Sochi Olympics
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German president boycotting Sochi Olympics
Other Sports | Dec 08, 2013, 05:22 PM ISTBerlin: German President Joachim Gauck is boycotting the Winter Olympics and will not travel to Sochi, Russia next year. Der Spiegel reports that Gauck took the decision in protest against human rights violations and the
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Russian spacecraft flies Sochi Olympics torch to space
Other Sports | Nov 07, 2013, 03:31 PM ISTMoscow: A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying an Olympic torch for the Sochi Winter Games blasted off Thursday from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, authorities said.Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said the Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft was
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No discrimination against gays at Olympics: Putin
Other Sports | Oct 29, 2013, 11:37 AM ISTSochi, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Monday that gay athletes and guests at the Winter Olympics in Sochi will feel at ease, seeking to assuage fears fueled by a recent Russian law banning gay
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USOC studying new Russian law with eye on safety
Other Sports | Aug 09, 2013, 10:18 AM ISTDenver, Aug 9: Concerned with Russia's new anti-gay laws, leaders at the U.S. Olympic Committee are in discussions with the International Olympic Committee and the U.S. State Department to ensure the safety of athletes at
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Shiffrin bid for Olympic gold gets US daytime slot
Other Sports | Jul 23, 2013, 01:11 PM ISTSochi, Russia,July 23: American skier Mikaela Shiffrin's bid to win slalom gold at the Sochi Olympics should be decided in daytime hours back home.Exactly 200 days from the Winter Games opening on Feb. 7, Russian
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Sharapova hopes Sochi Olympics will put former home on world map
Tennis | May 01, 2013, 01:57 PM ISTMoscow, May 1: Tennis star Maria Sharapova has spoken of her delight that her former hometown of Sochi will host next year's Winter Olympics, an event she hopes will put the Black Sea resort on