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Phelps enjoys sidelines

The Olympic swimming superstar is attending the Vancouver Winter Olympics. “I think it’s cool to be a spectator,” Phelps said in an interview. “I’ve competed at three summer Olympics and it’s nice to see the other side of it. You know what they’re going through because you’ve lived it, so to see how they react […]

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Korea to Finance ‘Unfamiliar’ Sports

The government said it will use taxpayer money to finance athletes in Olympic sports such as ice skating, hockey, boxing, judo, weightlifting and wrestling, which struggle commercially despite getting the spotlight during international events. The list of 15 “non-popular” sports picked by policymakers also includes fencing, shooting, gymnastics, cycling, weightlifting and water sports such as […]

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Oceania Events shifted to Fiji

By a press release coming from Paul Coffa, General Secretary of the Oceania Weightlifting Federation the OWF informs all concerned that the Oceania and South Pacific Senior, Junior and Youth Championships in conjunction with the Olympic Youth Qualification event (Oceania Continent) has been shifted from Nauru to Fiji. The dates remain the same, May 4th to 7th, […]

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