Tag Archives: Olympic

Brazilian Worker Killed Disassembling Olympic Venues In Rio

A Brazilian construction worker lost his life this week while disassembling one of the many temporary venues at Barra Olympic Park in Rio. A [...]

Four Event Olympic Trials Qualifier Carly Cummings Commits to Auburn

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Canadian Olympic Trials RunnerUp Olivia Anderson Reloads Georgias Distance Squad

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Congress Approves Elimination of Olympic Victory Tax

The Senate approved a bill Thursday that would eliminate the “victory tax” that has previously been charged to Olympians for win [...]

Olympic Gold Medalist Joseph Schooling To Release Book Of Photos

Joseph Schooling, a junior at the University of Texas, made history this past August when he became the first ever Olympic athlete from Sing [...]

President Obama Welcomes US Olympic and Paralympic Teams to White House

U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama welcomed the members of the American Olympic and Paralympic teams to the [...]

Katie Ledecky Michael Phelps Crowned Female and Male Athletes of the Olympic Games

The Team USA Awards presented by Dow, Best of the Games, kicked off today at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Athletes from a wide [...]

Bill To Change Tax Rules On Olympic Medals Moves Through Congress

There has been a long-standing debate on whether Olympic athletes should be taxed on their medal earnings or not with bills circulating thro [...]

Rome Mayor Pulls Support of 2024 Olympic Bid

Rome mayor Virginia Raggi announced that she had put a motion before the city’s assembly to end its bid to host the 2024 Olympic Game [...]

Video Interview Chuck Warner Evaluates American Performance at Olympic Games

American athletes performed at an exceptional level in Rio, but Swimming World writer and ASCA speaker Chuck Warner thinks that eve [...]
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