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Olympics: Japan marks three years to Tokyo 2020 as issues linger

Japan Monday marked three years before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with celebrations and fanfare -- even as organisers struggle to contain soaring costs and restore credibility.

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Olympics: Japan marks three years to Tokyo 2020 as issues linger

Japan Monday marked three years before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with celebrations and fanfare -- even as organisers struggle to contain soaring costs and restore credibility.

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Japan unveils 'telework' campaign to ease Tokyo 2020 congestion

JapanonMondaybegananationalpracticetomotivatetensofthousandsofcommuterstoworkfromhome,inabidtoeaserailandroadcongestionbeforethe2020TokyoOlympicsandreformthecou

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Michelle Obama to posthumously honor Eunice Kennedy Shriver

ESPNhaschosenMichelleObamatohelpposthumouslyhonorSpecialOlympicsfounderEuniceKennedyShriver.TheformerfirstladyispresentingtheArthurAsheCourageAwardtoShriver’sso

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China's skating star Zhang Hong nominated for IOC Athletes Commission

TheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)ExecutiveBoardonMondayapprovedthecandidaturesofChina'sOlympicskatingchampionZhangHongfortheIOCAthletes’Commissionelections,

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IOC President Bach, S. Korea to discuss joint Korean teams

IOCPresidentThomasBachandSouthKoreanPresidentMoonJae-InwillnextweekdiscussthepossibilityofjointKoreanteamscompetingatnextyear'sPyeongchangWinterOlympicGames,the

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BIGBANG's Taeyang named honorary ambassador for PyeongChang 2018

Taeyang, a member of the popular K-pop boy band BIGBANG, was appointed as an honorary ambassador for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Wednesday.

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BIGBANG's Taeyang named honorary ambassador for PyeongChang 2018

Taeyang,amemberofthepopularK-popboybandBIGBANG,wasappointedasanhonoraryambassadorforthe2018PyeongChangWinterOlympicsonWednesday.BIGBANG'sTaeyangholdsupacardshow

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McDonald's ends Olympics deal three years early

McDonald'sandtheInternationalOlympicsCommittee(IOC)areendingtheirlong-runningsponsorshipdealthreeyearsearly.Thefastfoodchainsaiditwas"reconsideringallaspectsofi

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Pentathlete Chen Qian's game result canceled after failing doping test

ChineseOlympicCommitteeconfirmedonSundaythatthefemaleChinesemodernpentathleteChenQianhasbeentemporarilysuspendedfromfuturecontestsafterfailingadopingtest,withhe

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Scathing report on Rio Olympics: venues ‘White Elephants’

Afederalprosecutorlookingintolastyear’sRiodeJaneiroOlympicssaysthatmanyofthevenues“arewhiteelephants”thatwerebuiltwith“noplanning.”ThescathingreportofferedMonda

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PyeongChang to open winter-themed art program for students from warm countries

An art camp will open this Friday in PyeongChang, the host city of the 2018 Winter Olympics, for students from warm, developing countries who are unable to experience winter sports first hand, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Tuesday.

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Trump immigration storm buffets LA 2024 Olympics bid

Donald Trump may have given his unequivocal support to Los Angeles's bid for the 2024 Olympics but the tumultuous first few weeks of his presidency have dealt a blow to the city's hopes of staging the games, analysts say.

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Xi visits winter sports venues to energize plans for Olympics

President Xi Jinping urged organizers on Monday to host an extraordinary Winter Olympics in 2022 through rational planning and economic use of resources.

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Snow, hotpot and ski shoes: China awaits the Winter Olympics

​Chang Guangchun seldom sees foreigners in her village, but started learning English two years ago.

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APD Yearender: Chen Guanming - Chinese Olympic rickshaw rider's farewell

In the next few days, APD would like to take you through the turbulent 2016. We will be presenting stories of a wide range of people – some of them are big shots who have driven major shifts in world order, and others are ordinary folks whose lives have been changed by the dramatic events that occurred this year.

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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.