olympics
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Electric Skateboard Pole-Vaulting Should Be The Next Olympic Sport
Aside from the opening ceremonies, how many Olympic events did you watch over the past few weeks? Very few, right? It’s about time the IOC started spicing up the games so they’re more interesting – like letting athletes compete with the aid of electric skateboards, starting with the pole vault.
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Why The Winter Olympics Has Less Doping Than The Summer Olympics
Russia was banned from competing in the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, a sweeping punishment for its brazen state-sponsored doping program, exposed in 2016. But even with the added scrutiny of athletes in 2018, the percentage of athletes using banned substances in Pyeongchang is probably lower than it was in Rio in 2016, and than it…
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Pyeongchang Olympics Hit By Cyber Attack, With Widespread Rumours Russia To Blame
Officials at the 2018 Pyeonchang Winter Olympics have occurred that a cyber attack hit the games, taking its website as well as TV and internet access at its main press center offline.
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South Korea Preps Serious Anti-Drone Measures Ahead Of Winter Olympics
Ahead of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korean officials are prepping a fleet of specially equipped tactical drones to deter terrorism. Korean outlets Hankyoreh and Yonhap report the fleet includes drones equipped with cameras, face recognition capabilities, and a “drone-catching drone” that will drop nets to disable suspicious UAVs.