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Italy minister hopes Russians could join 2026 Olympics - after war

The Peninsula 25 Mar 2025
Only 15 Russian athletes took part in the Paris Olympics last year, under strict conditions -- they competed under a neutral flag and had to prove they had no ties to the military or security services.
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Sharath Kamal's table tennis swansong starts at WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025

Beijing News 25 Mar 2025
He is the current Commonwealth Games singles champion and country's flag bearer for India's Paris 2024 Olympics contingent ... (in men's, women's and mixed) will be having 16 pairs, as per Olympics.com.
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Las Vegas baseball coach hits notable career milestone: ‘He deserved it’

Las Vegas Review-Journal 24 Mar 2025
“It was great, but my players get credit for the wins ... Flag football ... Junior National flag football team ... All three are viewed as potential Olympians for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles, where flag football will be introduced as a new Olympic sport.
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George Foreman showed every gesture is political – especially for Black athletes | Bryan Armen Graham

The Guardian 23 Mar 2025
At the 1968 Olympics, Foreman’s flag-waving was seen as deference if not betrayal ... When a teenager from Texas named George Foreman waved a tiny American flag in the boxing ring after winning Olympic ...
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George Foreman showed every gesture is political – especially for Black athletes

The Observer 23 Mar 2025
When a teenager from Texas named George Foreman waved a tiny American flag in the boxing ring after winning Olympic gold in 1968, he had little awareness of the political minefield beneath his size 15 feet ... Foreman’s flag violated that code.
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Wyatt Hendrickson stuns Olympic champion Gable Steveson to win wrestling national title, celebrates with President Trump

CNN 23 Mar 2025
Oklahoma State’s Wyatt Hendrickson produced what commentators dubbed the “biggest upset in NCAA history” as he stunned Olympic champion Gable Steveson to win the heavyweight wrestling national title on Saturday.
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Coventry elected first female IOC president as Coe beaten Kirsty Coventry

Business Ghana 23 Mar 2025
Her first Olympics will be the Milan-Cortina Winter Games in February 2026 ... Russian athletes have not competed at the Olympics under their own flag since 2016, following the state-run doping scandal and then the war in Ukraine.
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‘I want to set a good example:’ the George Foreman I knew was generous and kind

The Guardian 23 Mar 2025
People know about George Foreman the fighter and George Foreman the product pitchman; holding a small American flag in the ring after winning a gold medal at the ...
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Commentary: From polarizing to beloved, George Foreman sold us on his authentic self

The Spokesman-Review 23 Mar 2025
It was the final day of the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, and after he destroyed Soviet Union boxer Ionas Chepulis in a gold medal heavyweight fight billed the “Cold War clash,” he circled the ring holding a small U.S. flag.
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The Sweet Science Loses Another Great Champion

The American Spectator 23 Mar 2025
The outlines of Foreman’s unusual ring career are familiar to boxing fans, from his Olympic championship in 1968, when he was 19, his retirement from the professional game at 28, to his return to the ring and to championship in his forties.
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Watch Wyatt Hendrickson celebrate with President Trump at NCAA wrestling championships

The Oklahoman 23 Mar 2025
Hendrickson rallied with a late takedown to beat Steveson, an Olympic champion. Hendrickson, who attended the Air Force Academy for four years, wrapped himself in a flag after his victory and went over to shake Trump's hand.
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WATCH: Donald Trump celebrates with Wyatt Hendrickson at NCAA wrestling

Usatoday 23 Mar 2025
Patrick’s Day ... Hendrickson rallied with a late takedown to beat Steveson, an Olympic champion. Hendrickson, who attended the Air Force Academy for four years, wrapped himself in a flag after his victory and went over to shake Trump's hand ...
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New IOC president opposes Olympic bans and considers Russia return

Blitz 22 Mar 2025
Although some Russian and Belarusian athletes were later permitted to compete under neutral flags, full national team participation remained prohibited, including at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Colorado high school girls show off their flag football skills with NFL on ESPN

CBS News 22 Mar 2025
As it continues to create opportunities on the collegiate level, as well as the next summer Olympics, young athletes like Sands and Baal hope more Colorado girls give flag football a try.
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George Foreman, Boxing Legend And Entrepreneur, Dead At 76

Huffington Post 22 Mar 2025
I was waving the flag as much for myself as for the country ... American heavyweight boxer George Foreman of Pleasanton, California, waves an American flag after winning the Olympic gold medal at the Mexico City games on Oct.
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