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‘Truly outstanding’ – Tokyo marks one year till 2020 Olympics
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‘Truly outstanding’ – Tokyo marks one year till 2020 Olympics

Tokyo promised a high-tech Olympics complete with robots as it marked a year to go until the 2020 Games on…
New mixed relay ‘just what athletics needs’: GB star
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New mixed relay ‘just what athletics needs’: GB star

The new mixed 4x400m relay is just what athletics needs to inject more fun and excitement into competition, according to…
Silence echoes across Pyeongchang Olympic venues
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Silence echoes across Pyeongchang Olympic venues

Just one year after the world’s best skiers and skaters gathered in South Korea to compete for Olympic gold, many…
Vatican Athletics gets Olympic blessing
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Vatican Athletics gets Olympic blessing

The newly-formed Vatican Athletics team, which is aiming to compete in international competitions, including the Olympics, was officially launched on…
S. Korean Olympic champion accuses coach of sex assault
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S. Korean Olympic champion accuses coach of sex assault

  South Korea’s double Olympic short track gold medalist Shim Suk-hee has accused her former coach — already convicted and…
Blast kills 22 outside China factory in Olympic city
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Blast kills 22 outside China factory in Olympic city

  A vehicle carrying dangerous chemicals exploded at the entrance of a chemical factory in a northern Chinese city that…
Olympic Comm. warns Taiwan against name-change
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Olympic Comm. warns Taiwan against name-change

The International Olympic Committee has warned Taiwan that it could lose its right to compete if it tries to change…
Swim team braves pollution to dive into Gaza waters
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Swim team braves pollution to dive into Gaza waters

  On one of the world’s most polluted coastlines, 30 young Palestinians dive head first into the sea off the…
Thousands rally in Taiwan, call for referendum on independence from China
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Thousands rally in Taiwan, call for referendum on independence from China

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Several thousand pro-independence demonstrators rallied in Taiwan’s capital on Saturday to protest against Beijing’s “bullying” and called…
Egypt wins second gold medal in Youth Olympic Games
Egypt

Egypt wins second gold medal in Youth Olympic Games

  Egyptian champion Ahmed el-Gendy has taken a gold medal for the men’s individual modern pentathlon, in this year’s Summer…
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