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Tag Archives: Summer Olympics

23Aug/16

Sponsors dump Ryan Lochte

August 23, 2016OlympicsAmerican people of German descent, Apparel & Accessories - NEC, Bob Williams, Company: Airweave, Company: Ralph Lauren, Company: Speedo USA, Company: Syneron Candela, Fred Katayama, Katayama, Lauren, Lochte, Lochtegate, Robert O. Williams, Ryan Lochte, Speedo, Sports, Summer Olympic Games, Summer Olympics, Swimmers, Swimming, Syneron Candela, Syneron Medicalsmbale

The 12-time Olympic medalist has lost all four major endorsement deals after his tale of his alleged robbery at gunpoint in Rio enraged local officials. Fred Katayama reports.
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19Aug/16

Can money buy Olympic success?

August 19, 2016OlympicsAthens, athlete, Atlanta, Basketball, Beijing, Brazil, City: London, Company: UK Sport, Country: United Kingdom, Entertainment, Gaius Thompson, Gymnastics, Liz Nicholl, London, Lottery, Olympics, Rio de Janeiro, Sports, Summer Olympics, SYDNEY, Tokyo, UK Sport, United Kingdomsmbale

UK Sport hails the impact of lottery funding on Team GB’s success at the Rio Olympics, as Britain celebrates its most successful Games ever on foreign soil.

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19Aug/16

CCTV footage shows U.S. swimmers vandalising Rio gas station

August 19, 2016OlympicsAmerican people of German descent, Brazil, Breno Melaragno Costa, City: Rio de Janeiro, Company: ABC NEWS INTERACTIVE, Company: ThomsonReuters, Country: Brazil, Country: United States, Fernando Veloso, Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger, Jimmy Feigen, Lochte, Lochtegate, Olympic medalists, Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Lochte, Shell, Summer Olympic Games, Summer Olympics, Swimmers, U.S. Olympic Committee, United Statessmbale

Security footage shows a group of U.S. swimmers, including Ryan Lochte and Jimmy Feigen, vandalising a Rio gas station.

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09Aug/16

Action from a packed day in Rio

August 9, 2016OlympicsAgatha Bednarczuk, Amis people, Argentina, Barbara Seixas de Freitas, Beijing, Boossaba Yodbangtoey, Brazil, Chen Aisen, Chen Yue, China, Chun, Country: Thailand, Croatia, Czech Republic, Daniel Goodfellow, David Boudia, David Johnson, David Kostelecky, Ecuador, Edward Ling, Germany, Giovanni Pellielo, Hsing-Chun, Intarat, Italy, Ivan Garcia, Japan, Josip Glasnovic, Kuo Hsing, Kuo Hsing-chun, Lin Yue, London, Maria Alexandra Escobar Guerrero, Mexico, Mikiko Andoh, Olympic medalists, Patrick Klein, Pimsiri Sirikaew, Rio de Janeiro, Sanchez Sanchez, Sopita Tanasan, Sports, Steele Johnson, Sukanya Srisurat, Summer Olympic Games, Summer Olympics, Taiwan, Thailand, Thomas Daley, Tom Daley, United Kingdom, United Statessmbale

China are victorious in the men’s synchronized diving, Thailand continue domination of women’s weightlifting and Josip Glasnovic won Croatia’s first gold of the Olympics in the trap-shooting.

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08Aug/16

Russia appeals against Rio Paralympic suspension

August 8, 2016OlympicsChina Central Television, Company: CCTV, Corruption in Russia, Court of Arbitration for Sport, International Association for Disabled Sailing, International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee, Lev Seleznev, McLaren Report, National Paralympic Committee, Paralympic Games, Richard McLaren, Russia, Sports, Sports law, Summer Olympics, Summer Paralympics, Vitaly Mutko, Vladimir Lukin, Winter Olympics, World Anti-Doping Agencysmbale

China Central Television (CCTV) – An appeal has been filed against the decision of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to ban Russian athletes from the Rio Paralympic Games, a senior Russian sports official said Sunday.
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07Aug/16

photo-journalist Diana Dobson is press attaché for the Rio Olympics.

Bullet narrowly misses New Zealand Olympic official

August 7, 2016OlympicsBrazil, Country: New Zealand, Deodoro Aquatics Centre, Deodoro da Fonseca, Deodoro Olympic Park, Deodoro Stadium, Deodoro, Rio de Janeiro, Diana Dobson, Favela, FEI World Equestrian Games, Guanabara Bay, Mark Todd, New Zealand, Olympic Games, Olympic medalists, Rio de Janeiro, Stray Bullet, Summer Olympic Games, Summer Olympics, Venues of the 2016 Summer Olympics, Waddellsmbale

A New Zealand Olympic official barely missed being hit by a stray bullet at the equestrian center in Rio de Janeiro, adding to the list of concerns on day 1 of the games. Continue reading →

06Aug/16

Excitement peaks in Rio as Games open

August 6, 2016OlympicsBrazil, CLAYTON ATCHISON, Countries, Favela, International organizations, Natasha Howitt, Poverty in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Summer Olympics, United States, Welfare in Brazil, Worldsmbale

Celebrations kick off after the opening ceremony of Brazil’s first ever Olympic Games. Natasha Howitt reports.
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10Nov/15

Russians sceptical about WADA doping allegations

November 10, 2015WorldAll-Russia Athletic Federation, Amphetamine, Bioethics, Cheating, Countries, Dmitry, Doping in Russia, Doping in sport, Drugs in sport, Moscow, Ramis, Russia, Russian Anti-Doping Agency, Sport in Russia, Sports, Summer Olympics, Tatyana, United States, Vitaly Mutko, World Anti-Doping Agency, World Athleticssmbale

Russians sceptical about an anti-doping commission report that alleged widespread corruption in Russia, triggering one of the biggest doping scandals in sporting history.

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