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Wrestling rules changed in hopes of swaying IOC

...understand will get the sport back in the Olympics.The federation, known by the acronym...women's weight classes if it remains in the Olympics.The International Olympic Committee's...sports vying for the open slot at the 2020 Olympics. They will all make their case to an...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/olympics/2013-05-18/wrestling-rules-changed-
Newberry: Reinstating wrestling into Olympics is right thing to do

...down the size, scope and cost of the Olympics but turned into one of the biggest stumbles...that can say it's been part of the Olympics since ancient Greece. There's universality...clear arrogance that its place in the Olympics was secure, gave wrestling the...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/olympics/2013-05-17/newberry-reinstating-wre
David Beckham will retire at the end of the month after stellar career

...referring to a match against Barcelona last month.Although he was overlooked for a spot on Britain's team for the London Olympics last year, Beckham played a key role in helping the city win the bid to host the games. He also was involved in England's...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/other-sports/2013-05-16/david-beckham-will-r
Battle of the Year

Opens Friday, Sep 13, 2013 Synopsis: A veteran basketball coach whips a talented American breakdancing troupe into shape for the biggest b-boy competition in the world in this kinetic dance drama starring Lost's Josh Holloway. For breakdancers, winning the Battle of the Year is like taking the gold medal in the Olympics. Though the competition originated in the U.S., no American has taken the top prize in the past 15 years. A former b-boy with his eyes on the prize, L.A. hip-hop icon Dante (Laz Alonso) is determined to change that. But it's not going to be easy. In order to get the job done, Dante recruits his old friend Blake (Holloway) to help form a b-boy troupe comprised of the best dancers in the country. Having previously coached a basketball team to victory before falling on hard times, Blake knows a thing or two about winning. But with the competition just three weeks away, they'll need a small miracle to reclaim the Battle of the Year for their country. Undaunted, Dante and Blake prepare to dazzle the judges with the kind of moves that will prove b-boy culture is still alive and kicking in the country where it was born. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi Cast: Josh Holloway, Laz Alonso, Josh Peck, Caity Lotz, Chris Brown Movie Details Play Trailer Buy Tickets Movie Review

Tulsa might make run at 2024 Summer Olympics

...of something bigger: the 2024 Summer Olympics.Local officials acknowledge the idea...cowboys and Indians. ... Bidding for the Olympics is the one way to change those stereotypes...1996 Atlanta Games, the last Summer Olympics held in the U.S., and nearly 7 million...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/olympics/2013-04-27/tulsa-might-make-run-202
US swim team still strong without Phelps

...begins looking ahead to the 2016 Rio Olympics.The U.S. has plenty of top swimmers...their two biggest stars from the last Olympics, Franklin and Schmitt.Franklin just...turn professional a year before the Rio Olympics. Schmitt also passed on the chance to...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/2013-05-13/us-swim-team-still-strong-without
World Golf Hall of Fame system to be reviewed

...speculation that if he were to represent Ireland, he would be have no choice but to play under the Irish flag in the 2016 Olympics.But the announcement over the weekend that the World Cup was going to Royal Melbourne this fall under a new format piqued...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/golf/2013-05-14/world-golf-hall-fame-system-
'96 Olympics bomber fights to keep profits from autobiography

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Convicted Atlanta Olympics bomber Eric Rudolph is fighting efforts by federal prosecutors...guilty to detonating a bomb at a downtown park during the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. He also pleaded guilty to setting off a bomb outside...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-04-09/96-olympics-bomber-fights-kee
Michaux: Nicholas Torrance hoping to mirror success of his coach, Rayonta Whitfield

...college out of the way."Within that amateur window, the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, looms as an inviting possibility...make an Olympic bid."Win this nationals first and then (Olympics) would be a goal," he said.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/other-sports/2013-05-11/michaux-nicholas-tor
Tough maneuver led to death during America's Cup training

...of Annapolis, Md., was released. He was replaced by Nathan Outteridge of Australia, who won a gold medal at the London Olympics.The team has had technical problems, as well. Last fall, Artemis said the front beam of its AC72 catamaran was damaged...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/other-sports/2013-05-10/tough-maneuver-led-d