New York Times:
China has already begun to throw the considerable weight of its state-run sports system behind the game of golf after the sport won a place at the 2016 Olympics last month in Copenhagen.
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Reuters: Sports News:
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has already begun to throw the considerable weight of its state-run sports system behind the game of golf after it won a place at the 2016 Olympics last month.
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Reuters:
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Vancouver will modify powerful audio equipment that critics say could be used as a "sonic gun" against protesters at next year's Winter Olympics, and stop any chance of using the device as a weapon, Vancouver police said on Tuesday.
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New York Times:
Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo of China, the two-time Olympic bronze medalists and three-time world champions, are back after retiring in 2007.
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Reuters: Lifestyle:
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Matisyahu, whose music merges Hasidic Judaism with reggae beats, hip-hop and rock, is lending his voice to NBC's promotion of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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Reuters: Sports News:
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil must be careful to respect human rights as it moves to contain violence in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the 2014 soccer World Cup and 2016 Olympics, the top U.N. rights official said on Friday.
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Reuters: Sports News:
BERLIN (Reuters) - Michael Phelps, who won a record eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, is not expecting to produce any eye-popping displays at this weekend's World Cup event in the German capital.
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BBC:
London's Olympics and Paralympics are likely to present Britain's "greatest security challenge" since World War II, a Home Office minister says. (Read More)
BBC:
London's Olympics and Paralympics are likely to present Britain's "greatest security challenge" since World War II, a Home Office minister says. (Read More)
New York Times:
Emily Hughes, a fill-in for Michelle Kwan at the 2006 Turin Olympics, will replace he injured Sasha Cohen at this week’s Skate America.
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Reuters: Lifestyle:
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A pile of old coins which have helped keep the clock mechanism of London's Big Ben accurate for the last 150-years were replaced on Thursday by a new five pound ($8.29) coin to mark the 2012 Olympics.
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BBC:
The ANZ Stadium, which hosted the 2000 Olympics, could provide an alternative venue to host a 2011 Ashes Test, rather than the historic Sydney Cricket Ground. (Read More)