Category: Organization
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Brazil crises threaten Olympics
CNN’s Paula Newton explores the overwhelming political and economic drama wreaking havoc in Brazil as it prepares to host the Olympics this summer.
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic organisers unveil new logo proposals
Tokyo 2020 Olympic organisers unveil a shortlist of four new logos more than six months after the original choice was scrapped over an embarrassing plagiarism scandal.
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Tickets to the 2016 Olympics aren’t selling, and Brazil is scrambling to boost demand
With just half of tickets sold and only four months before kickoff, Brazil’s new minister of sports, Ricardo Leyser, is looking into ways to boost ticket sales. He told Brazilian newspaper Folha that the Brazilian government may purchase tickets that will be distributed to public schools. He said public officials must also work to boost…
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Massive ‘Panama Papers’ leak reveals how also rich athletes hide money offshore
The trove of 11.5 million documents from Panama-based lawfirm Mossack Fonseca was obtained from an anonymous source by Germany’s “Süddeutsche Zeitung” newspaper. The documents, dubbed the “Panama Papers,” show how the company helped its clients evade tax and launder money. The files also link current and former leaders, including Egyptian autocrat Hosni Mubarak, Libya’s former…
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Protestors want swim coach reinstated
Members of a Northern York County YMCA swim team are looking for answers after their head coach was abruptly fired. Swimmers and their parents protested outside of the YMCA in Biddeford with signs that said “Bring Back Zach.” Zach Gray was head coach of the Manta Ray swim team for two years, but was let…
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Biddeford swim team protests YMCA coach’s dismissal
A parents meeting is set for Wednesday night at the YMCA in Biddeford to discuss plans moving forward after a popular swimming coach was abruptly fired.
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Swimming Volunteers: Burnham-on-Sea Swimming Club
A promotional video for swimming volunteering at Burnham-on-Sea Swimming Club in Somerset, filmed by local students on a BTEC Extended Diploma Media Production course.
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Michael Phelps promotes swim instruction in Arizona
Michael Phelps continued to expand his reach in his new Arizona home Saturday with appearances at two Arizona State campuses to promote Pitchfork Aquatics Swim School. Pitchfork Aquatics is the first Arizona licensee of the Michael Phelps Swimming program, which teaches safety, fitness and performance. Read AZCentral
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Korean swimming body chief to resign amid corruption scandal
The head of South Korea’s top swimming governing body will submit his resignation this month following its executives’ corruption scandals, a national swimming official said Thursday. According to the Korea Swimming Federation official, who asked not to be named, KSF President Lee Ki-heung said at a Tuesday meeting with executives from regional swimming federations that…