Olympic News
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Gold medalist Korakaki slams Greek government
ATHENS, (Reuters) - Shooting gold medalist Anna Korakaki lashed out at the Greek government after she missed out on Thursday's special ceremony honoring the Rio Olympic team.
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U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte to be summoned to testify in Brazil: Fox News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, who has apologized for an "exaggerated" story about being robbed at gunpoint at the Rio Games, will be summoned to testify before Brazil's Justice Department, Fox News reported on Thursday.
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Kuwait dissolves Olympic, football bodies for financial irregularities
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait on Thursday dissolved the country's Olympic committee and football association, citing financial irregularities.
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Hong Kong confirms first imported case of Zika virus
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong confirmed its first imported case of Zika at a news conference late on Thursday.
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Kenya removes Olympics committee over Rio performance
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya has disbanded its National Olympics Committee (NOC-K) because of the poor handling of the east African country's team during the Rio Olympics, sports minister Hassan Wario said on Thursday.
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Putin calls ban on Russian Paralympic team 'immoral'
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A ban on Russia's Paralympic team competing in Rio next month is cynical and immoral, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, but he said that Moscow acknowledged mistakes it had made in tackling sports doping.
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Briton Weir backs Russia's exclusion from Paralympics
(Reuters) - Britain's Paralympic champion wheelchair racer David Weir has backed the decision to ban Russia from next month's Rio Paralympics for state-sponsored doping.
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Putin says ban on Russian Paralympic team is cynical, immoral
MOSCOW, Aug 25 (Reuters) - A ban imposed on Russia's Paralympic team to compete in Rio is cynical and immoral, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, while saying that Moscow acknowledged its mistakes and would improve the national anti-doping system.
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Solo hit with six-month ban over 'cowards' comments
(Reuters) - U.S. Soccer handed goalkeeper Hope Solo a six-month ban from internationals on Wednesday after she branded opponents Sweden "a bunch of cowards" at this month's Rio Olympics.
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Rio Olympics was like a cold war, says Russian Efimova
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Yulia Efimova, who won two Olympic silver medals this month after being cleared to compete in Rio following a doping ban, has compared swimming in the Games to being at war.
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