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COC not worried about Zika at Rio despite calls to relocate Olympics

Edit Toronto Sun 24 May 2016
Top Canadian athletic and health officials aren’t buying warnings that the Zika virus epidemic in Brazil is too dangerous for the Summer Olympics to take place ... “This is the Olympics of small brains,” Attaran told the Toronto Sun ... The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) described Zika as “relatively benign.” ... “The Olympics have been cancelled before....

Victoria Falls plays host to 48th ordinary session of ANOCA Executive Committee (ANOCA - Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa)

Edit Public Technologies 24 May 2016
ANOCA - Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa) ... He then paid a moving tribute to Olympic champion, Kirsty Coventry ... Kirsty Coventry, who has won 7 Olympic medals and several world championships, is a real icon who has consistently defended and held high African colours,' he said ... We applaud your continued efforts to uplift our continent through the activities of the Olympic programme.'....

Matt Emmons Wins 43rd Shooting World Cup Medal (United States Olympic Committee)

Edit Public Technologies 24 May 2016
United States Olympic Committee) ... (ET) Matt Emmons competes in the 50-meter rifle prone finals at the Olympic Shooting Range Munich/Hochbrueck at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol on May 23, 2016 in Munich. Matt Emmons, who will compete in men's three-position rifle at his fourth Olympic Games in Rio, won the bronze medal in men's 50-meter rifle prone on Monday at the world cup in Munich ... an Olympic quota spot in prone....

Olympic gold-medal sailor robbed at gunpoint in Rio

Edit Toronto Sun 24 May 2016
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Spain's Olympic gold-medal winning sailor Fernando Echavarri said he was fortunate to have escaped with his life after being robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro as he and two fellow Spaniards walked to breakfast. "We were a bit naive, a bit too daring and we are lucky to have survived," Echavarri told The Associated Press as he trained on Monday at Rio's Olympic sailing venue....

Olympic gold-medal sailor tells of gunpoint robbery in Rio

Edit Deseret News 24 May 2016
RIO DE JANEIRO — Spain's Olympic gold-medal winning sailor Fernando Echavarri said he was fortunate to have escaped with his life after being robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro as he and two fellow Spaniards walked to breakfast. "We were a bit naive, a bit too daring and we are lucky to have survived," Echavarri told The Associated Press as he trained on Monday at Rio's Olympic sailing venue....

Perry joins triple gold club

Edit The Examiner 24 May 2016
According to Dustin Nelson of the Hockey Writers on Sunday, Canadian Olympic gold medalist Corey Perry of Peterborough, Ontario has joined the triple gold club ... Players can join the triple gold club by winning the Stanley Cup, Olympic gold medal, and World Championship in their hockey careers....

Binstock and Schachter win silver at Cincinnati Open

Edit The Examiner 24 May 2016
The silver medal for Binstock and Schachter is significant because the results from the Cincinnati Open contributed to points in qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro ... Teams can generate points in an attempt to qualify for the Olympic Games up until June 12....

U.S. Women’s National Field Hockey Team to Play Citi Rio Send-Off Series in July (USAFH - USA Field Hockey)

Edit Public Technologies 24 May 2016
- May 23, 2016 - As the double-digit days dwindle between Team USA and the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, a final Home of Hockey competition calendar has been confirmed ... During this series, there will also be a grand reveal of the USWNT's Olympic Games logo and kit ... 'The games will provide us with an opportunity to continue to refine our game as we enter the final stages of our Olympic preparation....

Alen Stajcic signs long-term Matildas deal until after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 24 May 2016
Successful Matildas coach Alen Stajcic has secured a four-year contract extension that will keep him at the helm until after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The deal was revealed as Stajcic named a strong 20-player squad for the Matildas' final two warm-up matches before the Rio Olympics ... in 2018, the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2019 and the 2020 Olympics....

Senate-USOC exchange concerns, plans about Zika virus in Rio

Edit Richmond Times Dispatch 24 May 2016
... might affect American athletes at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro later this summer....

Noteworthy

Edit Times Union 24 May 2016
More soccer ... Spain's Olympic gold-medal winning sailor Fernando Echavarri says he's "lucky to have survived" after being robbed at gunpoint on Friday in Rio de Janeiro as he and two fellow Echavarri and members of the Spanish team have been training in Rio for almost two weeks, preparing for South America's first Olympics, which open in 21/2 months ... ....

Jed York, Tony Azevedo

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 24 May 2016
The 49ers’ CEO said the team has donated $75,000 to help repeal North Carolina’s law banning transgender people from using the bathroom of their choice. The captain of the U.S. water-polo team is going to his native Rio de Janeiro in search of one of the few lines missing from his resume. an Olympic gold medal. Heading to his fifth Olympics — a record for the U.S ... Azevedo and his wife, Sara, are expecting their second child ... ....

Hong Kong Gaming Tycoon Ho Buys Prime Singapore Hotel Plot

Edit Bloomberg 24 May 2016
Hong Kong gaming tycoon Stanley Ho has bought a prime land site off Singapore’s famed Orchard Road shopping belt, in the first transaction of a redevelopment site for a hotel in this location in more than a decade ... Stanley Ho is the founder of Shun Tak, a property and transportation conglomerate he set up in 1972 ... ....
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