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Rio de Janeiro 2016

	ATR First: Deodoro Still Months From Reopening July 21, 2017 (ATR) Rio City Hall officials tell Around the Rings the earliest the Deodoro Radical Park could open is September. The Canoe Slalom pool was supposed to be a highlight of D...
	IAAF Approves Neutral Status for More Russian Athletes July 20, 2017 (ATR) The International Association of Athletics Federation tells Around the Rings newly accepted neutral athletes can compete at the London 2017 World Championships. The 2...
	London 2017: Tatyana McFadden Storms to Fourth World Title July 20, 2017 US star Tatyana McFadden became the first Para athlete to win four gold medals at the World Para Athletics Championships London 2017 on Wednesday (19 July), dominating the tra...
	FINA Candidate Target of Newspaper Expose July 19, 2017 (ATR) Intrigue surrounding elections for the International Aquatics Federation grows with the release of an audio tape by two European newspapers of vice presidential candidat...
	Athletics Integrity Unit Flexes Power, Suspends Fredericks July 17, 2017 (ATR) Namibia’s sole Olympic medalist, Frank Fredericks, is left without any sports administration positions following his provisional suspension by the newly founded Athletic...
	PSS Donation Ceremony Takes Place at Olympic Museum July 14, 2017 LAUSANNE, Switzerland (July 13, 2017) - World Taekwondo delegates headed by President Dr. Chungwon Choue visited the Olympic Museum in Lausanne to donate the PSS (Protector an...
	Petersson: More Paralympic Voices Needed in IOC July 14, 2017 (ATR) The sole International Paralympic Committee presidential candidate from Europe, John Petersson, tells Around the Rings his top priority is restoring relations between Pa...
	U.S. Olympic Committee unveils Next Olympic Hopeful finalists July 13, 2017 Scouting Camp opens today at the U.S. Olympic Training Center where eight athletes will be selected for national team training camps Olympians John Daly, Sarah Hammer, Carl...
	Statement on UAE Athlete Abdullah Hayayei July 12, 2017 The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is deeply saddened to announce the death of United Arab Emirates (UAE) Para athlete Abdullah Hayayei following a training ground i...
	Para Athletic Championships to Honor Fallen Athlete July 12, 2017 (ATR) A special tribute during the opening ceremony of the London 2017 Para Athletics World Championships will recognize Abdullah Hayayei’s accomplishments in para-sport. ...
	IOC Coffers Show Steady Accumulation July 11, 2017 (ATR) Fresh off its most expensive Games in history, the International Olympic Committee says the just-released 2016 annual report demonstrates financial strength. IOC chi...

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