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Biles: 'I was abused' by USA gymnastics doctor

Simone Biles LOS ANGELES: Olympic gymnastics superstar Simone Biles revealed on Monday she was sexually abused by disgraced former USA team doctor Larry Nassar, who was last month jailed for 60 years on child porn charges. In a statement posted on T...

RIO DE JANEIRO: In this Aug. 18, 2016, file photo, United States’ Kerri Walsh Jennings stands on the podium after winning the bronze medal in the women’s beach volleyball competition of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. More than 100 athletes from around the world say the medals they won at the Rio Olympics are damaged. The IOC and Rio organizers plan to replace them with new medals. Among those with defective medals are beach volleyball star Kerri Walsh Jennings who says her bronze medal from last summer is flaking and rusting. — AP

Faster, rustier: Medals from Rio Olympics damaged

RIO DE JANEIRO: In this Aug. 18, 2016, file photo, United States’ Kerri Walsh Jennings stands on the podium after winning the bronze medal in the women’s beach volleyball competition of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. More th...

RIO DE JANEIRO: Children play near the Olympic Park sign in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. _ AP

Scathing report on Rio Olympics: venues 'White Elephants'

RIO DE JANEIRO: Children play near the Olympic Park sign in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. _ AP RIO DE JANEIRO: A federal prosecutor looking into last year's Rio de Janeiro Olympics says that many of the venues "are white elephants" that were built with "n...

Behbehani congratulates Kuwait’s disabled athletes

Behbehani congratulates Kuwait’s disabled athletes

Behbehani congratulates Kuwait’s disabled athletes KUWAIT: Iqbal Behbehani visited Kuwait Disabled Sports Club and met Club President Shafi Al-Hajiri and several members of the board. Behbehani honored and rewarded several athletes who reached tre...

Al-Mutairi receiving the award

KFH honors gold medalist Al Mutairi with 2kg gold award

Al-Mutairi receiving the award KUWAIT: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) offered 2 kg gold award to the gold medalist Ahmad Al-Mutairi in recognition of his triumph in capturing the gold medal in the wheel-chair competition for 100m at the Rio 2016 Paralym...

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KUWAIT: Vice Chairman Bader Al-Kharafi chairs the general assembly of Gulf Cables & Electrical Industries Group Co KSCP.

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