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Alshanqiti lands first Saudi gold in Paralympics

Saudi triple jumper Osamah Alshanqiti won the first gold medal in the Olympic history of the Kingdom with a world record-breaking jump of 15.37 meters in the Paralympics Games yesterday. ...

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Dapx - S...ted news — September 09

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The Five Greatest Upsets in Olympic History

The U.S. softball defeat got me to wondering about the greatest upsets in Olympic history. This was monumental. Things like this are just not supposed to happen, but things like this are why we love sports... well some diggers at least. Here is one sports journalist's quick list of the greatest u...

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digg — August 26

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Frustration [Stranger Fruit]

Irish boxer Kenny Egan is in the light heavyweight final against Xiaoping Zhang as I type. Naturally, I can't see it live in this country ... instead I get to see a bunch of overpaid millionaires play basketball against Spain. Here's hoping the Spaniards win. Best I can do is follow the fight r...

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ScienceBlogs — August 24

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This day in Olympic history: August 25

Beijing - This day in Olympic history: August 251972 - The Olympic fire arrives in Munich's Koenigsplatz ahead of the Munich Olympics. The Olympics will, unfortunately, always be remembered for an attack on the Israeli team, which ended in a botched ... ...

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The Eart...ewspaper — August 24

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Wilder can't stop Olympic meltdown by U.S. boxers

Though Deontay Wilder still managed to win a bronze medal - inspired, in part, by his 3-year-old daughter Naieya - the collective performance was the worst by American boxers in Olympic history. ...

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Sports -...ily News — August 22

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Jamaica's sprint sweep, US relay disaster, Wariner loss - Summary

Beijing - Jamaica's completion of a sprint gold sweep on Thursday marked a historic United States Olympic debacle which culminated in both sprint relays dropping the baton at the Beijing Games on Thursday. It is the first time in Olympic history that... ...

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The Eart...ewspaper — August 21