Olympics
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Tokyo will host 2020 OlympicsSep 07, 2013 3:42 pm - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Olympics on Saturday, capitalizing on its reputation as a “safe pair of hands” and defying concerns about the Fukush...
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Madrid, Tokyo, Istanbul in home stretch for 2020 GamesSep 06, 2013 4:59 pm - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A day before the host of the 2020 Olympics is selected, Madrid, Tokyo and Istanbul made their closing arguments to IOC voters Friday: Ÿ Madrid ...
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Bolt closes out season with another winSep 06, 2013 4:57 pm - BRUSSELS — Usain Bolt closed out the season Friday with another win in the 100 meters, finishing in 9.80 seconds in the Memorial Van Damme. The time, sluggish by his ste...
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Auriemma to coach U.S. women’s Olympic team againSep 06, 2013 4:56 pm - STORRS, Conn. — Geno Auriemma is thrilled to be headed to Rio. After months of denying his interest in coaching the U.S. national team, Auriemma will return for an unpre...
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Women’s inclusion key for sports seeking 2020 spotSep 06, 2013 4:56 pm - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — All three sports bidding for a place in the 2020 Olympic lineup have made female participation a big part of their pitches to the IOC, hoping t...
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Wrestling set for final pitch to IOCAug 31, 2013 7:40 am - Wrestling’s seven-month stay in Olympic purgatory is almost complete. The ancient sport will either emerge from its ultimate crisis stronger than ever — or be forced to ...
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Putin bans rallies in Sochi near the 2014 OlympicsAug 23, 2013 6:34 pm - MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree banning demonstrations and rallies for 2½ months in Sochi around the 2014 Winter Olympics. The Rossiyskaya ...
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Russia defends anti-gay law in letter to IOCAug 22, 2013 10:14 am - LONDON — The Russian government assured the IOC on Thursday it will not discriminate against homosexuals during the Sochi Olympics, while defending the law against gay “...
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Prosecution: Woman screamed, then Pistorius firedAug 19, 2013 7:36 am - PRETORIA, South Africa — A woman screamed and then there was silence, according to South African prosecutors pressing a premeditated murder case against Oscar Pistorius....
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Prosecutors: Pistorius trial early next yearAug 16, 2013 8:46 am - JOHANNESBURG — Prosecutors say Oscar Pistorius will be indicted for premeditated murder on Monday and he will go on trial in early 2014 for shooting dead his girlfriend....