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GB-based boxer Ngamba named in Refugee Olympic Team
BBC via Yahoo Sports· 1 day agoCameroon-born Ngamba, 26, is the first boxer to be selected for the team. Ngamba moved to the UK aged 10, but cannot compete for Team GB because she does...
New 'underground cathedral' opens ahead of Paris Olympics
The Raw Story· 1 day agoIt has no spire, stained glass windows or nave but the cavernous underground stormwater facility inaugurated on Thursday in the French capital ahead of the Paris Olympics ...
Biden to give Presidential Medal of Freedom to Ledecky, Thorpe
ABC News· 9 hours agoKatie Ledecky, the most decorated women's swimmer in history, and Jim Thorpe, the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States, will be among 19 ...
Meet the Olympic torchbearers of Paris 2024: Corsica to Hautes-Pyrénées
Olympics.com· 1 day agoIn May 2024, 11,000 torchbearers will form a relay to celebrate the arrival of the Olympic flame...
Biden to award Presidential Medal of Freedom to Bloomberg, Gore, Pelosi and many more
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoOther recipients include former Secretary of State John Kerry and Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C. as well...
Katie Ledecky to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
WBAL-TV Baltimore· 12 hours agoMaryland swimming phenom Katie Ledecky will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Refugee Team for Paris Olympics has 36 athletes from 11 countries across 12 sports
The Hill· 1 day agoThe Refugee Team for the Paris Olympics will feature 36 athletes from 11 countries in 12 sports....
Team GB at Paris Olympics: Who are the British athletes to watch at the 2024 Games?
The Telegraph via Yahoo Sports· 3 days agoBritish canoe slalom team-mates (L-R) Kimberley Woods, Joe Clarke, Adam Burgess and Mallory Franklin...
They Used to Award Olympic Medals for Art?
New York Times· 1 day agoDuring all of the years that the Olympics gave out medals in arts, not just athletics — and if you didn’t know about that, the rest of this article may...
Gem of the city: The original Cape Coral Yacht Club soon gone, but what of its legacy?
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoCoral History Museum. From there, the original Yacht Club opened its doors on June 10, 1962. The $1...