Author: rokur
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Dad charged with abuse after throwing toddler into pool to teach her a lesson
Read for instance news.com.au A father has been charged with child abuse after he chucked his two-year-old daughter into a swimming pool to teach her a lesson. Corey McCarthy’s actions were picked by a surveillance camera at the pool inPhoenix, Arizona, reported AZFamily.com. McCarthy reportedly told police that he threw his daughter Mia into the pool…
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Sandra Völker auctions off Olympic medals to pay off her €100,000 debts
Read The Local Sandra Völker raised €28,000 for her silver medal for the 100 metres freestyle from the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. The swimming champion’s two bronze medals from Atlanta were sold for €12,000 and €16,000 each, her swimsuit for €150 and a swimming lesson for €460. The 40-year-old said: “It’s a great outcome…
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Note to Olympic Sailors: Don’t Fall in Rio’s Water
See NY Times Nico Delle Karth, an Austrian sailor preparing for the 2016 Summer Olympics, said it was the foulest place he had ever trained. Garbage bobbed on the surface, everything from car tires to floating mattresses. The water reeked so badly of sewage that he was afraid to put his feet in it to…
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Paris’ legendary Piscine Molitor reopens after 25 years of abandonment
Read  The Guardian Built almost a century ago, the art-deco Piscine Molitor in the 16th district of Paris is no ordinary swimming pool. It was here the first bikini was unveiled and the topless sunbathing revolution took off, and it is after this swimming pool that the main character in the 2001 novel Life of…
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WADA decides to add Xenon gas to banned substances list
Read The Telegraph The World Anti-Doping Agency banned the inhalation of xenon gas on Sunday night after deciding it could be used to enhance athletes’ performances illegally. The president of Wada, Sir Craig Reedie, revealed that the untraceable substance, which studies have shown can stimulate the production of erythropoietin (EPO) and testosterone, had been added…
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Sun needs time to be back to top, says coach Zhang
Read Xinhuanet After 200m free, Sun shouted and punched in the air, releasing his pressure from the public since the non-license driving incident. “I’m satisfied with today’s performance. It’s an easy win,” Sun said after setting the world’s fifth best of this year in 200m free. Sun is expected to meet with arch rival Park…
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