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Olympics to offer all Games competitors $10,000 grants
The programme was adopted on the opening day of the IOC annual session in Lausanne, where the body also approved amendments to its Olympic Charter, as...
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Olympic Games
Olympics to offer all Games competitors $10,000 grants
