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Olympic Games: Triumph for the Greek Polo Team who beat Hungary 9-6 in semifinals
In its 16th participation in the Olympic Games, and Greece finally wins a medal
Spectacular opening ceremony in Tokyo
About 11.000 athletes are expected to participate in the competition, of which 86 are from Serbia in as many as 16 different disciplines.
The Olympic Games in Tokyo were supposed to be held last summer, but they were postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The opening ceremony will start on Friday at 1 p.m., and the competition will last until August 8.
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Nomad Games postponed due to COVID-19
The Fourth World Nomad Games, which are expected to be held in Turkey, have been postponed due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, the secretary general of the Turkic Council said.
"The Games had to be postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has gripped the world," Baghdad Amreyev said in a statement.
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Land register gets boost
People fill in documents to register their assets at the new land registry offices in the northern Athens suburb of Galatsi, Friday. Officials hope that the new center, originally built to host gymnastics events during the 2004 Olympics, will help speed up the process to compile a nationwide database by 2021. [Reuters]
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Erdoğan congratulates Turkish athletes for Deaflympics results
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated Turkey's Deaf Sports Federation for winning a total of 39 medals in the 23rd Deaflympics, the Presidency said on July 28.
Rio 2016 Paralympics opening ceremony (photos)
The Rio 2016 Paralympics opening ceremony took place Wednesday in Marakana stadium with an impressive show of fireworks and dancers. The 4,300 athletes from 160 countries entered the stadium lead by the 60-member Greek team, which was headed by flag bearer and London 2012 medal winner Grigoris Polychronidis.
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Hamburg says ‘no’ to 2024 Olympics
The majority of Hamburg’s residents voted against hosting the 2024 Olympic Games, according to the results of the referendum which took place on Sunday 29th on whether Hamburg should bid for the Olympic Games in 2024.
According to the final results, 51.6% of those participated in the referendum were against hosting the Olympics, with voting participation reaching 50.1%.
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Boston named US candidate to host 2024 Games
Boston was chosen Jan. 8 as the US candidate to host the 2024 Olympics, hopeful of showing the world's finest athletes its determined recovery from the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing tragedy.
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Sochi Paralympics Open Amid Political Backlash
Some 547 athletes from 45 countries will compete for 72 gold medals over 10 days in the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi.
The Games, opened by Russian president Vladimir Putin, will begin amid an escalating political crisis in Ukraine.
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Udovicic: Stronger support to Paralympians
BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Youth and Sports Vanja Udovicic and President of Paralympic Committee of Serbia (POKS) Zoran Micovic signed a funding agreement on Wednesday, based on which the Paralympians will be allocated RSD 42 million (EUR 1 = RSD 116) from the state budget this year.
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