects the 2018 Olympics to usher in a new era for winter sports in Asia. While th...
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Japan wins 4 gold in speed skating at Asian Winter Games
Feb 21, 2017 6:00 am - SAPPORO, Japan (AP) - Japan claimed four gold medals in speed skating and China won two on the short track at the Asian Winter Games on Tuesday. Nao Kodaira of Japan ear...
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South Korea wins 2 golds in short track speed skating
Feb 20, 2017 6:00 am - SAPPORO, Japan (AP) - South Korea won two gold medals in short track speed skating at the Asian Winter Games on Monday, an early indication the hosts of the 2018 Winter ...