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Russian Olympic Team Members Make Final Rio Tuneup at Russian Cup

Veronika Popova will compete this weekend at the Russian Cup in Moscow.

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Vote Declares 2017 SEA Games, Asean Para Games Will Remain Separate

Although being hosted by the same city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the plan to have the 2017 Southeast Asian Games…

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Litchfield Is BUCS Sportsman Of Year, Loughborough & Stirling Honored

Check out the winners of this year’s BUCS Awards, including Max Litchfield from Sheffield.

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Rio 2016 Olympic Previews: Peaty Smashing Records In Men’s 100 Breast

Great Britain’s Adam Peaty will be chasing Olympic gold after setting the 100 breast World Record with a herculean 57.92 in 2015.

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Watch Inspirational Video For Katy Perry’s Olympic Song ‘Rise’

“I won’t just survive, you will see me thrive.” – Words within Katy Perry’s new song ‘Rise’, which will be featured in NBC Olympic coverage.

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Kromowidjojo Suffers Slight Injury, But Coach Says No Reason To Panic

Sprint star Ranomi Kromowidjojo is one of the most crucial components of the recently announced Dutch Olympic roster, as the…

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Scott Volkers To Coach Brazilian Pre-Olympic Camp Despite Olympic Ban

Swim coach Scott Volkers, who was accused of sexual abuse by three former female swimmers in Australia, will take part in the Brazilian national team’s pre-Olympic camp, though he will not be coaching on deck at the Olympics themselves.

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Rio 2016 Releases Last Big Batch of Event Tickets Ahead of Games

Yesterday Rio released 100,000 tickets to events and sold out competitions, marking the last big release of tickets before the Games.

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Marko Blazevski Lowers Own 200 IM Macedonian Record in Greensboro

2016 SPEEDO CHAMPIONS SERIES ESSZ MEET Thursday, July 14th – Sunday, June 17th Greensboro Aquatic Center, Greensboro, NC Psych Sheet…

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Belmonte and Sanchez Set Meet Records at the Spanish Open

Mireia Belmonte and Marc Sanchez both set meet records in the distance events on the first day of competition at the Spanish Open…

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Rio Torch Relay Day 73: Summer Sanders Carries Torch Through Curitiba

On each day of the official Olympic torch relay, carrying the Olympic flame to the Olympic cauldron in Rio de Janeiro,…

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Brazil Expects Suspended Anti-Doping Lab To Be Re-Opened By Olympics

The Brazilian government says that the issues that caused the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to suspend the anti-doping lab in Rio de Janeiro have been solved, and that it expects the lab to re-open in time for the Summer Olympics.

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Spanish Federation Unveils Olympic Team Suits for Rio

The Spanish Olympic team gathered at the CN Metropole in Las Palmas de Gran Cavaria where the federation unveiled the team’s uniform for Rio…

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Rio 2016 Olympic Previews: Clash Of Sprinters In Women’s 50 Free

The World Record in the women’s 50 freestyle is on watch at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, and the showdown will see 3 of the top 10 fastest all time performers go head to head.

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2016 Rio Olympics Preview: New Blood Targeting Men’s 200 Breast WR

Josh Prenot scared the world record in Omaha, and he could scare the defending Olympic Champ and defending World Champ with another lights-out swim in Rio.

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