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Paris, LA both poised to win race to host Olympics Games

TheInternationalOlympicCommitteeispoisedtohandthe2024and2028SummerGamestoParisandLosAngelesonTuesdaywithalandmarkdoublehostingdealsettobeapproved.TheIOCmeetingi

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Ledecky captures 400m freestyle for third win at US meet

Five-timeOlympicchampionKatieLedeckywonherfourthUS400-meterfreestyletitleFridayattheUSSwimChampionshipswhileKevinCordessetanAmericanrecordinthe100breaststroke.L

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Intel becomes top Olympic partner after McDonald's split

Just days after splitting with long-term partner McDonald's, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Wednesday it had signed a deal with technology giant Intel.

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Intel becomes top Olympic partner after McDonald's split

Justdaysaftersplittingwithlong-termpartnerMcDonald's,theInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)saidWednesdayithadsignedadealwithtechnologygiantIntel."IntelandtheIOCa

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Rio Olympics price tag at $13.2 bln as gov't reuse of facilities

The cost of last year's Rio Olympics has risen to 13.2 billion US dollars, around 4.4 billion US dollars more than originally planned, according to figures published by the federal agency for Olympic legacy (AGLO) on Wednesday.

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Rio Olympics price tag at $13.2 bln as gov't reuse of facilities

Thecostoflastyear'sRioOlympicshasrisento13.2billionUSdollars,around4.4billionUSdollarsmorethanoriginallyplanned,accordingtofigurespublishedbythefederalagencyfor

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China Olympic champion Sun Yang ready for new challenges in Tokyo 2020

ChineseOlympicchampionSunYangsaidheisreadytofacethechallengesaftertheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)announcednewly-addedeventsforTokyo2020,includingthreeswim

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Olympic leaders signal they will name hosts for 2024 and 2028 Games

AgroupofleadingOlympicofficialsrecommendedFridaythattheInternationalOlympicCommitteesimultaneouslyselecttwoupcomingSummerGameslocations—meaningthatbothParisandL

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Centrowitz dominates Farah in 1,500m at USATF Distance Classic

AmericanMatthewCentrowitz,the1,500meterOlympicchampionattheRioGames,dominatedBritain'sMoFarah,theundisputedkingofthe5,000and10,000metres,attheUSATFDistanceClass

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IOC examine Paris 2024 bid amid political transition

AfterthreedaysinLosAngeles,InternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)delegatesheadforParistoinspectthecity'sbidforthe2024GamesagainstabackdropofahandoverofpowertoFrench

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China's top Olympic diver retires from pool

Chinese Olympic diver Wu Minxia became emotional after announcing her retirement during a ceremony to unveil the nominees of CCTV Sports Personality of 2015 in Beijing December 15, 2016.

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IOC mourns death of Chinese sports reporter Gao Dianmin

The International Olympic Committee's press commission on Saturday mourned its Chinese member Gao Dianmin, who died on Friday while attending an Olympic meeting in PyeongChang.

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IOC pleased with Beijing's preparation for 2022 Winter Games

The Coordination Commission of the Internatonal Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday lauded Beijing's preparations for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

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President Obama Honors U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams at White House

​U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama welcomed 2016 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams to the White House here on Thursday, congratulating what they did at Rio Olympics.

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Tokyo to remove more 2020 Olympic venues far outside city due to spiralling costs

​A Tokyo government panel is set to propose removing more 2020 Olympic venues far outside the city, some of them being hundreds of miles away, as costs have been out of control.

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Rio sees off "marvellous" Olympic Games

After 16 days of sporting excitement, the first ever Olympic Games in South America lowed its curtain in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday with the International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach's praise, "marvellous".

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Malaysia's Lee heartbroken again, China's Chen takes gold at Rio Olympics

Chen Long of China defeated Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia 21-18, 21-18 to claim the gold medal in the men's badminton singles final at the Rio Olympic Games here on Saturday.