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Russian and Belarusian athletes allowed to compete at Paris 2024 Olympics
The IOC said Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympics as long as they have not supported the war in Ukraine
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Mo Farah held by US customs on suspicion of being a terrorist
Team GB's Olympic hero Mo Farah's two gold medals could not prevent him being held by US customs officials on suspicion of terrorism as he returned home to Portland, Oregon for Christmas.
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Volcanic ash is amazingly beautiful
Amazing shot of this eruption!
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Russian lawmaker: We will arrest gay athletes, tourists at 2014 Olympic Games
A Russian lawmaker has said the ‘gay propaganda’ law will remain enforced during the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in 2014. Vitaly Milonov, co-sponsor of the ‘non-traditional relationships’ bill, said the government cannot decide when to selectively enforce the law.
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Why Russia Turned Against The Gays
Three months before Russia’s parliament unanimously passed a federal law banning the propaganda of “non-traditional relationships” — that is, same-sex ones — the bill’s sponsor went on the country’s most respected interview show to explain her reasoning.
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Russia Accused Of Silencing Journalists, Activists Ahead Of Olympic Games
Local authorities in Russia have allegedly harassed activists and journalists critical of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Human Rights Watch (HRW) claims. The human rights organization stated in a report that, beginning in 2008, it has documented efforts by the government to intimidate those speaking out on, among other things, the effects of Olympic venue construction on the environment and locals' health.
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Gay skater Johnny Weir: I’m prepared to be arrested at Winter Olympics
Gay Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir has said that he does not plan to campaign for LGBT rights or even openly kiss his Russian-born husband at the games in Sochi, but that he is prepared to be arrested by Russian authorities. The flamboyant athlete and reality TV star told CBS News that he is uncertain whether he will even be allowed into the country to compete.
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Canada's Valerie Grand'Maison wins Paralympic swimming gold.
Valerie Grand'Maison of Montreal won Canada's first gold medal at the Paralympic swimming world championships, taking the women's 100-metre butterfly in the visually impaired category in Montreal.
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Usain Bolt completes magnificent seven as he wins 200m at World Athletics Championships in Moscow
No flashes of lightning like last weekend nor any sparkling new world record to accompany the great man in the Luzhniki Stadium this time but Usain Bolt still illuminates the track above all others as he added world title No 7, this time over 200 metres, to his matchless CV here in Moscow.
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Russia Can Try to Change Them, but the Olympics Have Always Been Gay
Russian legislators have said they will enforce new anti-gay laws during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, but the ancient athletic games started out as little more than a gigantic festival of homoerotic excess.
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Sprinter Usain Bolt Says He'll Retire After 2016 Olympics
Usain Bolt, the Jamaican sprinter widely regarded as the fastest man alive, says he's thinking about hanging up his running shoes after the 2016 Olympics in Brazil.
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Japanese professor pushes for Hide and Seek at the Olympics
At 64, Yasuo Hazaki admits he may no longer have the speed of an Olympic athlete, but guile is as important an attribute in his chosen sport - competitive hide-and-seek - and he is lobbying for it be included in the 2020 Games.
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Why would anyone want to host the Olympics?
TO TRIUMPHANT shouts of “banzai!” it was announced on September 7th that Tokyo would host the 2020 Olympic games. The city fended off not-especially-stiff...
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Russia to monitor 'all communications' at Winter Olympics in Sochi
Athletes and spectators attending the Winter Olympics in Sochi in February will face some of the most invasive and systematic spying and surveillance in the history of the Games, documents shared with the Guardian show.
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Somehow Canada is more stylish than the United States
The best thing you can say about Canada’s 2014 Olympic hockey jerseys is that they’re not the United States’ 2014 Olympic hockey jerseys. Team Canada’s uniforms were officially unveiled Tuesday, four months before the Winter Olympics open in Sochi. The reactions up north have been lukewarm, to say the least.
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Russia says no sign of Sochi Winter Olympics boycott
Russia on Friday said it did not have confirmation of a single country boycotting next year’s Sochi Winter Olympics despite a furore over an anti-gay law and vowed to hold one of the best Games ever. Speaking to the Russian lower house of parliament, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said that no country had definitely announced a boycott.
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Insight: Putin targets Dagestan insurgents as Olympics loom
Ahead of the Sochi Olympics in February, Russia is taking saliva samples from religiously conservative Muslim women, according to locals in the North Caucasus, gathering DNA so authorities
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Beefy Russian Bodybuilder Does a Whimsical Dance
Vadim Skornyakov, a beefy Russian bodybuilder, does a delightfully whimsical dance during his routine at the 25th Open Cup held in St. Petersburg earlier this year.
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The Sochi Olympic Torch Was Just Launched Into Space
The Winter Olympic torch is on its way to outer space. A three-man crew is bringing the torch on a Russian rocket to the International Space Station. It will stay there for five days, during which time astronauts will take it for a "walk" outside.
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Journalists Reportedly Banned From Smartphone Photography At Olympics In Russia
Any journalist who snaps Sepia Instagrams of their brunch at the Sochi Olympics will promptly lose their accreditation for the games. “Journalists using mobile phones to film athletes or spectators will be considered a serious violation and will result in cancellation of accreditation,” reported Vasily Konov, head of the Russian state-run R-Sports news outlet.
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