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IAAF Holds Firm on Doping: Russian Track and Field Athletes Are Out of Rio Olympics
IAAF Holds Firm on Doping: Russian Track and Field Athletes Are Out of Rio Olympics
VIENNA (AP) — The IAAF upheld its ban on Russia's track and field team for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Friday in a landmark decision that punishes the world power for systematic doping. The Russian sports ministry said it was notified of the decision by track and field's world governing body, which ruled that the country had not done enough to earn reinstatement...
NBC Says it Has Surpassed $1 Billion in Olympic Ad Sales
NBC Says it Has Surpassed $1 Billion in Olympic Ad Sales
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC says that it has surpassed $1 billion in advertising sales for the upcoming Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is on pace to set a record for the most national advertising sold for any single event. By contrast, the network announced reaching the $1 billion sales milestone only two days prior to the opening of the 2012 Olympics in London...

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