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A general view of the Rocinha favela, one of the slums that was included in the “police pacification unit” program that began in 2008, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 24, 2016. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

A ‘Divided’ Brazil Unites the World with Rio Olympics

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 5, 2016 | Sports

The carnival capital of Rio de Janeiro will host a glittering Olympics opening ceremony party on Friday, hoping to draw a line under a turbulent seven-year build-up dogged by recession, drugs scandals, crime and infrastructure stumbles. The iconic Maracana Stadium...

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Saudi Arabia’s Sarah Attar runs in her women’s 800m round 1 heat at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 8, 2012. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholso

Saudi Princess Appointed to Run Women’s Sports Sector

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 2, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet has appointed Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan Al-Saud to head a new department for women in the kingdom’s General Authority for Sports. Princess Reema has become the first Saudi woman to have been appointed president’s...

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Students practice badminton at the Shichahai sports school in Beijing, China, March 31, 2016. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

China Reconsiders its Sporting System as Rio Olympics Approach

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 19, 2016 | Sports

Change is taking place at Shanghai’s leading Children’s Sports School Pudong New Area, a small cog in a state-run machine that has stirred out Chinese Olympic champions for three and a half decades. China’s sports system has been extremely prosperous...