Month: September 2016
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Olympics Terror Plot: 8 Charged For ISIS-Linked Plan To Attack Rio Games, Athletes
Eight Brazilians suspected of plotting an Islamic State-inspired attack at the Rio Olympics were handed terrorism charges by a Brazil judge on Friday, according to Reuters. The group has been called “amateurs†by Brazilian officials but it’s believed their plans could have greatly disrupted the first Games ever held in South America. Brazilian officials, acting…
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LEN European Short Course Championship 2017 reveals official logo
The logo for LEN European Short Course Championship 2017, to be held next year on the 13 to 17 December in Royal Arena in Copenhagen is now revealed. With the revealing of the logo an important part of the puzzle, when it comes to the visual expression for next year’s European Championship in Denmark, has…
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Behind the scenes of Rio 2016 with Kirsty Coventry
Flag bearer at the Opening Ceremony and competing for Zimbabwe in the pool, five time Olympian Kirsty Coventry shares her Rio diary.
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Mom Warns Other About Dangers of Swimming In Quarries After Son Died
Thousands of quarries exist across the country but some can be disastrous. Jonathan Baksh, 19, jumped into Martin’s Creek quarry in Pennsylvania in 2015, but he never made it back to land after suffering a cramp in the water. His mom was stunned when she found out her son was the second young man to…
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Lochte Wanted To Quit After DWTS Protest
Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte has admits there was a brief period following his drama-filled “Dancing with the Stars” debut last week when he considered hanging up his ballroom shoes. Lochte said “Right after the show I wanted to quit because it hurt so bad. And having my mom in hysterics, crying — watching her go…
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Ryan Lochte Channels “The Muppets” on “DWTS”
The gold medal-winning swimmer and partner Cheryl Burke open up about performing as Kermit and Miss Piggy on “Dancing With the Stars.”
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Putin criticizes WADA for hypocrisy by allowing Western sportsmen & sportswomen to take doping
The information leaked by the group behind the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) hack raises lots of questions, as it revealed that some healthy athletes were allowed to use doping while the whole Russian Paralympic team was banned only on suspicion, Vladimir Putin has said. Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a summit of the Commonwealth of…
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Hackers leak fourth batch of confidential WADA data
Four-time Olympic athletics champion Mo Farah and 14-time Grand Slam winning tennis player Rafael Nadal are among another 26 athletes whose leaked data has been revealed by hacking group Fancy Bears after a cyber-attack on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Farah, who successfully defended his 5,000 and 10,000 metres titles at last month’s Games in…