Monday Memo - Olympic Football Playoff, Draws; Shooting Test Event; Curling

(ATR) Oman, Senegal square off Monday for final Olympic football berth ... Men's, women's tournament draws follow Tuesday ... Shooting test event ... Mixed doubles curling worlds ...  All that and more ahead this week from Around the Rings ...

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Olympic Football Playoff

The men’s Olympic draw will be finalized Monday night when Oman meets Senegal in an Asia versus Africa playoff at City of Coventry Stadium, one of football’s five venues outside London itself.

The countries are competing to fill out the 16-team field for the Games.

Olympic Football Draw

Around the Rings will be on the scene at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday as FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke conducts the draws for men’s and women’s Olympic football competitions at London 2012.

The tournaments kick off July 25 with six cities across Great Britain hosting matches through Aug. 11.

Shooting Test Event

Sport shooting’s "London Prepares" ISSF World Cup runs through Sunday at the Royal Artillery Barracks with 15 events in the disciplines of rifle, pistol and shotgun.

Mixed Doubles Curling Champs

Curling’s world championship for mixed doubles runs Monday to Sunday in Erzurum, Turkey.

Instead of the normal four players, just two – a man and a woman – compete oneach mixed doubles team.

The event made its Olympic debut at January’s inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, and the World Curling Federation is pushing for its inclusion at PyeongChang 2018 as well.

Written by Matthew Grayson

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