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24 Aug 2014: Rio Games could have more than 5,000 British volunteer 'Games Makers' -
17 Aug 2014: Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria have withdrawn their teams but the Games have kicked off with the Australian triathlete Brittany Dutton taking the first gold
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28 Jul 2014:
The organisers of the Rio 2016 Olympics have labelled criticism of their preparations by a senior IOC figure “as ill-informed and wrong” and said they are now on course to meet their targets
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15 Jul 2014: Having played its part in hosting a largely smooth World Cup, Rio is upbeat about doing so again on a grander scale in 2016
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Guardian Professional, 9 Jul 2014: National Olympic commitees failed to meet their 2005 target of 20% female board representation
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12 Jun 2014:
The president of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, says he is impressed with the International Cycling Union’s efforts to stamp out doping
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9 May 2014: Rio's preparations damned as 'worst ever' but IOC knocks down suggestion London could be last-ditch replacement
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1 May 2014: Days after raising concerns over the 2016 Games, IOC vice-president John Coates says Rio can deliver an 'excellent' Olympics
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29 Apr 2014:
International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates warns on readiness, saying it is worse even than Athens 2004
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24 Feb 2014:
Anton Fedyashin: The unwillingness of observers to distinguish between Putin's policies and ordinary Russians is a lost opportunity
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20 Feb 2014: Bogdana Matsotska claims Olympics outlawed armbands symbolising grief for Kiev dead, and says she cannot compete 'in name of Yanukovych government'
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19 Feb 2014:
Request from national team to mark violent loss of life in Kiev denied due to ban on political protests at Games
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16 Feb 2014: Ex-presidential candidate, who ran Salt Lake City Games, says ‘You don’t need to spend $50bn as Russia has’
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11 Feb 2014:
Warm sunshine and rising temperatures blamed for "dangerous" and mushy conditions for snowboarders
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Video
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6 Feb 2014:
UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon insists that discrimination at the Olympics cannot take place, regardless of gender, race or sexual orientation
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