Good Luck To Brazil

Good luck to Brazil which will be hosting the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (5th - 21st August 2016).

The country has a host of problems to deal with including the Zika epidemic and a cocktail of political and economic woes.

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Russian Athletics Foundation Suspended From The Olympics

Russia's athletics federation has been provisionally suspended from international competition (including the Olympic Games) for its alleged involvement in widespread doping.

It should be noted that Russian athletes aren't the only ones who have used drugs to enhance their performance, and it should be noted that the USA has worked hard to isolate Russia economically and diplomatically from the world.

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Russia Ridicules Doping Allegations

Kremlin describes #WADA's allegations that #Russian athletes were guilty of using banned performance-enhancing substances as "groundless"

— Sky News Newsdesk (@SkyNewsBreak) November 10, 2015

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The Great Olympic Doping Scandal

Russia says complied with WADA norms, open for cooperation on doping: https://t.co/up6yYydtD9 pic.twitter.com/7wpjA8ZoX3

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) November 10, 2015

With calls by WADA to ban Russian athletes from the 2016 Olympics, because of widespread doping of their athletes in the 2012 Olympics, Russia has responded that it followed the norms.

Whatever the truth or otherwise of this, it ought to be remembered that the calls for banning Russia come at a time when the USA and Russia are squaring up to each other in the Middle East and in Ukraine. The USA has sought to isolate Russia diplomatically and financially from global affairs, yet has thus far failed.

A cynic might opine that this is but the latest attempt by the USA, albeit by the backdoor, to bring Russia to heel. After all, it's not as though Russia is the only country that has doped athletes and sportsmen!

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The Olympics Torch Rally

The torch relay at the beginning of the Olympics was actually a Nazi idea.

— Big Foot (@Kinda_Squatchy) September 16, 2015

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The 2012 Legacy Failure - "Wicked" and "Negligent"

The 2012 Olympic legacy has been “a failure” thanks to "wicked and negligent” politicians http://t.co/lf6X3g1Wn1 pic.twitter.com/jQwj9XXm83

— LondonLovesBusiness (@LondonLovesBiz) July 6, 2015

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Pussy Riot Beaten By Cossacks

Pussy Riot, the punk band were filmed being beaten by uniformed cossacks wielding horsewhips, when the band attempted to perform in Sochi yesterday.

Cossacks are not members of the police or military, but have been employed by the Russian authorities to maintain order during the Olympics.

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The Most Expensive Olympics In History

The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics are the most expensive Olympics in history, costing a stonking £30BN.

Despite the £30BN cost, a technical hitch during the opening ceremony meant that the last of the five rings (which initially appeared as snowflakes) making up the Olympic symbol failed to open.

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