Category: Olympic
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Alibaba.com backs athlete365 business accelerator to empower olympic athletes
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In an important step to bridge the gap between elite sports and entrepreneurship, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has partnered with Alibaba.com to launch the fourth edition of the Athlete365 Business Accelerator programme. The initiative aims to provide current and former Olympic athletes with the skills and resources necessary to…
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Arshad Nadeem, Pakistan Olympic winner, rewarded with cash and buffalo
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Pakistan has a brand new champion. This year olympic games in parisPakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, 27, defeated India’s defending champion, Neeraj Chopra, in the javelin throw event. Not content with that, Nadeem set a new Olympic record, throwing the javelin a distance of 92.97 metres (305 feet), becoming the first Pakistani…
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Breaking’s Olympic debut will be historic—but its future still hangs in the balance
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Fracture, popularly called “Free danceIt doesn’t take much – just some strong pulses and space to slide, crash, jump and spin. Perhaps this is what turned this type of dance, which emerged in the Bronx neighborhood of New York in the 1970s, into a global sensation. This once niche art…
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Which African country will host 2040 Olympic Games?
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A century after the last Olympic Games in 1924, the sporting event with ancient Greek roots, revived by the French Baron Coubertin, returns to Paris for the third time in its history. Over two weeks, billions of people from all continents will follow the exploits of the world’s best athletes…
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Flavor Flav is the official hype man for a U.S. women’s Olympic team
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Maggie Stevens asked for more support for the US women’s water polo team, and the captain received a particularly surprising answer. From the rap icon who wears the watch. Move by Stevens posted on InstagramFlavor Flav stepped forward to help USA team She also won an unprecedented fourth consecutive gold…
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China’s Xi backs Macron call for global Olympic truce By Reuters
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Written by John Irish and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called for a global truce during the Paris Olympics this summer after the French president and the head of the European Commission urged him to use his influence over Russia to end its war…