Year: 2019
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Olympic greats Bubka, Popov deny Rio 2016 vote-buying claims
Olympic gold medalists Sergey Bubka and Alexander Popov have denied claims made in a Brazilian court they were paid to vote for Rio de Janeiro’s winning bid to host the 2016 Summer Games. The International Olympic Committee said Friday its ethics commission has contacted both men about the allegation by former Rio state governor Sergio…
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Saudi free diving champion drowns in Red Sea
The body of Bassam Bakheet, a Saudi free diving champion, was found near the spot where he started diving off the Jeddah coast Friday morning. The body was found 80 meters underwater, following a search operation that lasted more than 24 hours, said Makkah Border Guard media spokesman Lt. Col. Faris Al-Maliki. The search and…
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Kazan 2019 European Junior Swimming Championships Day 4: 2-2 titles for RUS, ITA
Golden rush: Russia–Italy 2-2, 10-7 in overall Two titles for Russia and Italy apiece, these were the highlights of Day 4 at the European Junior Swimming Championships in Kazan, plus another gold and a silver for Germany’s hopeful Isabel Gose. Belarus and the Czech Republic also grabbed their first wins respectively. Champions, Day 4 Men.…
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Kazan 2019 European Junior Swimming Championships Day 3: 5 golds for Russia
Russia starts rolling with five titles in two hours The host nation, dominant force in recent years at the European Junior Swimming Championships, jumped to the top of the medal table with three individual titles and two relay golds in Kazan. Great Britain, Greece and Ukraine also opened their respective golden accounts while Italy’s Giulia…
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Kazan 2019 European Junior Swimming Championships Day 2: Three golds for Gose (GER)
Marie Gose clinches three golds in a day, Italy, Russia march on Marie Isabel Gose was the star of the second day at the European Junior Swimming Championships in Kazan: the German claimed a rare 100m-400m free double before anchoring the mixed free relay to another win. Italy added two more titles and the Russians…
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Kazan 2019 European Junior Swimming Championships Day 1: Two titles for Switzerland and Italy
No words for the Swiss as they land two titles, and Italy claims two, too Swiss champions were lost for words on the opening day at the European Junior Swimming Championships in Kazan after Antonio Djakovic and Noe Ponti claimed astonishing wins in the 400m free and 50m fly respectively. While this double was unexpected,…
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The Festival of Harmony | FINA World Championships 2019 – Gwangju
The 18th FINA World Championships will take place in the beautiful city of Gwangju, South Korea. K Pop sensation BTS will be supporting the festival of harmony and all the world-class athletes! Are you ready to dive?
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New Jersey Warns: Don’t Swim in Lake Hopatcong — Don’t Even Touch the Water
New Jersey environmental officials say people shouldn’t swim in Lake Hopatcong or even touch the water because aerial surveillance confirms the presence of an extensive harmful algal bloom. The warning issued Thursday also urged people to not eat fish caught in the lake or windsurf, kayak, paddleboard or ride Jet Skis there. Pet owners should…
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French city closes public swimming pools after Muslim women defy burkini ban in protest
A French city closed two public swimming pools after seven Muslim women “inspired by Rosa Parks†defied a citywide ban to swim in their burkinis on Sunday, despite a heatwave that triggered special measures to protect public health. The protest was part of a campaign dubbed Operation Burkini, launched in May by Grenoble’s Citizen Alliance, which saw burkini-clad protestors break the ban for the…