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Old clashes with new as Indonesian weightlifters go for gold
AFP, Published on 21/12/2016
» PRINGSEWU (INDONESIA) - Inside a spartan weightlifting gym in Indonesia, teenagers chalk their hands, grit their teeth and thrust faded metal barbells above their heads, hopeful of Olympic glory.
Rio declares financial disaster over Olympic Games
AFP, Published on 18/06/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio state authorities declared a "state of public calamity" Friday over a major budget crisis, in order to release emergency funds to finance the Olympic Games due to begin in August.
Will Brazil's mega-crisis hurt the Olympics?
AFP, Published on 27/04/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - On the streets of Rio de Janeiro, it feels like a long time since the heady days in 2009 when the city was named to host South America's first Olympics.