Competing for the First Olympic Refugee Team
(via Great Big Story) Popole Misenga and Yolande Mabika are two of 10 refugees selected for the first Olympic refugee
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It’s Really Hard to Make Money as an Olympian
(via Wired) The Olympics drive athletes to get ever faster, higher, and stronger, to quote its Latin motto: “Citius, altius, fortius.”
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This Female Wrestler Is Redefining Strong
(via Great Big Story) Adeline Gray is the best female wrestler in the world in her weight class. She’s on
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Behind The Mask of the World’s Coolest Fencer
(via Great Big Story) Miles Chamley-Watson is a two-time Olympian, world champion fencer and an occasional model. He says he’s
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Which Country Has the Most Olympic Medals—and Whose Are Worth the Most?
(via mental_floss) Ahead of the opening ceremony for 2016 Rio Olympics on August 5, how do the gold, silver, and
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What Happens if the Olympic Torch Accidentally Goes Out?
(via How Stuff Works) The passing of the Olympic flame from its birthplace in Greece to wherever the games are
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