Category: Competition
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Rio 2016: Why Team USA Exceeded All Expectations
For Team USA it doesn’t get much better than this. The Americans may not have made a ton of friends in Brazil, given their dust-ups with the law, and all that parading around with an index finger either raised in victory or pointed at other teams’ athletes for being dopers, while Team USA itself had…
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Olympic champions go over their routines
Some of Rio’s champions share their breakfast choice, good luck charms, and winning mindset.
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From addiction to olympian: Dan Smith’s timely visit to Christ the Redeemer
Gold Coast swimmer Dan Smith’s journey to Rio is unlike anyone else’s on the Australian team. He overcame drug and alcohol addiction with help from the figure forever watching over Rio.
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What countries pay for Olympic gold medals
Check out this video to see what countries are promising the biggest payouts (among other incentives) for gold medals won in the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro.
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Michael Phelps on Olympic Swimming Career | Rio Olympics 2016
The American swimmer Michael Phelps, who has become the most decorated Olympian of all time, said Monday that he is happy and pleased after Rio, as he heads into retirement.
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Australian swimming medallists react to rollercoaster week
All the individual medallists of the Australian swim team spoke to the media about how they were able to handle the pressure of an olympic games. Kyle Chalmers, Emma McKeon, Mack Horton, Maddie Groves, Mitch Larkin and coach Jacco Verhaeren.