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USOPC anticipating participation surge in US from LA28, 2034 Games
NEW YORK, Sept 25 : The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee expects two domestic Games in the span of six years will prompt a surge of interest in Olympic sport, CEO Sarah Hirshland said on Friday, with LA28 around the corner and Salt Lake City due to host in 2034.The Atlanta Games in 1996 preceded…
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Games-Philippines trailblazer Yulo adds Asian Games gold to Olympic success in gymnastics
NAGOYA, Japan, Sept 24 : Carlos Yulo, the Philippines’ first Olympic gymnastics champion, added Asian Games gold to his trophy cabinet on Thursday in a triumph made in Japan.The 4-foot-11 inch (1.5m) Yulo trained in Japan under a scholarship from the local Olympic committee and delivered in front of the Nagoy
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MMA wants to be at the Olympics, but could UFC, Dana White and Donald Trump stop it?
Mixed martial arts has made its debut at the Asian Games this week. It takes the sport closer to the Olympics but there are doubts about the next step, and the influence of the popular and lucrative UFC.
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Games-Safety first as mixed martial arts grapples for recognition at Asian Games
NAGOYA, Japan, Sept 21 : With no cage, no elbows and no appetite for blood on the mat, the Asian Games’ mixed martial arts competition is not quite the visceral experience of a UFC fight night.The athletes battle in traditional martial arts uniforms, wear shin guards for protection and dropping knees onto pro
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Senegal gears up for Youth Olympic Games
Senegal is preparing to host the Youth Olympic Games, the first Olympic event ever to be held in Africa. The Olympic flame has arrived in Dakar, beginning a journey across the country before the Games open on October 31.
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Champion oarsman says Brisbane 2032 rowing risks becoming country regatta
Sept 18 : Prominent Australian rowing figures have criticised the approval of Rockhampton’s crocodile-inhabited Fitzroy River as the venue for the sport at the Brisbane Olympics, arguing the course will require extensive investment and leave little lasting legacy.Worries about the venue initially focused on t
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French Alps 2030 organisers confirm departure of Grospiron as president
PARIS, Sept 10 : The organising committee for the 2030 French Alps Winter Olympics confirmed the departure of its president Edgar Grospiron on Thursday, 18 months after his appointment, raising fresh questions over the Games’ governance.Grospiron, the 1992 Olympic moguls champion, had been widely expected to
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Amid NFL hoopla, flag football makes quieter push in suburban Australia
MELBOURNE, Sept 9 : The National Football League (NFL) is determined to make a big splash at its first regular-season game in Australia but out in the Melbourne suburbs, a quieter revolution is brewing without the helmets, shoulder pads and big hits.Non-contact flag football, which will make its Olympic debut
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Jefferson-Wooden beats Alfred in Silesia, Seville takes men’s sprint
SILESIA, Poland, Aug 23 : World champion Melissa Jefferson-Wooden handed Olympic gold medallist Julien Alfred her first loss of the season to win the women’s 100 metres at the Silesia Diamond League on Sunday, with Oblique Seville storming to victory in the men’s sprint.In a stacked race featuring the top thr
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France’s Manaudou, Olympic 50m freestyle champion, retires at 35
PARIS, Aug 13 : French swimmer Florent Manaudou, the 2012 Olympic champion in 50m freestyle, announced he would bid farewell to the sport on Saturday at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris.”Two years later, I’m announcing the end,” the 35-year-old told France TV on Thursday, referring to the fact he
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