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Haiti reaches soccer semis at Youth Olympics Haiti has reached the semifinals of the soccer tournament at the Youth Olympics. Read more on AP via Yahoo! News Canadian shooters target Commonwealth Games Six-time Olympian Susan Nattrass will lead Canada’s shooting team into the Commonwealth Games in India in October. Read more on CBC via Yahoo! Canada News

Donald adds to Youth Games medal haul An exciting day of semi-finals was capped off with gymnast Angela Donald winning Australia’s only medal on day eight of the Youth Olympics in Singapore. Read more on Sydney Morning Herald At 61, Diana Nyad ready to swim Cuba to Keys 32 years after first attempt It’s Aug. 15, 1978, and Diana Nyad is in distress, slamming into 8-foot waves, bobbing in the…

Haiti reaches soccer semis at Youth Olympics Haiti, which was severely damaged by an earthquake in January, had looked likely to make an early exit from the tournament after losing its opening game 9-0. But it rallied to defeat Vanuatu 2-1 on Friday. Read more on The News-Times Haiti reaches soccer semis at Youth Olympics Haiti, which was severely damaged by an earthquake in January, had looked likely to make…

Running Shoeless Is Taking Off Around Hancock County ELLSWORTH — Fifty years after a barefoot Ethiopian runner won the 1960 Summer Olympics, others are discovering the freedom of running in bare feet. Read more on Fenceviewer The Day They Raced In Underwear Singapore – Youth Olympics: This wasn’t a race. It was a scene, one that underscored just how much these Youth Olympic Games are for so many of the…

International Capsules: Japan’s Sato wins first gold in Youth Olympics SINGAPORE (AP) — Japan’s Yuka Sato won the first gold medal in the inaugural Youth Olympics, racing to a comfortable victory in the women’s triathlon on Sunday. Read more on The Brownsville Herald Jones wins GB’s first Youth gold Wales’ rising taekwondo star Jade Jones wins Great Britain’s first gold at the Youth Olympics in Singapore. Read more on BBC…

Michael Johnson tells British athletes: Just live like a hermit if you want gold at 2012 Olympics Michael Johnson, icon of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, has told British athletes that the best way to prepare for medal success at London 2012 is to lock themselves away. Read more on Daily Mail China: no more tolerance for age falsification China will not tolerate age falsification and has enforced stringent checks on…

Haywood sends Special Olympics team to nationals BROWNSVILLE — Eight young men from Haywood County will be flying out of Memphis on Saturday morning to represent Tennessee in the Special Olympics USA National Games in Lincoln, Neb. Read more on The Jackson Sun Youth Olympics team set for Singapore A YOUTH squad of 100 up and coming athletes was today named to represent Australia in the inaugural Youth Olympic Games…