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Business Insider How does your city stack up?
Here's which US cities have the most Olympic gold medals
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America’s Olympic athletes cluster in large metros around both Olympic and college training facilities.
115 months ago
Getty Images A new generation of Olympians spotted at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Olympic Kids
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Winning an Olympic match is amazing. Who better to celebrate with than your biggest fan.
115 months ago
Sports Illustrated Olympic disappointments are just as memorable as Olympic triumphs.
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Mashable News Just a fun moment between two Olympic champions.
Watch Michael Phelps show Katie Ledecky how to pose with all those Olympic medals
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An adorable tutorial between Olympic champion swimmers.
115 months ago
Forbes 350,000 condoms, 100,000 female condoms, and 175,000 packets of lube were distributed to this summer's Olympic athletes.
In Rio, Olympic Record 42 Condoms Per Athlete
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As has been said, what happens in the Olympic village stays in the Olympic village...
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CNN We're with Isadore Cerullo and Majorie Enya, the two women behind a touching Olympic moment. Isadora plays on Brazil's Olympic Rugby team, and her girlfriend, Majorie, proposed to her on the Olympic pitch a few days ago.
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Howstuffworks Here are five abandoned Olympic places that you can visit today — some with a dark post-Olympic history.
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115 months ago
Deadspin He's the second boxer to be arrested at the Olympic games.
Report: Another Olympic Boxer Has Been Arrested For Alleged Sexual Assault
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Last week, Moroccan Olympic boxer Hassan Saada was arrested in Rio after he allegedly sexually assaulted two waitresses working in the Olympic Village. Al Jazeera correspondent Gabriel Elizondo is now reporting that another Olympic boxer, Namibia’s Read more ... Jonas Junius, has been arrested for allegedly assau...
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RefugePoint The Olympic Team With No Country
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"ROME—Make no mistake, the Refugee Olympic Team, made up of displaced athletes, is no sympathy play. The 10 members, introduced by International Olympic Committee (IOC) Chairman Thomas Bach on Frid Read more ... ay, are all Olympic-caliber athletes who have qualified to compete, and who happen to be refugees.
'They have no home, they have no team, they have no flag, and they have no national anthem,' Bach said as he introduced them. 'We will offer them a home in the Olympic Village together with all the athletes of the world. The Olympic anthem will be played in their honor and the Olympic flag will lead them into the stadium.'"
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The Olympic Team With No Country
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They have fled their homelands, but they are ready to compete, and now they will.
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The Wall Street Journal Hundreds of non-elite marathoners will compete for a spot in the Olympic trials—despite having no Olympic potential.
Just Qualifying for Olympic Qualifiers Is Good Enough
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In running circles, the goal is known as OTQ: Olympic trials qualifier.
126 months ago