Now to Rio, full of Olympic 2016 jitters
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| The snuffing out of the Olympic flame in London Sunday marks a conclusion for most, but for 2016 host city Rio de Janeiro it kicks off four years of pre-games jitters and a race against the clock to ready this notoriously laid-back beach city for the ... |
Rio Olympics 2016: In Brazil, organizers gearing up for bash on the beach
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| LONDON | For all those beach volleyball players who thought Horse Guards Parade transformed itself into the sport's best Olympic venue yet, wait until they arrive on the Brazilian sands of Ipanema Beach in four years. It's Rio's turn -- and if anybod ... |
US women's basketball team wins 5th straight gold
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| LONDON - The names change, not the results. Just call the U.S. womenand#8217;s basketball team Olympic champion and#8212; again. The Americans won their fifth straight gold medal yesterday, routing France, 86-50, and putting more distance between the ... |
As London Olympic Games end, attention turns to Rio
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| Rio, you’re up. ... |
Olympians to spend five days a year in schools
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 | Britain's Olympic heroes will be asked to spend five days a year working in schools under a new £125million a year funding scheme that will last until the 2016 games in Rio. ... |
Brazilians look on London with envy, but vow to throw a better party in Rio
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| Even before their Mayor received the Olympic flag from Boris Johnson last night, the citizens of Rio de Janeiro could feel the gaze of the sporting world begin shifting their way. ... |
London Olympics draw to a close
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| The 2012 Olympic Games enter its final day, with the closing ceremony to take place before London hands over to 2016 host city Rio de Janeiro. ... |
U.S. clobbers France for gold in women’s basketball
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| LONDON — Expected to dominate, they did. All those style points were a bonus. The U.S. women’s basketball team routed France 86-50 in the final Saturday, winning their fifth straight Olympic gold medal and putting more distance between themselves and ... |
Team USA wins gold medal in basketball
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 | The U.S. women's basketball team routed France 86-50 in the final Saturday, winning their fifth straight Olympic gold medal and putting more distance between themselves and the rest of the world heading to Rio for the 2016 Games. ... |
U.S. women's basketball team collects 5th-straight gold in style
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| The U.S. women's basketball team routed France 86-50 in the final Saturday, collecting their fifth straight Olympic gold medal and putting more distance between themselves and the rest of the world heading to Rio for the 2016 Games. ... |
No age-limit likely for Rio Games: FIBA chief
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| LONDON (Reuters) - Applying an age limit to future Olympic basketball tournaments is being discussed but will not likely affect the 2016 Rio Games, the Secretary General of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) said on Saturday. Word that an ... |
Brazil 1-2 Mexico | London 2012 Olympic football final match report
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 | Brazil 1-2 Mexico Mexico's first ever Olympic football medal is gold and the wait for Brazil to add this title to their five World Cups now lasts to the Rio 2016 Games, at least. Oribe Peralta is the man who has the freedom of Mexico and all Brazilia ... |
UK Sport funding extended to 2016
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| Prime Minister David Cameron reveals that funding for Britain's Olympic sports will be maintained for Rio 2016. ... |
Details emerge of Rio 2016 Games
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| The organisers of Rio 2016 have set out their plans for the Olympic and Paralympic Games and their portion of the London 2012 closing ceremony. ... |
David Cameron tells schools to revive competitive sport
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 | LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron said on Saturday he would make competitive sport the core of a new national curriculum, seeking to counter fears that faltering schools sports provision will wreck the legacy of Britain's record Olympi ... |
