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Bafana's samba safari
Independent Online
This stadium will host the athletics at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Santana may have not had the best of times with Bafana but he has done well at Botafogo,

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The world championships of America
msnbc.com
Golf was voted into the Olympics for 2016 and 2020, but it faces another vote in 2017 to determine whether it stays beyond two games.

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Around the Rings (subscription)
Olympic Newsdesk — Expert Says Olympics Impact Housing Rights; Lula Rejects
Around the Rings (subscription)
Brazilian president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva fired back at criticisms that the 2016 Olympics are a waste of money. (Getty Images) Brazilian president Luis

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Jets to Brazil easier in 2010
Gadling (blog)
Planning on beating the crowds to Brazil before the 2016 Olympics? If you've put a shred of research

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Washington Post
Rio 2016 Is "Prepared"
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Brazil's president Luiz Inacio da Silva said "Rio is prepared, Brazil is prepared" for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games. USA Today reports the president
Brazil's president lambasts those saying country wasting money on 2016 OlympicsThe Canadian Press
Brazil to Foreign Investors: “You're Too Kind, Really”The Faster Times
Silva: Rio Games will be great as matter of prideeTaiwan News

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Korea leads pack for Brazil rail deal
JoongAng Daily
Brazil wants the system to be up and running before the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. “Korea has the strength of being able to build the system in a

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Laureus World Sports Awards To Help Inspire Future Arab Stars
Abu Dhabi City Guide
the first woman to chair the International Olympic Committee's coordination commission ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and a

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Tarnishing Hockey's Golden Moment
New York Times
When the rights to the Sochi Olympics and the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro are up for bid late this year, the two expected bidders, NBC and ESPN,

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Sydney Morning Herald
Olympic dream vs. Vancouver reality
Real News Network
FREESTON: In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, host-to-be of the 2016 Summer Olympics, 10-foot walls are already being built around the city's poorest slums.
Hockey finale caps strong Olympics for NBCMiamiHerald.com
Luger's death, Canadian fans focal points of GamesVancouver Sun
Atos Origin crosses 2010 Olympic Winter Games finishConsultant News

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Karrie Webb to be good enough to play in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Daily Telegraph
"Before last year's announcement of golf getting into the Olympics, I wouldn't have thought I'd be playing or touring with a full schedule of events by 2016

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