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American Indians Are Part of Olympic History
May 11, 2012- American Indians have a proud history in the Olympic Games. Jim Thorpe is the only athlete who won both the pentathlon and the decathlon, and Billy Mills (at left in photo) is the only American to win the 10,000-meters run.
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U.S. Works to Boost Sportsmanship in America
May 9, 2012 New York- Just two months after a devastating earthquake in 2010 leveled large parts of Haiti, the Haitian women's under-17 soccer team met its American opponent in regional competition.
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2008 Paralympic Games to Begin in Beijing
September 5, 2008 Washington — When the Olympic Games drew to a close in August, a second cadre of elite, world-class athletes arrived in Beijing. Close to 4,000 Paralympic athletes traveled to China from some 140 countries to prove their skills in the Paralympic Games September 6-17. There are 20 paralympic sports including wheelchair tennis, fencing, rugby, ...
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Opening Ceremony Kicks Off 2008 Summer Olympic Game
August 8, 2008 Washington -- On 08/08/08 at 8:08 p.m. local time, more than 90,000 athletes, heads of state, journalists, sports enthusiasts and spectators attended the opening ceremony for the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing National Stadium. China, which is hosting the XXIX Olympiad, opened the Summer Games with an extravagant more than three-hour ceremony ...
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