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Russian Athletes are alleged to use doping  Russia operated a state-sponsored doping programme for four years across the "vast majority" of summer and winter Olympic sports, claims a new report. It was "planned and operated" from late 2011 - including the build-up to London 2012 - and continued through the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics until August 2015. An investigation commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) says Russia's sports ministry "directed, controlled and oversaw" manipulation of urine samples provided by its athletes. It says Russian athletes benefited from what the report called the "Disappearing Positive Methodology", whereby positive doping samples would go missing. International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach described the commission's findings as a "shocking and unprecedented attack on the integrity of sport and on the Olympic Games" and pledged to enforce the "toughest s

South Sudan will Send Two to Rio Olympic Games; Margret Rumat Hassan and Santino Kenyi South Sudan on Thursday said two athletes from the world’s youngest country will participate in the Rio Olympic Games in August.  Hassan, 19, competed as an independent Olympic athlete in the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. South Sudan will compete in the Olympics Games for the first time after it became the 206th member of the International Olympics Committee (IOC) in August 2015. The President of the South Sudan Olympic Committee, Lt. General Wilson Deng Kuoirot, said the two athletes, alongside 12 others, participated in the Africa Senior championship in South Africa from June 22-28 but failed to qualify for the Rio Games. Deng said the 14 athletes performed poorly due to lack of sports facilities and coaches in South Sudan. “We have no facilities in South Sudan for our athletes to practice. Secondly there are no qualified trainers and sports equipment in the country. It is like teaching

Pole vaulter Shawn Barber and his track and field teammates are an important team for Own the Podium's goal for 19 or more medals in Rio. © Kevin Light Photography The Canadian Olympic team is confident it can reach its goal of winning at least 19 medals at the Rio Olympics. "Our primary goal is to win more medals than we won in London (in 2012), so 19 or higher will achieve that important goal," Anne Merklinger, CEO of Own The Podium said Wednesday on a conference call. "Our ultimate goal is to finish in the top 12 in total nation medal counts," she said. "We know that every medal will matter and it is an extremely tight medal race." By top 12, Merklinger was referring to total medals, regardless of colour. The International Olympic Committee gives priority to gold medals in its standings, so Canada was nowhere near the top 12 in London with 18 total medals, but only one gold. The July version of the Virtual Medal Table, produced by Grace

French intelligence has been informed of an Islamist militant plot to attack France's Rio Olympics team. Brazilian intelligence said they were unaware of the alleged plot France was informed by a foreign intelligence agency of a planned attack on its Rio Olympics team, the head of French military intelligence said. General Christophe Gomart, head of the Directorate of Military Intelligence (DRM), in May told a parliamentary commission investigating Islamist militant terror attacks in France in 2015 that a "partner agency" had informed them of the plot. According to a transcript of the hearing just made public, a Brazilian national planned the attack. No other details of the alleged plot were available. Wilson Roberto Trezza, the head of Brazil's intelligence agency, told reporters on Wednesday that neither France nor any other country had contacted his agency about the alleged plot. Brazilian Minister of Justice Alexandre Moraes said in July that a jihadi

Katy Perry  has risen to the occasion The pop star released a new song, "Rise," at 11 p.m. ET Thursday. The track, which is available to download on  iTunes  and to stream on Apple Music, will be used as an anthem leading up to and throughout the 2016 Rio Olympics. "When, when the fire's at my feet again / And the vultures all start circling," she sings. "They're whispering, 'You're out of time' / But still I rise." "This is a song that's been brewing inside me for years, that has finally come to the surface. I was inspired to finish it now, rather than save it for my next album, because now more than ever, there is a need for our world to unite," the singer-songwriter told E! News in a statement. "I know that together we can rise above the fear—in our country, and around the world. I can't think of a better example than the Olympic athletes, as they gather in Rio with their strength and fearlessness, to re

Tanzania Deputy Minister for the Ministry of Information, Culture,  Arts and Sports Hon Anastazia Wambura has today visited the National Olympic Training Camp located at West Kilimanjaro (Siha District)  near the Africa's Highest Peak Mt Kilimanjaro Tanzania will be sending the total of seven (7) ambassadors to the games, among them there are four (4) Marathon Athletes who are Alphonce Felix Simbu, Said Juma Makula, Fabian Joseph Naasi and the only woman in the Marathon team Sara Ramadhani Good Luck to them, let's pray for them; Go for the Gold, Go for the Medal  @ gidabudays

Usain Bolt will be defending three titles from London 2012 in Rio this summer Usain Bolt will defend both his Olympic 100m and 200m titles and the 4x100m relay title after being named in the Jamaica team for Rio 2016. There had been worries over his participation after he injured a hamstring at the national trials. The six-time Olympic champion - who is the 100m and 200m world record holder - is part of a 63-strong Jamaica team. Bolt, 29, was one of four athletes to be given a medical exemption to make the squad. He has yet to prove his fitness but confirmed on Friday he would compete  at the Anniversary Games in London on 22 July. Bolt sustained his injury - a grade-one tear - during the first round of the 100m in Kingston and withdrew after winning his semi-final. Source: bbc.com/sport/olympics @ gidabudays