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North Jersey Olympic Hopeful Goes Global North Jersey Olympic Hopeful Goes Global
North Jersey Olympic Hopeful Goes Global A talented teen gymnast with North Jersey roots is going global as an Olympic hopeful representing Barbados with her entry in two elite competitions. Olivia Kelly, 16, of Mahwah, will soon participate in the 2022 Pan-American Masters Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the 2022 FIG World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool, England. The Bronx native — who moved to the Garden State with her family to train with former U.S. National Team member, Ashley Umberger, in Boonton — is competing in hopes of moving on to the 2024 Paris Olympic trials. Kelly has dual citizenship to Barbado…

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by Valerie Musson
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Could Coronavirus Kill 2020 Olympics? Could Coronavirus Kill 2020 Olympics?
Could Coronavirus Kill 2020 Olympics? A senior member of the International Olympic Committee shot to the Top 10 in trending tweets Tuesday when he said the possibility exists that Tokyo 2020 could be cancelled because of the coronavirus. Officials have a three-month window, at best, and possibly only until the end of April to decide whether to continue or cancel this year’s games, which begin in late July, Dick Pound said. There is no backup plan, Pound said: Postponing or moving the games to another country likely wouldn’t happen, he said in an interview with the Associated Press. There are too many countries, competitive sea…

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by Jerry DeMarco