More than 400 people with disabilities from different Kosovo communities, their family members, local and international institutions, Kosovo Police, and volunteers from the OSCE, KFOR, EULEX, and diplomatic representations participated in the two-day Mini-Olympic Games 2016, supported by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo and organized by the Kosovo Paralympics Committee.

These twelfth Mini-Olympic Games were held on 25-26 June 2016 at the Kosovo Academy for Public Safety in Vushtrri/Vučitrn. The Mini-Olympic Games were organized to raise awareness on inclusion and equality, provide opportunity to people with disabilities to engage in sport activities and show their talents, and also to continue building trust between the police and people with disabilities. The OSCE Mission initiated this yearly event and has supported it throughout the years. 

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The head of the All-Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation, Irina Viner, announced that her athletes would no longer compete at international tournaments in a neutral status, TASS reports. According to Viner, until recently Russian athletes could only count on one place in victory at the Games. "What's the point of that? There's no flag, no anthem, no communication, no fans, but there's special uniforms and special music. It would be a shame if we go there. This would be very humiliating for Russia. Russian rhythmic gymnasts will not go there for certain. We will never again perform without the Russian flag and anthem," said Viner.

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More than 400 people with disabilities from different Kosovo communities, their family members, local and international institutions, Kosovo Police, and volunteers from the OSCE, KFOR, EULEX, and diplomatic representations participated in the two-day Mini-Olympic Games 2016, supported by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo and organized by the Kosovo Paralympics Committee.

These twelfth Mini-Olympic Games were held on 25-26 June 2016 at the Kosovo Academy for Public Safety in Vushtrri/Vučitrn. The Mini-Olympic Games were organized to raise awareness on inclusion and equality, provide opportunity to people with disabilities to engage in sport activities and show their talents, and also to continue building trust between the police and people with disabilities. The OSCE Mission initiated this yearly event and has supported it throughout the years. 

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• OSCE Mission-organized Junior Basketball Tournament
• OSCE to organize 2016 Dialogue Academy for Young Women
• OSCE Mission, police to discuss how to help prevent violent extremism and radicalization in Kosovo

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Scholars have identified several reasons why cities want to host the Games, and there's little evidence to support some of the claims. But that doesn't mean it's not worth doing, says Johan Fourie.

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Deals worth ₹50 crore have been inked with the Indian Olympic Association so far

Relive the excitement of Women's Soccer from the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics.

The virus, linked to cases of the microcephaly birth defect, has spread in Latin America and the Caribbean, leading athletes to consider whether to attend the Games.

With the Rio Olympic Games just around the corner, Sir Chris Hoy - the most decorated Olympic cyclist of all time - has picked out his top 10 British athletes to watch out for.

The Tokyo Olympics were postponed until 2021 on Tuesday, ending weeks of speculation that the games could not go ahead as scheduled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

About 6,500 athletes who already have earned their spots for the Tokyo Games are in for 2021 under redrawn qualifying regulations published Tuesday by the International Olympic Committee.

As the planet deals with the pandemic and the crisis involving the spread of COVID-19, the world of sport watches and waits alongside the global population. This Saturday, March 21, will be the first of five weeks of programming at CBC Sports which will showcase some of the memorable moments from the most recent editions of the Olympics.

Watch Olympic Games Replay, a look back at some of the most exciting moments in past Games. On this week's edition of the program, watch action from the Pyeongchang 2018 figure skating competitions.

Watch the Canadian women's soccer team compete at the Summer Games in Brazil.

Double Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya announces she wants to compete in the 200m at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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MARTHA KELNER IN RIO: It is a sign of how far gymnastics in Britain has advanced that an Olympic medal was expected when the men's team took to the competition floor in Rio on Monday night.

Here, we chart how Ryan Lochte turned Saturday night and Sunday morning into hours and hours of shame for his nation - and  threaten to overshadow the brilliance of Michael Phelps' glory.

Gold-winning Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn has admitted that she won't be going to the Summer games in Rio, Brazil this year because she's scared of contracting the Zika virus.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's cabinet on Monday gave the green light for the state government to officially go after a bid for the Olympic and Paralympics Games in 2032.

With the Rio Olympic Games just around the corner, Sir Chris Hoy - the most decorated Olympic cyclist of all time - has picked out his top 10 British athletes to watch out for.

Mo Farah insists he will be prepared to race at the rescheduled Olympics next year. The Tokyo Games were postponed last week due to coronavirus.

Donald Trump has become the first world leader to call for Tokyo 2020 to be postponed by a year - on the same day the Olympic torch was lit without spectators in Greece.

The Olympics in Rio is definitely where I want to be next year. There are lots of other events coming up but Rio is my main target and that’s why I’m training so hard... because it's all about Rio.

Euro 2020 and all its preparations immediately take the focus once the domestic campaigns end. But this year the European Championship will also be followed by the Olympics in Tokyo.

World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe has called for the Tokyo Olympics to be postponed over the coronavirus pandemic as Canada pulled out of the Games that are scheduled for this summer.

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