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Rio Olympic venues already falling into a state of disrepair

Rio Olympic venues already falling into a state of disrepair | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Six months on from the 2016 Games, many of Rio’s major Olympic venues have fallen into a state of disrepair – untenanted, looted and crumbling

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The Nazi Olympics (1936): African American Athletes

Eighteen Black athletes represented the United States in the 1936 Olympics -- triple the number who had competed for the United States in the 1932 Lo
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Rio Olympics: who are the real winners and losers?

Rio Olympics: who are the real winners and losers? | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Special report: With just weeks to go until the start of the Games is it possible to assess exactly how this city of more than 6 million has really been impacted – for good and bad – by the awarding of the Olympics? Jonathan Watts and Bruce Douglas visit five key sections of the city to assess the event’s likely legacy, and hear tales of corruption, hope and claims of thousands of families displaced

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Photos: Sochi's Mysterious Knitting Man Through History

Photos: Sochi's Mysterious Knitting Man Through History | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Tapping into the vast research resources at our disposal, it seems that whoever The Knitter is, this is definitely not his first appearance in History. (You thought the only Finns in Sochi were the athletes?
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