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Make Your Boat Swing: Lessons in Leading Change from the 1936 Olympic Men’s Rowing Team

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Rowing, also known as Crew, is a competitive sport that requires a higher degree of individuals working together as a team than in any other sport. During the depths of the Great Depression in 1936, an obscure rowing team from the University of Washington traveled to Germany to participate in the Olympic Games.

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Coronavirus, Olympics And What’s Next For Sporting Events Worldwide

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Why pay a high price for a ticket to the big game, and sit in the nosebleed seats in the cold, when one could just as easily see it at home on an 80-inch, ultra-high definition screen — and see every play in microscopic detail while sitting at the tailgate party, unfolding in the warm comfort and surround-sound of one’s living room?

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Team Visa Reveals Olympic, Paralympic Roster

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Visa announced its roster of athletes for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games, the company said in a press release on Wednesday (Nov. Team Visa’s 70-plus athletes represent 43 countries across more than 30 sports and include the new additions of surfing, skateboarding and sport climbing.

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Ant Group expands cross-border payment services for Asian Games 2023

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Ant Group has offered multiple cross-border digital payment options for travellers at the Asian Games, an Olympics-style sport event for Asian countries in 2023.

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Kobe Bryant’s VC Firm Holds More Than $2B In Assets

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The firm has over $2 billion in assets and has invested in dozens of companies, including Dell , Alibaba , Fortnite creator Epic Games, payment company Klarna and household products outfit The Honest Company. Bryant also made millions when he invested in sports drink Body Armor, which sold a stake to Coca-Cola.

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Visa, Olympics Team Up For Athlete Financial Literacy Courses

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Visa has announced that it is sponsoring athletes from the Olympic and Paralympic Games and teaching them about financial literacy for when their athletic careers come to an end, according to a report by CNBC. Visa sponsors over 70 athletes from 30 sports from the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games — from 43 countries.

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Top Payments News: Visa Makes Olympic Move; Siri Comes To Walmart; Nike Leaves Amazon

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Meanwhile, Apple cozies up to Walmart and Facebook again tries to improve its payments game. Team Visa Reveals Olympic, Paralympic Roster. Visa has announced its roster of athletes for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games, the company said in a press release. Apple Users Can Now Use Siri to Order from Walmart.

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