FOCUS on Olympic Preparations: Azerbaijan
The Azeri Olympic team returned as “national heroes,” but some were barred from competing due to doping scandals and political interference in sports.
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FOCUS on Olympic Preparations: Nigeria
Sports and athletics unite Nigerians, and many are hoping Nigeria will be able to remedy the problems faced before and during the Rio Olympics prior to the 2020 Games in Tokyo.
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FOCUS on Olympic Preparations: Refugee Olympic Team
Besides the exhausting preparation for the Olympics, the members of the ROT faced additional challenges when fleeing from their home countries and living as refugees.
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FOCUS on Olympic Preparations: North Korea
Popularity of the games has led North Korea to put more funding into the training facilities and North Korean citizens get the chance to watch certain events on state television. The events aired are merely highlights and are shown long after the event took place.
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Russian Participation in Rio Olympics Uncertain After Doping Report
The commission’s results state that the Moscow laboratory responsible for the maintenance of processed blood and urine samples has become decertified. The country will no longer have a running national anti-doping institution to test its own athletes.
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