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Bach defends decision to miss Paralympics opening

The Associated Press
Sep 11, 2016 7:00 am - ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach is quoted as saying his absence from the opening of the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro h...
Brazil judge sets conditions for 8 in ticket scalping scheme

The Associated Press
Sep 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A judge in Brazil has set the house arrest conditions for eight of the 10 people charged with ticket scalping, conspiracy, and ambush marketing dur...
Wounded US veteran to compete in paratriathlon on 9/11

By KENDRA HANSEY
Sep 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Fifteen years ago, Melissa Stockwell was a senior at Colorado, wearing her ROTC uniform as she watched the Sept. 11 attacks unfold on television. O...
Guides for blind athletes share the struggle

By KENNINGTON LLOYD SMITH III
Sep 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - After Jerome Avery failed to make the U.S. Olympic team in the 100 meters in both 2000 and 2004, it seemed like his dream of international sports g...
Algerian team faces possible expulsion from Paralympics

By STEPHEN WADE
Sep 10, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - An Algerian women's goalball team could be expelled from the Paralympics for failing to show up for two matches. IPC officials said the absence cou...
Belgian women's relay team finally gets 2008 Olympic gold

The Associated Press
Sep 09, 2016 7:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - The Belgian 2008 women's Olympic 4x100 relay team was officially handed its gold medals on Friday - eight years after crossing the line at the Beijing Ga...
Brazil's Daniel Dias the Michael Phelps of the Paralympics

By MAURICIO SAVARESE
Sep 09, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Daniel Dias likes being mentioned in the same sentence as Michael Phelps. Some Paralympians may feel diminished - even offended - by using an Olymp...
IOC: No request from Brazil police on Olympic ticket probe

The Associated Press
Sep 09, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The International Olympic Committee says it has not received any request from Brazilian police for information concerning an investigation into a t...
Proposed ballot on Budapest Olympic bid clears legal hurdle

By PABLO GORONDI
Sep 09, 2016 7:00 am - BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - A proposed national referendum on Budapest's bid to host the 2024 Olympics meets the initial, formal legal requirements, Hungarian election auth...
US wheelchair racer's bid for 7 golds falls short

By JAMIE HAN
Sep 09, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - U.S. wheelchair racer Tatyana McFadden was aiming to win seven gold medals at the Rio Paralympics, in every event from the 100 meters to the marath...

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