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End of road for seven time Olympian Jorgen Persson

Source: The Hindu, Jul 30 2012, 4:38am CDT

Swedish table tennis veteran Jorgen Persson has said he will not compete in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics after his seventh attempt to win an Olympic medal was thwarted in the London Games. Persson lost his second-round match 0-4 t ...

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4 hours ago

Brazilian Delegation Visit London Institute

Source: Asian Correspondent  |   May 25 2013, 8:34am CDT

Government representatives from Rio de Janeiro visited our London Centre of Excellence as preparations for the opening of our first Brazilian campus continue Le Cordon Bleu welcomed government delegates from Rio to our London ...

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7 hours ago

Like the Rio 2 trailer?

Source: Rediff  |   May 25 2013, 5:45am CDT

After the tremendous success of Rio, the makers have come up with a sequel. Here, Blu, a domesticated macaw from small-town Minnesota, takes off on an adventure trip to Rio de Janeiro with his lady love Je ...

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42 weeks ago


Quote:
"Maybe I’ll play the league matches in China."


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14 hours ago

Sex Crimes Rise in Rio

Source: International Herald Tribune  |   May 24 2013, 10:40pm CDT

Sexual assaults in Rio de Janeiro have cast a light on class differences in the city and have raised fears for women’s safety ahead of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympic ...

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19 hours ago

(RRW) Athletics: Olympian Rowbury Ready for 2013 IAAF Diamond League Opener

Source: Runner's and Triathlete's Web  |   May 24 2013, 5:57pm CDT

NEW YORK (24-May) -- American middle distance ace Shannon Rowbury is ready to kick the 2013 season into high gear. After a long period of rest and rebuilding following her sixth place finish in the 2012 O ...

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1 day ago

Nigeria: Probing Nigeria's 2012 Olympics Failure Is Waste of Time-Olympian

Source: AllAfrica.com  |   May 24 2013, 12:52am CDT

The Nigerian Olympians Association (NOA) on Thursday described moves being made by the authorities to probe the cause of Team Nigeria's failure at the London Olympics as a sheer waste of time. Henry Amike, th ...

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1 day ago

U.S. Sprinter, Carlin Isles, Aiming for Olympics as a Rugby Player

Source: The New York Times  |   May 24 2013, 12:29am CDT

LONDON — Carlin Isles once competed against Tyson Gay and Justin Gatlin while trying to become an Olympic track athlete. Now 23, Isles has abandoned that goal. Sort of. He might make it to the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, but not on ...

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1 day ago

16. One killed in Brazil giant fuel depot blaze

Source: The Star Malaysia  |   May 23 2013, 9:23pm CDT

RIO DE JANEIRO: One person was killed in a spectacular fire that broke out in a fuel depot on the northern edge of Rio de Janeiro and spread to nearby homes, officials said. Six giant fuel containers at the stora ...

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1 day ago

Kids Who Only Play One Sport Risk Injuries

Source: Discovery News  |   May 23 2013, 6:44pm CDT

The Games of the XXX Olympiad have been filled with firsts, starting with London being the first city to have hosted the modern Olympic Games three times (1908, 1948 and 2012). With the Olympic torch now ...

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1 day ago

Brazil drug traffickers fight back, order curfew in Rio slums

Source: New Haven Register  |   May 23 2013, 5:57pm CDT

RIO DE JANEIRO — Drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro ordered shops closed in one of its biggest slums early Thursday, defying efforts to restore order to the city's vast shantytowns and renewing safety concerns in Brazil as it p ...

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