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Brazil, Latin America & Caribbean

Rio Torch Relay Day 74: From Paraná to São Paulo

On each day of the official Olympic torch relay, carrying the Olympic flame to the Olympic cauldron in Rio de Janeiro,…

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Fratus Hits 21.8, Chierighini 48.8 in Sprint Practice at Auburn

Three weeks separate us from the start of the swimming portion of the Olympic Games, and Brazilian sprint stars Bruno Fratus…

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Rio 2016 Olympic Previews: Peaty Smashing Records In Men’s 100 Breast

Great Britain’s Adam Peaty will be chasing Olympic gold after setting the 100 breast World Record with a herculean 57.92 in 2015.

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Scott Volkers To Coach Brazilian Pre-Olympic Camp Despite Olympic Ban

Swim coach Scott Volkers, who was accused of sexual abuse by three former female swimmers in Australia, will take part in the Brazilian national team’s pre-Olympic camp, though he will not be coaching on deck at the Olympics themselves.

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Rio 2016 Releases Last Big Batch of Event Tickets Ahead of Games

Yesterday Rio released 100,000 tickets to events and sold out competitions, marking the last big release of tickets before the Games.

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Rio Torch Relay Day 73: Summer Sanders Carries Torch Through Curitiba

On each day of the official Olympic torch relay, carrying the Olympic flame to the Olympic cauldron in Rio de Janeiro,…

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Brazil Expects Suspended Anti-Doping Lab To Be Re-Opened By Olympics

The Brazilian government says that the issues that caused the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to suspend the anti-doping lab in Rio de Janeiro have been solved, and that it expects the lab to re-open in time for the Summer Olympics.

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Rio 2016 Olympic Previews: Clash Of Sprinters In Women’s 50 Free

The World Record in the women’s 50 freestyle is on watch at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, and the showdown will see 3 of the top 10 fastest all time performers go head to head.

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Brazil Announces Rio Olympic Coaching Staff

Brazil has announced its coaching and technical staff for the upcoming 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

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Rio Torch Relay Day 72: Man Attempts To Extinguish Torch In Joinville

On each day of the official Olympic torch relay, carrying the Olympic flame to the Olympic cauldron in Rio de Janeiro,…

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Brett Hawke Selected As Assistant For Brazilian Olympic Team

Auburn coach Brett Hawke has been named an assistant coach for the Brazilian Olympic team, the school announced on Twitter today.

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Rio Torch Relay Day 71: Six Cities In Eastern Santa Catarina

On each day of the official Olympic torch relay, carrying the Olympic flame to the Olympic cauldron in Rio de Janeiro,…

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Dorian McMenemy, Jhonny Perez Named To Dominican Olympic Team

Dorian McMenemy and Jhonny Perez will represent the Dominican Republic in Rio.

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Chile to Send Two Swimmers to Rio

The Chilean Olympic Committee announced has announced that two swimmers will be representing Chile in the upcoming 2016 Olympic Games.

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Colombia To Send Four Swimmers To Compete In Rio

Jorge Murillo is one of four Colombian swimmers selected to compete in Rio next month.

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