Olympic Games

  • NewsErica Rae Chong

    Here's the real reason behind the Tongan flag bearer's body oil

    Tonga’s flag bearer, Pita Nikolas Taufatofua, stole the limelight at the opening ceremony at the Rio Olympic Games wearing a traditional island garb and plenty of body oil. BREAKING: Tonga has now has a shortage of oil.

  • SportAOL

    Rio Olympics 2016 events schedule

    WEEK 1 | Sat Aug 6 | Sun Aug 7 | Mon Aug 8 | Tue Aug 9 | Wed Aug 10 | Thu Aug 11 | Fri Aug 12 | WEEK 2 | Sat Aug 13 | Sun Aug 14 | Mon Aug 15 | Tue Aug 16 | Wed Aug 17 | Thu Aug 18 | Fri Aug 19 | | Sat Aug 20 | Sun Aug 21 | Day 1 -

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  • SportAOL

    Olympic road restrictions causing confusion

    New road restrictions in place to help the London 2012 Olympics to flow smoothly have caused widespread confusion for drivers on their first days in use. Having started on Wednesday at 6am, a £130 fine is enforceable for drivers and cyclists

  • NewsAOL

    The Olympics are here - run for the beaches

    London is preparing to be overrun by Olympic tourists – or possibly exactly the opposite. Apparently, so many of us are planning to go abroad, London could be in as much danger of tumbleweed as traffic jams. Quoting the oracle that is

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    MPs barred from sneaking into 2012 Olympic lanes

    Cheeky ministers thinking about sneaking onto the Olympic Road Network (ORN) during the 2012 games have been told to think again. The controversial ORN Games Lanes will be set aside for members of the so-called Olympic family, to help ease their

  • BusinessAOL

    Brits to get big discounts on hotels during Olympics

    PA Brits are set to enjoy hefty discounts on hotel rooms in the UK during the Olympic Games if new government proposals to boost British tourism go ahead. Ministers are talking to a number of hotel chains about offering more than 20 per cent

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    No Olympic medals for F1 drivers

    Formula One-style motor racing is never likely to be seen at the Olympics. That is the claim of current International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques