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International Incident Involving Israel Averted at Rio Olympics

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UPDATE (8/9/16): Israel won their first Olympic medal since 2008 when Yarden Gerbi won a bronze medal bout in judo.  A few other Israeli athletes have outside shots at medaling in Rio, and hope to add to the 8 total medals claimed by Israel since their first Olympic appearance in 1952 (only 4 years after …

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Running for Their Lives

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As a very young athlete, I remember seeing my first Olympics. Following that, I dreamed of how incredible it would be to be an Olympic champion.  In a little less than a month, the 2016 summer Olympics will commence and I will be watching when I can. While the Olympics were once an "end all" for …

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