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Atlantic sports centre eyes Rio
CBC News
Posted: Aug 17, 2012 9:18 AM AT
Last Updated: Aug 17, 2012 9:17 AM AT
After a record setting 11 Nova Scotia athletes competed in London, the Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic hopes this is the start of big things to come.
The CBC's Colleen Jones has the story.
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