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Jul 04 2021
News
And the crowd goes … silent? How no cheering could impact Olympic performance
Former U.S. Olympic swimmer Tara Kirk Sell was in Russia to compete in the World Cup swimming circuit in 2006 and remembers the Moscow crowd’s reaction when her name was announced just before she dove into the pool.
“It was dead silent,” Kirk Sell said.
Athletes taking part in the Tokyo Olympics this year are also likely to hear crickets when they compete because the Japanese
NBC News DigitalApr 12 2024
News
China Steel Exports Hit Highest Since 2016 on Weak Local Demand
China’s steel exports posted the strongest month since 2016, in a surge that will likely offer more fodder for complaints about Beijing’s industrial policies.
Overseas shipments in March reached 9.9 million tons, about 25% higher than a year earlier and capping a very strong quarter, according to government data. China’s prolonged property crisis has pummeled demand for steel at home,
BloombergAug 01 2013
News
Russia Will Enforce Anti-Gay Law During Olympics
A new Russian law barring displays of affection by gay couples or displaying symbols such as the rainbow flag will be enforced against fans and athletes attending next year’s Winter Olympics, one of the measure’s top supporters says.
ABC News reported that Vitaly Milonov, who sponsored legislation in St. Petersburg that became the basis for a national law signed by President Vladimir
Newsmax (News)Jul 07 2021
Opinion
Sha’Carri Richardson’s Olympic Ban Over Weed Is America’s Fault
The saga of Sha’Carri Richardson—the fastest woman in the United States, banned from competing in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics after a drug test revealed she used cannabis last month—has united America in a way that COVID-19 could not.
The conventional wisdom from just about everyone—President Joe Biden, USA Track & Field (USATF), blabbermouths on Twitter, and Richardson herself—is
ViceFeb 07 2014
News
As Winter Olympics open, Putin showcases a defiant Russia
The lack of top U.S. and European officials at the Sochi Games shows hostility to the new political creed Russian President Vladimir Putin has pursued since his return to the Kremlin in 2012.
Wall Street Journal (News)Jan 05 2023
News
China COVID crisis: Beijing hospital runs out of beds, families burn bodies in streets as deaths spike
A Beijing hospital has run out of beds, forcing patients to rest on stretchers or lay on the hallway floors as COVID-19 infections run rampant in the country and stretch thin the public health sectors’ resources. "We have no beds, we have no oxygen, and we have a room full of sick people waiting," a health care worker in Beijing Chaoyang Hospital’s emergency room told the Financial Times ahead
Fox News DigitalMar 31 2024
News
Rockets coach Ime Udoka: Kyrie Irving ‘by far the best offensive player I’ve ever seen’
HOUSTON – Before his red-hot Rockets hosted the also-sizzling Mavericks on Sunday evening, coach Ime Udoka paid Mavericks star Kyrie Irving a profound compliment. After his Mavericks ended Houston’s 11-game winning streak, Irving was visibly moved by Udoka’s words and then gave a profound response. Udoka coached Irving as a USA Basketball assistant under Gregg Popovich when Irving was a
The Dallas Morning NewsJul 26 2012
News
Mitt Romney Walks Back London Olympics Criticism
Mitt Romney, in his first trip abroad as the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, is trying to walk back comments he made questioning London's Olympics preparation -- comments that have drawn a sharp response from Prime Minister David Cameron.
HuffPostJul 19 2012
News
Mitt Romney Brought Bain Capital With Him To The Olympics
When Mitt Romney transitioned from working full-time at Bain Capital to running the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, he did not fully leave the private equity firm. That's not just because he continued to sign documents and take a salary, or because he described himself as Bain's CEO on the Olympics' website, but because he brought with him Bain's personnel, ethos and, most importantly, its
HuffPostMay 30 2012
News
Swimmer Vies To Bring Olympic Joy Home To Greece
Swimmer Spyros Gianniotis was born in Liverpool, England, but he will represent Greece in the upcoming London Olympics. At 32, he is the 10-kilometer open-water world champion, and one of Greece's best hopes for a medal in London. He's on a team of Olympians whose training budget has been drastically reduced by austerity measures and the economic crisis.
NPR (Online News)