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| Mar.26 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Rio 2016 stadium indefinitely closed |
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| Feb.23 |
South Africa |
Pistorius must 'face conscience' |
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| Feb.22 |
 South Africa |
Oscar Pistorius granted bail 
Map of Pretoria South Africa A magistrate granted bai, citing a number of problems with the police investigation into the death of the Olympic sprinter's girlfriend
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| Feb.20 |
South Africa |
'Gunshots, screams, then more shots' A witness heard gunshots, screaming and then further shots from Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius's home on the night his girlfriend was kille...
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| Feb.19 |
South Africa |
Pistorius 'mistook girlfriend for robber' |
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South Africa |
Pistorius 'shot girlfriend in bathroom'
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| Feb.18 |
Australia |
Australia Olympic swim team 'toxic' |
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South Africa |
Official: Pistorius' girlfriend shot 4 times through bathroom door |
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| Feb.16 |
South Africa |
Pistorius' family strongly refutes murder charge |
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| Feb.15 |
South Africa |
Pistorius denies girlfriend's murder
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| Feb.14 |
South Africa |
Pistorius charged with killing girlfriend Map of Pretoria South Africa Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius has been charged with murder in the death of Reeva Steenkamp, 29, at his South Africa
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| Feb.12 |
Global |
Wrestling dropped from Olympics |
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| Dec.5 |
India |
Indian Olympic Association suspended by IOC |
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| Sep.9 |
London |
Paralympics close in fiery finale |
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| Aug.29 |
London |
Paralympics 'return home' to UK |
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| Aug.12 |
 London |
Olympic flag handed over to Rio Map of Olympic stadium England The ceremonial handover of the Olympic Games flag from London to Rio has been completed, as part of a spectacular closing ceremony
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London |
'Dream Team' retains title
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London |
Mexico deny defenseless Brazil Olympic soccer gold
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USA |
Olympic officials strip American cyclist of gold medal |
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London |
Kiprotich ends Uganda's long wait for Olympic gold |
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London |
Mo Farah ensures an Olympic double gold |
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| Aug.10 |
London |
USA win relay with world record |
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London |
Bahamas win historic gold |
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| Aug.9 |
London |
Bolt makes history with 200m gold Map of Olympic Stadium England Usain Bolt became the first man to retain both Olympic sprint titles as he led home a gold and green Jamaica clean sweep in the 200m
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| Aug.7 |
London |
Cameroon athletes go missing at Olympics |
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London |
Algeria's Makhloufi wins men's 1500m gold |
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| Aug.6 |
London |
Grenada's James wins gold in 400m |
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Kenya |
Olympic gold medalist accused of trying to stab woman |
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| Aug.5 |
London |
Bolt wins Olympic 100m gold medal
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London |
Murray beats Federer to Olympic gold |
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| Aug.4 |
London |
Phelps rounded off with 18th Olympic gold medal |
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London |
Britain claimed 3 gold medals in track and field |
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London |
Serena crushes Sharapova to achieve Golden Slam |
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| Aug.3 |
London |
Phelps heads U.S gold rush |
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| Aug.2 |
London |
Phelps beats Lochte to 20th medal| Michael Phelps won his first individual gold at London 2012 - and his 20th Olympic medal - by beating Ryan Lochte in the men's 200m individual medley | |
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London |
Douglas wins Olympic gold in all-around |
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| Aug.1 |
London |
Uchimura takes indvidual gold |
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London |
Olympic badminton players disqualified 8 players have been disqualified from the women's doubles competition after being accused of 'not using one's best efforts to win'. Two pairs from S. Korea
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England |
Britain's 1st gold comes in women's pair rowing |
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| Jul.31 |
London |
Phelps wins record Olympic medal
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| Jul.30 |
London |
China swimming star denies doping
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London |
Agnel wins second gold |
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| Jul.29 |
London |
French double gold in swimming pool |
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| Jul.28 |
London |
China's Yi Siling wins London Games' first gold
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| Jul.27 |
London |
Huge ceremony launches 2012 Games Map of Stratford England| The Queen has declared the London Olympics open following a spectacular ceremony, featuring Beckham, Wiggins and James Bond. The three-hour spectacle, a quirky take on UK life, is set to be viewed by a TV audience of one billion people. The show... | |
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London |
Young athletes light 2012 Olympic flame
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London |
Blind archer breaks Olympics' first world record |
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London |
London awaits Olympic opening ceremony |
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| Jul.24 |
London |
UK deploying 1,200 extra Olympics troops |
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| Jul.17 |
London |
Olympics security failure is 'humiliating shambles' |
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| Jul.16 |
London |
Heathrow braces as Olympics land |
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| Jun.16 |
London |
IOC begins Olympics tickets probe |
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Somalia |
Bomb kills Somali sport officials |
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| Jul.6 |
South Korea |
S. Korean to host 2018 Winter Olympics |
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| Oct.3 |
New Delhi |
Grand ceremony opens Delhi Games
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| Sep.24 |
New Delhi |
Games head says more work needed |
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New Delhi |
Kids build India sports venues |
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| Sep.22 |
Commonwealth |
Games pressure increases on Delhi |
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New Delhi |
India Games 'will meet standard' |
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| Sep.21 |
Australia |
Australia athletes may quit Games |
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New Delhi |
Delhi Games village 'unfit for athletes'
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| Sep.19 |
Australia |
Australia warns of terror at India Games |
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| Feb.28 |
Vancouver |
Canada win thrilling final gold of Olympics
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| Feb.12 |
 Vancouver |
Olympic opening clouded by death The opening ceremony for the 2010 Winter Olympics began on a somber note as members of the delegation from Georgia mourned the loss
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Vancouver |
Luger killed in Olympics practice crash
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| Oct.2 |
 Denmark |
Rio to stage 2016 Olympic Games Brazil will become the first South American country to host the Olympics, after Rio de Janeiro was chosen to stage the 2016 Games
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| Aug.24 |
 Beijing |
Spectacular finale climaxes Games Grand fireworks and spectacular choreography brought to a close the Games as one of the most remarkable Olympics in recent history
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Beijing |
U.S. beat Spain to win basketball gold |
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| Aug.23 |
Beijing |
Bekele storms to Olympic double |
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| Aug.22 |
Beijing |
Argentina - second straight soccer gold
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Beijing |
Bolt grabs third gold and record Usain Bolt made a 3rd world record after Jamaica claimed men's 4x100m relay gold by a huge margin to set a new benchmark of 37
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| Aug.16 |
Beijing |
Phelps wins historic eighth gold 23-year-old Michael Phelps won his 8th Olympic gold medal of the Beijing Games to beat Spitz's 1972 record of 7, with victory in the 4x100m ...
