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Trump Brings Back Presidential Fitness Test For American Schoolchildren
President Donald Trump on Thursday reestablished the Presidential Fitness Test for American children, a fixture of public schools for decades that gauged young people's health and athleticism with 1-mile runs, sit-ups and stretching exercises.
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Melinda French Gates Roots For Son-In-Law Nayel Nassar At Paris Olympics: "So Excited"
He has previously represented Egypt at the 2012 London Summer Olympics and qualified for the finals of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Ravi Dahiya: Indian Wrestling Has A New Superhero
With his silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, Ravi Dahiya became the fifth Indian wrestler to win a medal at the Summer Games.
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Russian Officials Acknowledge Doping 'Conspiracy': Report
Investigator Richard McLaren said in a new report for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) this month that more than 1,000 Russian athletes in some 30 sports took part in a plan for Moscow sports ministry officials to use banned drugs at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, the 2012 London Summer Games and other global events.
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2016 Rio Olympic Games in August, Google Doodle Celebrates 120th Anniversary of Modern Olympics
Brazil will host the Summer Olympic Games in Rio this year. Google Doodle is celebrating the 120th anniversary of the Modern Games with a classy google doodle.
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Paris, Rome Among Five Candidates to host 2024 Olympics
Five cities Paris, Rome, Budapest, Hamburg and Los Angeles are in race to host 2024 Summer Olympics
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Asian Games: Lee Hyun-Il Lee is South Korea's Secret Badminton Weapon
Lee Hyun-Il was part of the last South Korea men's team to win gold at the Asian Games in 2002 and has lost out in bronze play-offs in two Summer Olympics -- last time to China's Chen Long in London 2012, after which he retired from the international competition.
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Atletico Madrid to Sign Mexican Striker Raul Jimenez
Raul Jimenez, who won an Olympic gold medal with Mexico in the 2012 London Olympic Games and was part of the Mexican squad for the World Cup finals, has agreed a six-year contract and will strengthen Atletico' s attack after the summer departures of Diego Costa and Adrian Lopez.
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Commonwealth Games 2014: Olympic Silver Medallist Vijay Kumar Named India's Flagbearer in Glasgow
Pistol shooter Vijay Kumar previously won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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@SochiProblems Twitter account outnumbers Games followers
Winter Olympics organisers on Tuesday trumpeted their social media reach, outclassing the 2010 figures after two days, but they still trail an account registering problems at Sochi by tens of thousands of followers.
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New Atletico stadium ready in 2016, says club
Atletico had previously hoped to move into their new home in the summer of 2015.
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Wrestling back for Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics after IOC vote win
Despite some questions regarding alleged corruption within wrestling, Nenad Lalovic was left beaming after the announcement by International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge.
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Sushil Kumar, Indian Olympic Association welcome wrestling's re-inclusion for 2020, 2024 Summer Games
The voting at the 125th International Olympic Committee session ensured that wrestling will be on the Olympic sport roster in 2020 games and 2024 Games. Meanwhile, India's highest ranked squash player Saurav Ghosal was disappointed that their sport could get on board.
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Tokyo to host 2020 Summer Olympics
Tokyo outbid Istanbul and Madrid to bag the quadrennial sporting extravaganza. This will be the second time Tokyo will be hosting the Summer Olympics. The Japanese capital hosted the 1964 Games where 93 countries participated.
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Will squash be able to grapple with wrestling for 2020 spot?
The crucial vote during the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina will see the culmination of a contest that began two years ago. One of the sports will join the 2020 Summer Games while the others will be left to ponder about their future outside of the Olympic programme.
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Trump Brings Back Presidential Fitness Test For American Schoolchildren
President Donald Trump on Thursday reestablished the Presidential Fitness Test for American children, a fixture of public schools for decades that gauged young people's health and athleticism with 1-mile runs, sit-ups and stretching exercises.
-
Melinda French Gates Roots For Son-In-Law Nayel Nassar At Paris Olympics: "So Excited"
He has previously represented Egypt at the 2012 London Summer Olympics and qualified for the finals of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
-
Ravi Dahiya: Indian Wrestling Has A New Superhero
With his silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, Ravi Dahiya became the fifth Indian wrestler to win a medal at the Summer Games.
-
Russian Officials Acknowledge Doping 'Conspiracy': Report
Investigator Richard McLaren said in a new report for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) this month that more than 1,000 Russian athletes in some 30 sports took part in a plan for Moscow sports ministry officials to use banned drugs at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, the 2012 London Summer Games and other global events.
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2016 Rio Olympic Games in August, Google Doodle Celebrates 120th Anniversary of Modern Olympics
Brazil will host the Summer Olympic Games in Rio this year. Google Doodle is celebrating the 120th anniversary of the Modern Games with a classy google doodle.
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Paris, Rome Among Five Candidates to host 2024 Olympics
Five cities Paris, Rome, Budapest, Hamburg and Los Angeles are in race to host 2024 Summer Olympics
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Asian Games: Lee Hyun-Il Lee is South Korea's Secret Badminton Weapon
Lee Hyun-Il was part of the last South Korea men's team to win gold at the Asian Games in 2002 and has lost out in bronze play-offs in two Summer Olympics -- last time to China's Chen Long in London 2012, after which he retired from the international competition.
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Atletico Madrid to Sign Mexican Striker Raul Jimenez
Raul Jimenez, who won an Olympic gold medal with Mexico in the 2012 London Olympic Games and was part of the Mexican squad for the World Cup finals, has agreed a six-year contract and will strengthen Atletico' s attack after the summer departures of Diego Costa and Adrian Lopez.
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Commonwealth Games 2014: Olympic Silver Medallist Vijay Kumar Named India's Flagbearer in Glasgow
Pistol shooter Vijay Kumar previously won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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@SochiProblems Twitter account outnumbers Games followers
Winter Olympics organisers on Tuesday trumpeted their social media reach, outclassing the 2010 figures after two days, but they still trail an account registering problems at Sochi by tens of thousands of followers.
-
New Atletico stadium ready in 2016, says club
Atletico had previously hoped to move into their new home in the summer of 2015.
-
Wrestling back for Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics after IOC vote win
Despite some questions regarding alleged corruption within wrestling, Nenad Lalovic was left beaming after the announcement by International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge.
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Sushil Kumar, Indian Olympic Association welcome wrestling's re-inclusion for 2020, 2024 Summer Games
The voting at the 125th International Olympic Committee session ensured that wrestling will be on the Olympic sport roster in 2020 games and 2024 Games. Meanwhile, India's highest ranked squash player Saurav Ghosal was disappointed that their sport could get on board.
-
Tokyo to host 2020 Summer Olympics
Tokyo outbid Istanbul and Madrid to bag the quadrennial sporting extravaganza. This will be the second time Tokyo will be hosting the Summer Olympics. The Japanese capital hosted the 1964 Games where 93 countries participated.
-
Will squash be able to grapple with wrestling for 2020 spot?
The crucial vote during the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina will see the culmination of a contest that began two years ago. One of the sports will join the 2020 Summer Games while the others will be left to ponder about their future outside of the Olympic programme.
