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After posting some Twitter comments in which she showed her support for a far-right party and mocked the African immigrants,
Voula Papachrstou was expelled from
Greece`s Olympic team on Wednesday.
The triple jumper made some “statements contrary to the values and ideas of the Olympic movement”, said the
Hellenic Olympic Committee in regard to Papachristou`s situation.
"It's the same as violating fair play. We are not here just to get medals, but to promote the Olympic ideals, to show our character," said
Isidoros Kouvelos, head of Greece`s Olympic mission.
Papachristou was not contacted by the Hellenic Olympic Committee either before or after they
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Thursday, 26 Jul, 2012
An urgent plea for a
minute of silence at the
2012 Summer Olympics` Opening Ceremony has been made on Wednesday by the widow of an Israeli Olympian killed in a terrorist attack on the 1972 Munich Games. She asked the organizers to keep this minute of silence in the memory of her husband and 10 other Israelis murdered 40 years ago.
Three members of
Congress and
top American Jewish community leaders have joined
Ankie Spitzer in her attempt to make the
International Olympic Committee change its stance.
Even though
U.S. President Barack Obama, along with his Republican rival
Mitt Romney and other
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Thursday, 26 Jul, 2012
The start of the
biggest sporting celebration ever staged in
Britain was reassuringly familiar, even though there were many discussions surrounding the opening ceremonies, celebrity cauldron-lighter and flag-bearers.
The
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Thursday, 26 Jul, 2012
Prior to their match against
Colombia in the Olympic women`s soccer competition,
North Korea`s team decided to leave the pitch after a huge mistake made by the organizers,
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Thursday, 26 Jul, 2012
In the first day of Olympic competition, the
United States women`s soccer team managed to defeat
France with 4-2 in the London Games.
Favored to win the their
third
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Thursday, 26 Jul, 2012
No longer wanted by his longtime employer,
Hanley Ramirez was acquired by the
Dodgers, a team that has a taste for talented but mercurial players.
The
three-time All-Star Hanley
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Wednesday, 25 Jul, 2012
If we take a look at the
Olympic pictures of some of the competing athletes, we can discover some horrible head shots. One clear example is given by
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Wednesday, 25 Jul, 2012
Nicknamed Melo,
Camerlo Anthony proved his versatility on the basketball field in U.S.A`s 113-59 victory against the Dominican Republic in an exhibition game played at UNVL`s Thomas &
