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Olympic flag arrives in Tokyo, host of next Summer Games

The Associated Press
Aug 23, 2016 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - The Olympic flag has arrived in Tokyo, host of the next Summer Games. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike held the flag aloft as she got off an All Nippon Airways plane...
Record-breaking British Olympic team welcomed home

The Associated Press
Aug 23, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Arriving in a plane with a gold-painted nose cone and "victoRIOus" emblazoned on the livery, Britain's Olympic team returned home Tuesday to jubilant scene...
Rio police expand scalping probe of Irish Olympic Council

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON
Aug 23, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The man named to head Ireland's Olympic committee after its president was arrested in a ticket-scalping case during the Rio Games is also suspected...
North: U.S. men's basketball team no match for Dream Team

By Mike North
Aug 23, 2016 5:19 am - Time for some random thoughts on the 2016 Rio Olympics, the Cubs, the National League MVP race, Jay Cutler and more. • Congratulations to Team USA for winning 121 medals...
Japanese Prime Minister Abe wows Rio finale as Super Mario

By ELAINE KURTENBACH
Aug 22, 2016 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's brief but showstopping gig at the Olympics closing ceremony as the Nintendo game character Super Mario offered a tantal...
Samba, reflections and pride in final Rio Olympics party

By PETER PRENGAMAN and MAURICIO SAVARESE
Aug 22, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Shaking to samba and expressing a sense of longing with uniquely Brazilian words, Olympians and fans said goodbye to the Rio Games with one last bi...
Think you know the Rio Olympics? Here's a quiz to find out

By TIM DAHLBERG
Aug 22, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Michael Phelps was predictably excellent, and Usain Bolt was amazing as expected. Ryan Lochte found himself swimming in hot water, and Brazil won t...
Tokyo prepares for 2020, facing rising costs and new sports

By STEPHEN WADE
Aug 22, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike is preparing for a strenuous workout with the next Summer Olympics headed her way. The practice started when she receiv...
India welcomes back Sindhu after rare medal in Rio

By MUNEEZA NAQVI
Aug 22, 2016 7:00 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - P.V. Sindhu, the 21-year-old badminton player who won one of India's two medals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, returned to her hometown in southern Ind...
Venezuela to give free housing to returning Olympians

The Associated Press
Aug 22, 2016 7:00 am - CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - None of Venezuela's 87 Olympic athletes won gold this year, but they're getting another prize - new homes from the government. Venezuelan Presi...

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