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Rio swimming starting platform washed away on blustery Copacabana
AFP, Published on 13/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Organisers at the Rio Olympics suffered another headache Saturday when the starting platform for the marathon swimming was washed away just 48 hours before the competition starts by strong currents off Copacabana beach, postponing training sessions.
Aussies get gold for Olympic Games grumbles
AFP, Published on 06/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - With the Rio Olympics barely begun, Australia is already in pole position for a gold medal in grizzling, with complaints ranging from inadequate shower curtains to a "cloudy" swimming pool.
Rio ready for Olympic carnival as opening awaits
AFP, Published on 05/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - The carnival capital of Rio de Janeiro will host a glittering Olympics opening ceremony party on Friday, hoping to draw a line under a turbulent seven-year build-up dogged by recession, drugs scandals, crime and infrastructure stumbles.
Russians get Olympic green light, Neymar launches Brazil quest
AFP, Published on 04/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Two Russian swimmers implicated in a bombshell report on state-sponsored doping were given the green light to compete at the Olympics on Thursday as football superstar Neymar prepared to kick-off Brazil's quest for football gold.
Vanishing golf stars for Rio could jeopardize Olympic status
AFP, Published on 06/07/2016
» WASHINGTON - Top-ranked Jason Day, Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott lead a host of men's golf stars who have withdrawn from the Rio Olympics, an exodus that could jeopardize the sport's return to the Games lineup after an 112-year absence.
Hunt on for shark that killed Australian diver
AFP, Published on 06/06/2016
» SYDNEY - A hunt was underway Monday for a monster six-metre shark blamed for a fatal attack on a diver in western Australia, despite allegations it amounted to a "revenge killing".
Woman rushed to hospital with shark stuck to arm
AFP, Published on 16/05/2016
» MIAMI - A woman in the US state of Florida was rushed to a hospital after being bitten by a shark -- with the carnivorous fish still latched to her right arm, local media reported.
Danish prince rescued from Aussie surf: report
AFP, Published on 21/12/2015
» SYDNEY - Denmark's Prince Christian, second in line to the throne, has been rescued from the surf at an Australian beach by a lifeguard after getting into trouble, a report said Monday.
Drones to circle Australia beaches to monitor sharks
AFP, Published on 25/10/2015
» SYDNEY - Drones will circle popular swimming spots in eastern Australia and "listening stations" track tagged sharks as part of a new strategy announced Sunday to keep beachgoers safe after a spate of bloody attacks.
Rio Olympics chiefs say pool, sea concerns being resolved
AFP, Published on 17/10/2015
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio Olympics organizers said Friday that a dispute with world swimming authorities over the construction of an open-air water polo facility for next year's Games is being resolved.