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Russia should show real doping progress to be allowed in Rio Games

Edit The Salt Lake Tribune 19 May 2016
The 2002 Salt Lake Olympics were a model for enforcing a clean Olympics ... Following the Games, when a housekeeper found transfusion equipment where Austrian athletes had been staying, local authorities worked with Olympic officials. The trainers and coaches involved were banned from future Olympics. This may not be the case in Rio this summer, which could turn out to be the dirtiest Olympics....

Panasonic to Launch Global Marketing Activities for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (Panasonic Corporation)

Edit Public Technologies 19 May 2016
Osaka, Japan - Panasonic Corporation, which supports the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Rio 2016 Olympics) and the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games as an Official Worldwide Partner for the Olympic Games, today announced the company will launch a variety of global marketing activities in its sponsorship category. Through these activities, Panasonic hopes to deliver the splendor and excitement of sports and help nurture the Olympic Movement....

Florida pro sports leaders meet for Special Olympics Florida

Edit The Miami Herald 19 May 2016
Hosted by Special Olympics Florida, leadership from the Florida Panthers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Heat, Miami Dolphins, Miami Marlins, Orlando Magic, Orlando City Soccer, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Rays, and Tampa Bay Lightning participated in shaping the direction of the newly created Sports Advisory Council for Special Olympics Florida....

Conrad Jenkins selected to officiate at Rio Olympic Games in taekwondo

Edit Jamaica Observer 19 May 2016
President of the Jamaica Taekwondo Federation, Conrad Jenkins, has achieved what no one else in the local taekwondo fraternity has accomlished in being selected by the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF), the world governing body for the sport, to officiate at this year’s Rio Olympic Games ... But the greatest to date, undoubtedly, is his being selected to officiate at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games....

Daley Thompson: Excited to see sevens in Rio (World Rugby)

Edit Public Technologies 19 May 2016
With less than 100 days until rugby sevens' much-anticipated Olympic Games debut, a new report suggests that global participation in the sport could more than double in the next decade ... The inclusion of men's and women's rugby sevens in the 2016 Olympic Games has been a trigger for both funding and development ... 'The Olympic opportunity is part of an exciting growth trajectory for the sport....

Panasonic to Deliver Wide Range of Solutions and Equipment for Staging the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (Panasonic Corporation)

Edit Public Technologies 19 May 2016
Osaka, Japan - Panasonic Corporation, the Official Worldwide Olympic and Paralympic Partner in the Audio and Visual Equipment category for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, announced today the full lineup of equipment and wide variety of solutions the company will provide to support the staging of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games ... * TOP stands for 'The Olympic Partner.' This is the highest level of Olympic sponsorship....

There is no guarantee Brazil can overcome its civil unrest before the Olympics

Edit Business Insider 19 May 2016
When Dilma Rousseff received the Olympic Flame in Brasilia at the beginning of May, her intention was to attend the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games as Brazil’s head of state ... For less wealthy citizens, the impacts of the nation’s worst economic crisis since the 1930s have overshadowed the dazzle of the Olympics....

Solution in sight for Olympic Bhavan row

Edit The Hindu 19 May 2016
The first bid to take over the Olympic Bhavan at Lal Bahadur Stadium by the Olympic Association of Telangana president K ... Jagadishwar Yadav, former general secretary of the unified AP Olympic Association – showed the desired decorum only raised hopes of an early solution to the issue ... the programme for the Olympic Day Run to be held next month....

The big four Canoe Kayak competitions to watch this week (CKC - CanoeKayak Canada)

Edit Public Technologies 19 May 2016
Most are part of the qualification process for the Olympic and Paralympic Games ... ICF Paracanoe World Championships (Dusiburg, Germany) Pan American Sprint Championships & Continental Olympic Qualifier (Gainesville, Georgia, USA) ICF Sprint World Cup 1 (Dusiburg, Germany) Canoe Slalom National Team Trials (Pemberton, BC) ... Pan American Sprint Championships & Continental Olympic Qualifier (Gainesville, Georgia, USA)....

Medal finish is very much achievable, says Roelant Oltmans

Edit Indian Express 19 May 2016
Going by its past performances, not many would fancy Indian men’s hockey team’s chances in the upcoming Olympics, but chief coach Roelant Oltmans says a medal finish in Rio is very much achievable if “everything falls in the right place at the right time” ... “Every team in the world wants to win a medal in the Olympic Games....

Rio 2016: Much delayed metro to be ready before Olympics, promises Brazil's Sports Minister

Edit DNA India 19 May 2016
The newly appointed Sports Minister Leonardo Picciani has announced that all infrastructure, including the delayed metro project, will be ready and working by the time the Olympics begin in August. All infrastructure for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will be ready before they begin in August, including a much-delayed metro line, Brazil's newly appointed Sports Minister Leonardo Picciani said in an interview on Wednesday....

Metra doubles undercover team checking fare collections

Edit Chicago Sun-Times 19 May 2016
The six undercover employees, up from three, also will be observing conductor and ticket agent performance and checking onboard, station and parking lot conditions ... Ultimately, the new Coalition for a Modern Metra Electric would like to see an expanded Electric Line take riders to McCormick Place and then O’Hare via Union Station, she said....

CL MATCHDAY 8: Halfway mark sees ANU FC on Top (ACT Football Federation Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 19 May 2016
ANU FC v Canberra Olympic ... Their only blemish so far, a first round draw with Canberra Olympic. Olympic relinquished fourth spot with their 3-0 loss to Weston-Molonglo FC, only their second loss of the season ... Olympic, however have some speedsters of their own, with the likes of Oliver Wiederkehr, Matt Atkins and Jeremy Hegarty also looking to take advantage of the lightening paced surface ... Canberra Olympic....
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