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Justin Gatlin fails in 100m bid to get to Tokyo Olympics
Justin Gatlin has failed in his quest to make a fourth Olympics at the age of 39, finishing last in the US 100m trials.
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Kenya's Beatrice Chebet Sets Meet Record in France
[Nation] World Under-20 5,000m champion Beatrice Chebet continued to cement her status at senior level with a meet record victory in the women's 5,000m race at the Montreuil International Track and Field Meeting in France on Tuesday.
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Juman-Yassin accepts responsibility for Olympic uniforms - Stabroek News
President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA), K.A Juman-Yassin yesterday said that the “buck stops with him” over the predominantly red uniforms worn by Guyana’s competitors at the Tokyo
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McIlroy, Thomas excited for Olympic golf, Rahm to be there
Four-time major winner Rory McIlroy and second-ranked Justin Thomas are excited about golfing in the Tokyo Olympics, AFP reports.
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Fans banned from Olympic Games venues in Tokyo | Africanews
Spectators will be banned from Olympic venues in Tokyo because of a virus state of emergency, Japan's Olympic minister announced on Thursday, meaning the Games will happen mostly behind closed doors.
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Twitter Reacts to Sha’Carri Richardson’s Olympic Banning • EBONY
Sha’Carri Richardson’s Olympic ban has been ballyhood as an insult to the athlete’s journey and to those in the sport who have similar storylines. On Thursday, July 1, news broke that Ms. Richardson had tested positive for THC, a chemical routinely found in cannabis, while at the US Olympic trials
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Nigerian and Kenyan sprinters barred from Olympics for doping - The Kenya News
Issued on: 31/07/2021 - 19:30 Tokyo (AFP) Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare and Kenyan 100 metres specialist Mark Odhiambo were thrown out of the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday after failing doping tests.Okagbare, who was due to have run in the semi-finals of the women's 100m on Saturday, tested
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Uganda: Olympics - Govt Should Give Athletes Tools to Succeed
Editorial - Up to 11,090 athletes and an even greater number of officials and volunteers dominate our late night, early morning and daytime television with the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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#LetShaCarriRun: Thousands Sign Petition In Support Of Track Star Sha’carri Richardson
The Olympics hasn't even started yet, and its anti-blackness is on full display.
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Tunisia: Swimming - Olympics / Olympic Champion Ayoub Hafnaoui Receives Warm Welcome in Tunis
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A warm welcome was given to the Tunisian Olympic 400m freestyle champion, Ahmed Ayoub Hafnaoui, on his return to Tunisia, after having registered his name in gold letters at the Tokyo-2020 Olympic Games.
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Simone Biles Casually Nails Another Astonishing Move In Training
Blink and you may miss Simone Biles’ latest astonishing move in
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The Commonwealth of Nations - African History
The Commonwealth of Nations, or more commonly just the Commonwealth, is an association of sovereign states consisting of the United Kingdom, some of its former colonies, and a few special cases. The Commonwealth nations maintain close economic ties, sporting associations and complementary
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Namibia: Mboma, Masilingi Withdrawn From Olympics 400m
[Namibian] IN a shocking development, Namibia's athletics sensations Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi have been withdrawn from the 400m for the Tokyo Olympics.
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2016 Gold Medal Swimmer Simone Manuel Will Be Heading to the Tokyo Olympics After Revealing She Was Diagnosed with Overtraining Syndrome
Just three days after her eligibility for the Summer Olympics was in limbo due to losing the 100m freestyle trial, it looks like Simone Manuel […]
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Tokyo Olympics To Be Held Under A State Of Emergency As Japan Mulls Fan Ban - The Seattle Medium
Speaking at the start of the government's Covid-19 task force meeting, Suga said he had decided to declare a new state of emergency for the capital from July 12 to August 22 -- covering the 16 days of the embattled Games in its
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Wiebe contradicts Dick Pound on vaccine issue - Stabroek News
(Reuters) - Canada’s Olympic wrestling champion Erica Wiebe has said frontline workers and vulnerable people should be prioritised over Olympic athletes for the novel coronavirus vaccine. The article Wiebe contradicts Dick Pound on vaccine issue appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Organisers show off Olympic village a month before Games begin - Stabroek News
TOKYO,  (Reuters) - Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics opened the athletes’ village to the media yesterday, showing off apartments and a timber-laced shopping plaza where 11,000 athletes would stay and mingle during the sporting
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Uganda: Special Olympics Embarks On Journey to Germany
[Monitor] The selection process of Special Olympics athletes has begun in earnest ahead of the Summer World Games in Berlin, Germany, in June 2023.
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Sha'Carri Richardson Suspended From U.S. Olympic Team After Testing Positive For Marijuana - The Seattle Medium
U.S. track and field star Sha'Carri Richardson has been suspended for one month from the Olympic team after testing positive for THC, a chemical found in marijuana, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced on
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Abrams qualifies for women’s 400m semifinals - Stabroek News
Guyanese athlete Aliyah Abrams has qualified for today’s semifinals of the women’s 400m at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. The article Abrams qualifies for women’s 400m semifinals appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Over 300,000 People Have Signed Petition to Support Track Star Sha’Carri Richardson; Received Suspension After Positive Marijuana Test
MoveOn Civic Action launched a petition to allow Sha'Carri Richardson to compete in the 100-meter dash at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Kenya: Kipyegon Eases to Victory As Omanyala, Otieno Set Up 100m Final Showdown
[Nation] Olympics 1,500m champion Faith Chepng'etich Kipyegon easily sealed her place at the Tokyo Olympic Games after she eased off to victory in women's 1,500m during the Kenyan trials at the Moi International Sports Centre on Thursday.
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Namibia: Mbomastic! ... Sprinting Teen Sends Nation Into Frenzy
[New Era] Twenty-five years ago, sprint sensation Christine Mboma was not even born when Namibia's legendary sprint ace Frank Fredericks won the country's last Olympic medals in 1996.
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Richardson will Miss Olympic 100 after Marijuana Test - Los Angeles Sentinel
American champion Sha’Carri Richardson cannot run in the Olympic 100-meter race after testing positive for a chemical found in marijuana. The post Richardson will Miss Olympic 100 after Marijuana Test appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
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'It Was For The Best': Simone Biles Confirms Split With Boyfriend Stacey Irving Jr.
The 23-year-old gold medalist shared that her and Earvin went their separate ways in March.
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Norway’s Warholm breaks 400 metres hurdles world record - Stabroek News
(Reuters) - Norway’s Karsten Warholm broke Kevin Young’s 29-year-old 400m hurdles world record when he completed the race in 46.70 seconds in front of his home fans at the Diamond League meeting in Oslo
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Elaine Thompson-Herah Breaks Flo-Jo's Record, Durant Makes History
The Jamaicans knocked down a decades-old record held by Florence Griffith-Joyner, plus Team USA heads to the basketball quarterfinal.
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2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics daily schedule: When to watch USA Basketball, track and field, more events news -The Black Chronicle
Getty Images This was not supposed to be an Olympic year, but it is due to COVID-19. As is nearly always the case, Team USA is a strong favorite
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China’s Star swimmer fails doping test, banned for four years - NewsDay Zimbabwe
Tokyo Olympics is near and every Sportsperson is waiting for it to start, but not all, especially after failing the dope test. The post China’s Star swimmer fails doping test, banned for four years appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
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Lesotho: Ramoqopo to Become Anoca Second VP
[Lesotho Times] The Lesotho National Olympic Committee (LNOC's) long serving president 'Matlohang Moiloa Ramoqopo is set to become the next Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) second vice president.
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