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Chinese News Outlet Takes Out Full Page Ad in British Newspaper

The Xinhua News Agency took out a full page advertisement in The Times celebrating their Olympic success and laying claim to the second place position in the medal standings…

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Badalonians Provided With Free Buses to the Airport to Greet Belmonte

Olympic champion Mireia Belmonte will be greeted at the airport by a few bus loads of residents of her home town of Badalona…

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2016 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships: Preview

Australian Minna Atherton will be one of nine World Junior Championship medalists who will be competing at the 2016 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships…

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After Apologizing McKeon Will Participate in the Closing Ceremonies

After apologizing for not following AOC safety protocol Emma McKeon will now be allowed to take part in the closing ceremonies in Rio…

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Wright Starts a Petition to Get McKeon Back Into the Closing Ceremonies

Two time Olympic gold medalist Melanie Wright feels that the punishment the AOC has given Emma McKeon does not fit the crime…

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It’s Good to Be Young: How the Top Juniors Fared in Rio

Teenagers Canadian Penny Oleksiak and Australian Kyle Chalmers both walked away from Rio with a gold around their necks…

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Aussie Medalists Share the Lessons They Learned at the Games

Australians Kyle Chalmers, Emma McKeon, Mack Horton, Maddie Groves and Mitch Larkin share their thoughts on their Olympic experience…

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Chalmers’ Grandparents Reaction to His Win in Rio is Pure Gold

Watch as Australian Kyle Chalmers grandparents witness him win gold in Rio…

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EUROPE: Britain Leaves Rio With Seven Fourth Place Finishes

Great Britain doubled the number of medals they won in 2012, but were only one place away from seven more…

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Peaty Swims a Historic 56.59 Breaststroke Split

Great Britain’s Adam Peaty put up the fastest breaststroke split in history posting a 56.59 in the men’s 4 x 100 medley relay…

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Paltrinieri and Detti Win Italy’s First Medals in the 1500 Freestyle

Gregorio Paltrinieri and Gabriele Detti have collected the first two medals that Italy has ever won in the men’s 1500 freestyle at an Olympic Games…

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Canadian Olympic Heroes of the Past Talk Penny Oleksiak

Canadian Olympic medalists share their feelings of pride, joy and excitement as they watch Penny Oleksiak perform in Rio…

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The Remarkable Similarities Between Schooling and Nesty

Joseph Schooling’s historic win in the men’s 100 butterfly has an incredible amount of things in common with another race that happened 28 years ago…

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Ledecky Dominates Competition En Route to Destroying the World Record

By winning the women’s 800 freestyle American Katie Ledecky becomes the first woman to take gold in the 200, 400 and 800 freestyle in 48 years…

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EUROPE: A Tired Sjostrom Misses the 50 Freestyle Final

After having great success in the 100 butterfly as well as the 100 and 200 freestyle Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden finished 13th in the 50 freestyle…

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