2016 Olympic Games
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1 year after Rugby Sevens bronze in Rio, Jen Kish says ‘heck no’ to retirementExactly one year since Canada's Women's Rugby Sevens Team won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Rio, Jen Kish says the sport is growing.CanadaAug 8, 2017
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Rio 2016: Cauldron extinguished as Olympic Games come to a closeBrazil and the world bid farewell Sunday to the first Olympic Games in South America, a spectacle that combined highlight reel moments with ugly and even bizarre episodes.SportsAug 21, 2016
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Rio 2016: Bicycle made entirely of LEGO delights visitors at Denmark’s Olympic pavilionAn enormous bicycle made entirely of LEGO bricks - all 30,000 of them - has gone on display in Denmark's Olympic hospitality pavilion in Rio.SportsAug 10, 2016
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Rio 2016: Fears of an attack during Olympics prompt boost in securityBrazil has announced 14,000 soldiers and police are stepping in to take over security at Olympic venues, after the private firm hired to do it was fired.SportsAug 2, 2016
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Olympic excitement explodes at rally for Ellie BlackDozens of gymnastics fans giggled and gushed over the opportunity to meet their Olympic hero, Canadian artistic gymnast Ellie Black.CanadaJul 14, 2016
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67 Russians apply for exemptions to ban from Rio OlympicsThe Russian sports minister says "up to 67 athletes" have applied to track and field's world governing body to be exempted from the ban on the Russian team at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.SportsJun 25, 2016
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Russia says athletes have ‘moral right’ to be in Olympic GamesRussia's sports minister is arguing that his country's athletes have a "moral right" to take part in the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.SportsApr 23, 2016
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Edmonton hosting men’s volleyball Olympic qualifier this weekendCanada's men's volleyball team will have home-court advantage in its quest for a spot in the Rio Olympics, when it plays in the qualifying tournament in Edmonton this weekend.SportsJan 7, 2016
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Airbnb becomes ‘alternative accommodations’ sponsor of 2016 OlympicsAirbnb's sponsor status marks the first time the Olympics has had an alternative accommodations sponsor.ConsumerMar 27, 2015
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