#summer olympics
Aries - Boxing, Wrestling (either), Modern Pentalon
Taurus - Hockey, Judo, Weightlifting
Gemini - Fencing, Tennis, Volleyball
Cancer - Golf, Table Tennis, Track Cycling
Leo - Basketball, Triathlon, Rhythmic Gymnastics
Virgo - Artistic Gymnastics, Water Polo, Equestrian Dressage
Libra - Badminton, Taekwondo, Handball
Scorpio - Diving, Shooting, Cycling BMX
Sagittarius - Archery, Equestrian Jumping, Canoe Sprint
Capricorn - Soccer, Rugby, Cycling Mountain Bike,
Aquarius - Beach Volleyball, Trampoline, Cycling Road
Pisces - Sailing, Swimming, Equestrian Eventing
Last summer, Drone Week brought new perspectives on how our technology impacts the world. This year we’re taking it a step further with LIVE looks at the rarely-seen GE technology that’s powering Brazil, home of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Drone Week Rio takes off this Monday, June 13th. Tune in to our Facebook page for more details and updates.
Givenchy’s Riccardo Tisci Designs for Nike
Nike teams with Riccardo Tisci, the designer of Givenchy, to create his first athletic apparel collection.
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Whilethe Olympic Committee selected Beijing to host 2022 Winter Games after a surprisingly close vote,athletes in next year’s Summer Olympics in Rio will be swimming and boating in waters so contaminated with human feces that they risk becoming violently ill and unable to compete in the games, an Associated Press investigation has found.
An AP analysis of water quality revealed dangerously high levels of viruses and bacteria from human sewage in Olympic and Paralympic venues — results that alarmed international experts and dismayed competitors training in Rio, some of whom have already fallen ill with fevers, vomiting and diarrhea.
Brazilian officials have assured that the water will be safe for the Olympic athletes and the medical director of the International Olympic Committee said all was on track for providing safe competing venues - though, this AP study and progress suggests otherwise.
Extreme water pollution is common in Brazil, where the majority of sewage is not treated. Raw waste runs through open-air ditches to streams and rivers that feed the Olympic water sites. As a result, Olympic athletes are almost certain to come into contact with disease-causing viruses that in some tests measured up to 1.7 million times the level of what would be considered hazardous on a Southern California beach.
PHOTOS: AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo, Felipe Dana, Matthew Stockman/Getty Images
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Freedom,a parody commercial about #Blackexcellence, dunking on the patriarchy, and Beyoncé to help you all channel your inner Simones and close out two weeks of the Rio Games.
A group of distinguished American Olympians who participated in the 1976 Summer Olympic Games and members of the Commission on Olympic Sports visited the White House on August 5, 1976. President Gerald R. Ford greeted these American champions who had recently earned 94 medals in Montreal, Canada, in the East Garden of the White House.
“You won gold, silver and bronze. Some of you set records,” President Ford remarked to the Olympic Team. “You gave your utmost effort, and on behalf of all Americans, we were very, very proud of you.” In his typical sense of humor, he also noted, “Let me say that you were not alone in your feats of stamina and strength. Millions of Americans, including myself, are now recovering from the marathon sessions with their TV sets.”
After finishing his remarks, members of the Olympic Team and the U.S. Olympic Committee presented President Ford with this glass paperweight. Etched on the irregular shaped glass is the U.S. Olympic Committee seal, which consists of an image of the Olympic Torch rising above the United States shield. The paperweight is stored in a black snakeskin-textured box, lined with red velvet.
Images: Glass paperweight presented to President Ford by members of the Olympic Team and the U.S. Olympic Committee; President Ford addresses members of the 1976 U.S. Olympic Team and others in the East Garden prior to presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Jesse Owens, 8/5/1976 (White House photograph B0963-08)
because it’s not the summer olympics
Zoran Dragic, Mike Tobey & Luka Doncic - Slovenia - Basketball
Kyle Snyder - United States - Wrestling
Lamont Marcell Jacobs - Italy - Athletics
Tokyo 2020 | Men’s 100m, Gold
He’s so damn fine
Andre De Grasse - Canada - Athletics
Tokyo 2020 | Men’s 200m, Gold
Serguey Torres Madrigal & Jorge Enriquez Fernando Dayan - Cuba - Canoe
Tokyo 2020 | Men’s Canoe Double 1000m, Gold
Bobby Fink - United States - Swimming
Tokyo 2020 | 1500m Freestyle, Gold | 800m Freestyle, Gold
Wang Zongyuan - China - Diving
Tokyo 2020 | Men’s Synchronized 3m Springboard, Gold | Men’s 3m Springboard, Silver
One of the cutest Olympic smiles
Mete Gazoz - Turkey - Archery
Tokyo 2020 | Gold
Grant Fisher - United States - Athletics
Xiao Ruoteng - China - Gymnastics
Tokyo 2020 | Men’s All Around | Silver
İbrahim Çolak, Ferhat Arıcan, Adem Asil & Ahmet Önder - Turkey - Gymnastics
Julio Mayora - Venezuela - Weightlifting
Tokyo 2020 | Men’s 73 kg | Silver
Andrew Capobianco & Michael Hixon - United States - Diving
Tokyo 2020 | Men’s Synchronized 3m Springboard | Silver
Tom Murray - New Zealand - Rowing
Tokyo 2020 | Men’s eight, gold
Wang Shun - China - Swimming
Tokyo 2020 | Men’s 200m Individual Medley | Gold
Daiki Hashimoto - Japan - Gymnastics
Tokyo 2020 | Men’s All Around | Gold
Michael Venus - New Zealand - Tennis
