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LONDON, (Reuters) - Team GB Chef de Mission Mark England said yesterday he was confident the Tokyo Olympics would go ahead this year but athletes could expect them to be very different due to the COVID-19
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Kenya to Host Africa Weightlifting Olympic Qualifiers
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Amateur Weightlifting Association (KAWF) is hosting the Senior Africa Weightlifting Olympic qualifiers in Nairobi from May 24-31.
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Jordy Smith puts body first and withdraws from Tokyo Olympics
In a crushing turn of events surfer Jordy Smith has made the decision to pull out the upcoming Summer Olympic Games.
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The International Olympic Committee Will Not Allow 'Black Lives Matter' Apparel at the Tokyo Olympics news -The Black Chronicle
Outside of Hollywood, the industry that has shown prominent support for the Black Lives Matter movement has been the conglomerate of sports leagues throughout the world. Although the majority
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Bottas wins Austrian GP as penalty denies Hamilton podium
Reigning World Champion Lewis Hamilton's quest for a seventh title got off to a rocky start in Austria. Bottas wins Austrian GP on 5 July 2020.
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Kenya's Olympics Preps in Limbo As Kurume City Cancels Pre-Games Camp
[Nation] Team Kenya will now be forced to look for an alternative training base after Kurume City withdrew from hosting the team for the Tokyo Olympics pre-Games camp.
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Simone Biles makes history with Yurchenko double pike vault in return to competition at U.S. Classic news -The Black Chronicle
With time on her hands and a world-class gym at her disposal after the 2020 Olympics were postponed, Simone Biles started experimenting almost as a way to stave off
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Rwanda: RNOSC Marks Olympic Day
[New Times] Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee (RNOSC) donated hand sanitisers to 700 taxi-moto riders on Tuesday, June 23, as Rwanda joined the world in marking this year's International Olympic Day.
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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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'She Get It from Her Momma': Erica Dixon and Daughter Emani Stun Fans with This Beautiful Photo
When reality TV fans began the “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” journey in June 2012, they were introduced to Erica Dixon and her then-9-year-old daughter with rapper Lil Scrappy, Emani
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D’Amour Shines in Lausanne at Stage 2 World Cup
Nicholas D’Amour is likely the breakout star of the season by making the recurve men’s final four at the second stage of the 2021 Hyundai Archery World Cup in Lausanne.
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Tokyo Olympics: Games will go ahead come hell or high water
International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates has insisted that nothing can now stop the Tokyo Olympics from going ahead. No stopping Tokyo Olympics Asked if there was any scenario in which the Games, which are due to start on July 23, could be cancelled or postponed again at this late
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Is it worth having the Summer Olympics this year?
We are less than a month away from the opening ceremonies of the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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Former champion Kuznetsova latest to withdraw from U.S. Open - Stabroek News
(Reuters) - Former U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova has joined a growing list of players who have decided not to play in this year’s tournament due to concerns over the COVID-19
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Nigeria: No National Trials, No Olympics for You, Minister Warns Athletes
[Leadership] Abuja -- The minister of youth and sports development, Mr Sunday Dare, has urged athletes seeking to represent Nigeria at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games to come for National Trials, warning that any athletes who failed to come for the Trials would not make Team Nigeria to the Olympics.
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Mamelodi Sundowns vs Orlando Pirates: Last time out [video]
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Rasheeda Liberty named 25th International President of Sigma Gamma Rho | Atlanta Daily World

RASHEEDA S. LIBERTY NAMED 25TH INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT OF SIGMA GAMMA RHO SORORITY, INC. International African American Sorority Elects New Board of Directors in Preparation for Centennial Celebration Sigma Gamma Rho

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South Africa banned from Olympic Games
South Africa was banned from the Olympic Games because of its apartheid policies.
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Olympic champion Lee Evans dies at 74, protested at 1968 games
The 1968 protest photo of Olympic track starsTommie SmithandJohn Carlosis so widely cited it is practically seared in our public... View Article The post Olympic champion Lee Evans dies at 74 appeared first on TheGrio.
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Naomi Osaka makes history as world's highest-paid female athlete
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Claytown Productions: Guinea-Bissau Swim Federation Alleges FINA Discrimination Against African-American Olympic Hopeful
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau, July 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In a strongly worded letter to international swimming's governing body, Fédération Internationale De Natation (FINA), the Guinea-Bissau Swim Federation disputes FINA's refusal to
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Tokyo urges Olympics supporters to “pack less, wait less” following security tests - Stabroek News
TOKYO, (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympics organisers wrapped up three days of tests yesterday, trialling a number of security and COVID-19 countermeasures and asking supporters and officials to pack less to wait less when entering venues during the
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Trinidad and Tobago boxer Prince set to ramp up Olympic prep - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
OLYMPIC-BOUND TT boxer Aaron Prince will ramp up his preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the coming days as the middleweight boxer will train in a bubble. Prince will make his Olympic debut at the Games, which run from July 23-August 8. The Games were postponed for a year because of th
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Sha’Carri Richardson Bolts into History and into Tokyo Olympics | Atlanta Daily World
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia With lightning-like quickness and a will to dominate, Sha’Carri Richardson is on her way to the Olympics in Tokyo. The 21-year-old native of Dallas, Texas, won the women’s 100-meter final during the U.S. Olympic Track
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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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Dominique Dawes
One of the most renowned names in the history of American gymnastics, Dominique Dawes was born in November 20, 1976 in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dawes recognized her passion for gymnastics at an early age of 6 years and attended lessons with Kelli Hill who remained her coach for the rest of
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Trump Says He's Considering Signing An Executive Order To Halt Evictions Amid COVID-19
As more states allow landlords to move forward with potential eviction cases, President Donald Trump has announced that he is considering offering some resolution to halt evictions.
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Sink or swim for some U.S. athletes in Tokyo Games bid - Stabroek News
(Reuters) - The COVID-19 delayed Tokyo Olympics will have opened the door for some U.S. The article Sink or swim for some U.S. athletes in Tokyo Games bid appeared first on Stabroek News.
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D’Amour Shines in Lausanne at Stage 2 World Cup
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DNA study shows many African-Americans have Nigerian ancestry
… genetic studies have shown that African Americans in the US have more … compared to the proportion of African Americans in the United States. This …
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