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Date |
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46 |
The only sport the US did not qualify for at the 2008 Beijing Olympics was handball. |
Sports > Olympics |
08/09/08 |
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47 |
London, United Kingdom, was chosen to host the 2012 Summer Olympics. |
Sports > Olympics |
08/16/08 |
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48 |
The Olympic emblem consists of five interlocking rings (blue, yellow, black, green, and red) on a white field. |
Sports > Olympics |
08/16/08 |
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49 |
The Olympic motto, "Citius, Altius, Fortius", is Latin for "Faster, Higher, Stronger". |
Sports > Olympics |
08/16/08 |
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50 |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, was chosen to host the 2010 Winter Olympics. |
Sports > Olympics |
08/16/08 |
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51 |
Sochi, Russia, was chosen to host the 2014 Winter Olympics. |
Sports > Olympics |
08/31/08 |
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52 |
Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in 2003. |
Sports > Olympics |
04/05/09 |
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53 |
Nadia Comaneci was the first gymnast to be awarded the perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event. |
Sports > Olympics |
04/21/09 |
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54 |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was chosen to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. |
Sports > Olympics |
12/08/09 |
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55 |
In 2010, Canada won 14 gold medals, setting a record for the most gold medals won by a nation at the Olympic Winter Games. |
Sports > Olympics |
04/04/10 |
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56 |
In the 2010 Winter Olympics, Apolo Anton Ohno was declared most decorated US Winter Olympian. |
Sports > Olympics |
04/12/10 |
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57 |
Meryl Davis and Charlie White (Team USA) came in 2nd place in ice dancing in the 2010 Winter Olympics. |
Sports > Olympics |
05/16/10 |
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58 |
The 2012 London Olympics is the first Olympics to allow Female Boxers. |
Sports > Olympics |
04/05/14 |
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