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Two Keys for Olympic Success in the Developing World
Green, a rowing channel that radiated beauty during the 1968 Olympic games hosted by Mexico is today nothing more than a neglected, smelly, green water spot in the middle of Mexico City. Near the finish line, the screen where once people could watch the race from the stands is not […]
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Friendship among competitors: swimmers around the world
On April 30, 2012 Norway lost one of its best swimmers when 26 year old Alexander Dale Oen died of cardiac arrest. During the London Olympics more fellow swimmers remembered him. It was a shock for the Norwegian nation. Oen was one of their favourites, a very successful and much-loved […]
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Does It Matter If Uganda Fails To Get A Medal At London 2012 Olympics?
The current lead article – The Olympics: A Tale of Two Worlds is asking if; “Do the Olympic Games provide a unique opportunity for us to come together on a level playing field, or are they just one more circumstance in which the differences between the developed and developing worlds […]
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The dream of a conscientious Olympic movement
As a fan of Indian athletes, I am torn between supporting them and boycotting an event that is sponsored by a criminal corporation that was responsible for one of the worst industrial disasters in human history.
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Ghana’s Olympic Debacle Calls For A Rethink
Ghana last won an Olympic medal in 1992 when its football team won bronze. Since then our results in football in the Olympics have not been impressive with the country missing the last two editions. The only other medals have been won in Boxing with the last in that field […]