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Threadbare Russian Olympic team en route to Rio

A threadbare Russian Olympic team gathered at Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport to board a flight to Rio.

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Looking back at the Olympics 1936-1952

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Looking back at the Olympics: Sydney 2000

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Looking back at the Olympics 1924-1932

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Looking back at the Olympics 1956-1964

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Looking back at the Olympics 1992-1996

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Looking back at the Olympics 1896-1904

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Looking back at the Olympics 1980-1988

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Looking back at the Olympics 1908-1920

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Looking back at the Olympics 1968-1976

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Why are Australians so good at sport?

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Why does India perform so poorly at the Olympics?

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What does it take to win an Olympic medal?

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Olympics: planned economies and the need to succeed

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Hosts with the most: why home advantage brings more Olympic medals

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Eleven weightlifters, including six medalists, retest positive from London 2012

The International Weightlifting Federation has announced that 11 weightlifters, including six medalists, have tested positive in retests on samples taken at the 2012 London Olympics.

27/07/2016

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"Roos" loos ready in Rio as team Australia returns to the Olympic Village

Australia's athletes have finally moved into the Olympic Village in Rio after work was carried out to remedy blocked toilets, leaky pipes and exposed electrical wiring.

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Aussie rowers up the creek without a paddle

The Australian rowing team are a last minute substitution for the Rio Olympics, but are having to use a borrowed boat as their's is still back in Australia.

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Exclusion of Russian athletes from Rio is 'discrimination', says Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the exclusion of some Russian athletes from the Rio Olympics is "discrimination".

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'Cheats welcome at Olympics' after IOC Russia doping decision

Russian athletes have started to arrive in Rio ready to compete at the Olympic Games that start on August 5.

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