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NewsApr 15, 2024Read →

US Olympic Track Uniform Draws Concern Over Coverage

Some are raising some hoopla over the possibility of seeing someone’s hoo-ha in the upcoming summer Olympics. That’s due to the unveiling of the Nike’s Team USA track and field kit for women on Thursday ahead of Paris…

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NewsFeb 21, 2024Read →

Scott Hamilton Not Treating Third Brain Tumor

Scott Hamilton has had plenty of heath issues to overcome in the past. However, the Olympic figure skater decided to put off treatment when he was diagnosed with a third pituitary tumor in his brain in 2016. Hamilton…

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NewsNov 27, 2023Read →

Olympic Athlete Oscar Pistorius to Be Released on Parole After Killing Girlfriend

Former South African Olympic track star Oscar Pistorius is set to be released on parole more than 10 years after murdering his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp. According to USA Today , Singabakho Nxumalo, the…

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NewsMay 5, 2021Read →

Olympic Committee Stands Against Kneelers, Says No Way To BLM

Athletes have been prohibited from wearing clothing that features the “Black Lives Matter” slogan at the Tokyo Olympic Games, which are scheduled to begin in July, according to the International Olympic Committee. The…

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StoryMar 15, 2021Read →

Cruz on Boycotting China Olympics: ‘We Have Tried This’ Before and It ‘Utterly Failed’

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is warning against boycotting the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. In an op-ed published by Fox News on Monday, Cruz argued boycotting the Olympics is not the way to go when it comes to…

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NewsFeb 25, 2021Read →

WH Has Not Made ‘Final Decision’ on Participation in Olympics in China

The White House has not made a final decision on participation in the Winter Olympics in Beijing, a spokeswoman said on Thursday, as Republican lawmakers call for the United States to boycott the Games in 2022. “There…

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StoryFeb 25, 2021Read →

Nikki Haley Urges Biden to Boycott China’s Winter Olympics Citing ‘Threats Abroad and Tyranny at Home’

Former Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is calling on President Joe Biden to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. “If the United States had known what Nazi Germany would become, would we have…

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NewsFeb 19, 2021Read →

All G7 Leaders Support Japan’s Plan To Hold Olympics This Summer: Japan PM

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said that all Group of Seven leaders expressed their support for Japan’s plan to hold the Tokyo Olympics this summer. Suga made the comment to reporters after a virtual G7 meeting…

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NewsJan 28, 2021Read →

Olympics: US Senator Romney Says ‘Hold the Games’, Limit Spectators

U.S. Senator Mitt Romney has thrown his support behind the Tokyo Olympics this summer, saying the Games should be held with a limit on spectators at venues and would serve as an inspiration for the world during the…

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StoryDec 10, 2020Read →

US Olympic Committee Will Not Sanction Athletes Who Choose to ‘Peacefully and Respectfully’ Protest

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee will allow athletes to protest against racial injustice and other social injustices without consequence. “We have made the decision that team USA athletes will not be sanctioned…

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NewsMar 24, 2020Read →

Tokyo Games Delayed to 2021, Easing Athletes’ Angst

The Tokyo Olympics were postponed on Tuesday into 2021, the first such delay in the Games’ 124-year modern history, as the coronavirus crisis wrecked the last international sporting showpiece still standing this year…

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StoryMar 13, 2020Read →

Japan Says Olympics on Track as Abe and Trump Talk on Coronavirus

Japan on Friday said it was determined to hold a “safe and secure” Tokyo Olympics on schedule, after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested a one year delay because of the coronavirus pandemic. Lawmakers later granted…

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NewsMar 11, 2020Read →

Olympics 2020 Set to Break New Record – Gender Equality

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics is on track for a new record – having an almost equal number of female and male athletes for the first time, the International Committee (IOC) announced on Tuesday. The percentage of female…

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NewsFeb 19, 2020Read →

Trump Considering Travel to Tokyo for Summer Olympics

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is considering a visit to Japan this summer for the Olympic Games in Tokyo, a trip that would take him off the campaign trail as he seeks re-election. Trump was asked about…

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