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Beijing |
Bolt surges to gold in new record
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| Aug.14 |
Beijing |
Liukin wins all-around gold in gymnastics |
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| Aug.12 |
Beijing |
Phelps becomes greatest Olympian
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| Aug.11 |
Beijing |
Phelps wins 3rd gold in 200 free |
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| Aug.8 |
Beijing |
China kicks off Olympics Ceremony| China opened the 29th Olympic Games with stunning fireworks as the Asian nation kicked off the biggest and most scrutinized Games in history | |
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| Aug.6 |
Beijing |
100,000 police on guard for Olympics |
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| Aug.5 |
Beijing |
Olympic relay in climax |
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| Aug.1 |
Beijing |
President pleas for politics-free Games |
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| Jul.30 |
Beijing |
Web curbs for Olympic journalists Journalists covering the Olympic Games will not have completely uncensored access to the internet
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| Jul.29 |
Iraq |
Iraq cleared to compete in Olympics |
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| Jul.24 |
Baghdad |
Iraq banned from Summer Olympics |
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| Jul.8 |
Paris |
French head will attend Olympics |
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| Jun.20 |
Tibet |
Tibet torch relay ends peacefully |
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| May.7 |
Tibet |
Olympic flame lit on Everest peak
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| Apr.26 |
South Korea |
Tight security at Seoul torch relay |
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| Apr.25 |
Japan |
Scuffles at torch relay |
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| Apr.23 |
Australia |
More arrests as Australia hosts torch
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| Apr.17 |
New Delhi |
Heavy security for torch |
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| Apr.10 |
UN |
UN chief to miss Olympics opening |
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| Apr.9 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Route changes mark Olympic torch relay
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| Apr.7 |
 Paris |
Olympic torch extinguished The relay was disrupted by protesters demonstrating against the Chinese government, causing authorities to extinguish the flame 3 times
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| Apr.6 |
London |
Angry protests as torch reaches London |
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| Mar.30 |
Athens |
Greece hands China Olympic torch
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| Mar.24 |
 Greece |
Protest as Olympic torch is lit A protester managed to breach the tight security during the torch lighting ceremony. He unfurled a banner, but was apprehended
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| Feb.12 |
Southern California |
Spielberg boycotts Olympic role
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| Aug.26 |
Greece |
Fires inch closer to Olympic cradle
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| Jul.13 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Pan-American Games open |
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| Jul.4 |
Guatemala |
Sochi gets 2014 Winter Olympics
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| Feb.26 |
Turin |
Spectacular ceremony closes Games
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Northern Italy |
Swedes beat Finns for hockey gold |
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| Feb.10 |
 Turin |
Torino Olympics open in spectacular style The 20th Winter Olympics has got under way with an opening ceremony to showcase Italian culture
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| Jul.6 |
 Singapore |
London wins 2012 Olympics London has defeated Paris, bringing the Olympics back to Britain for the first time in more than half a century
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| Aug.29 |
Athens |
Olympics: Games Close
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Greece |
Argentina claims soccer gold |
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| Aug.28 |
Greece |
Men's Basketball: Argentina Beats Italy |
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| Aug.22 |
Greece |
Gatlin guns to 100m glory |
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| Aug.21 |
Greece |
Phelps got record-tying 8th medal
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| Aug.19 |
Greece |
Patterson made gold in all-around |
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| Aug.13 |
Greece |
Glittering opening for Olympics| The Games returned to their birthplace after 108 years with a glittering ceremony that featured more than 4,000 performers. The ceremony set to put to memory construction delays and doping scandals. President Stephanopoulos opened the Games. 75,000 spectators... | |
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| Jul.2 |
Czech Republic |
2010 Winter Games given to Vancouver |
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| Feb.24 |
Utah |
Canada captures hockey gold medal |
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| Feb.15 |
Utah |
Correction gold medal; judge suspended
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| Feb.8 |
 Utah |
Winter Olympics opened The 19th Winter Olympics opened with a parade of the American flag recovered from the World Trade Centre
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| Jul.16 |
Moscow |
Rogge wins top Olympics job |
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| Jul.13 |
Beijing |
Beijing to host 2008 Olympic Games In the 2nd round of a secret IOC ballot Beijing get 56 votes, Toronto 22, Paris 18 and Istanbul 9
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| Oct.1 |
Sydney |
Olympic Games closed |
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Sydney |
Michael Johnson wins 6th gold medal |
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| Sep.15 |
 Sydney |
Olympic Games open Organizers thrilled the 110,000 spectators and an 4 billion TV viewers with a spectacular opening ceremony
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