Tottenham forward Heung-Min Son has been given permission to play for South Korea at the Olympic Games, according to the 23-year-old. Son wants to represent his country in Rio in August as one of the three permitted over-age players, but his participation in Brazil would see him miss much of Tottenhams pre-season and the first few weeks of the season.Clubs are not required to release players over 23 for the Olympics because the tournament is not organised by FIFA, but speaking in Seoul after Sundays 2-1 win over the Czech Republic, he said: I was told that I would definitely be allowed to play in the Olympics. Whats important is when. Son scored eight goals in 41 appearances - 18 of those from the bench - in his first season at Spurs I would love to join my team-mates (in the Olympic team)... Im trying to join them as soon as possible.Son was part of the South Korea team that won bronze at London 2012 and the former Bayer Leverkusen man, who had a stuttering first season at White Hart Lane with eight goals in 41 appearances, wants to help coach Shin Tae-Yongs side again.I would like to join the Olympics team soon to help it win a medal for two Olympics in a row, he added. Also See: Pritchard set for Spurs exit Spurs agree Wembley deal Huaraches Mens Sale . The International Olympic Committee released the official list of bid cities on Friday after the deadline for applications had passed. The candidates -- all previously announced in their own countries -- are: Almaty, Kazakhstan; Beijing; Krakow, Poland; Lviv, Ukraine; Oslo, Norway; and Stockholm. Vans Old Skool Clearance . As he recorded his 23rd and 24th points of the evening, a segment of the sellout Air Canada Centre crowd expressed their appreciation for the Raptors point guard with a smattering of MVP chants. http://www.nikeshoesoutletwholesale.com/air-max-270-react-sale.html . Giroud, who wasnt in the starting lineup for two matches after allegations about his private life and a decline in form, scored twice in the first half. Tomas Rosickys chip made it 3-0 before half time at Emirates Stadium, while defender Laurent Koscielny scored an unmarked header in the second half. Air Force 1 High Wholesale . - After leading the Saints to a fourth playoff appearance in five seasons, Drew Brees expressed confidence in the direction of his team and, perhaps more importantly, showed a willingness to listen to contract proposals if the team needs his help getting under the NFLs salary cap. Adidas NMD R1 Wholesale .ca look back at each of the Top 10 stories of 2013. Today, we look back at Boston Strong - a citys recovery from tragedy. Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh and defender Harmanpreet Singh were the only Indians named in the year-end award nominations for the year 2016 by the international hockey federation FIH in Dubai on Friday.Sreejesh, who captained India to both their best finish at a Champions Trophy and their first entry into the knockout stages of the Olympics in 36 years, was one of five players nominated for the Goalkeeper of the Year among men. His fellow nominees include Olympic winner Juan Vivaldi of Argentina, Vincent Vanasch of Belgium, the winner of this title in 2014 Jaap Stockmann of Netherlands and last years winner David Harte of Ireland. The Goalkeeper of the Year award was only introduced in 2014, and that was also the only other year when Sreejesh was nominated.Harmanpreet Singhh becomes the third Indian player after Manpreet Singh and Akashdeep Singh to be nominated for the Rising Star of the Year, which recognises the best under-23 players in the past year, among men.dddddddddddd His fellow nominees include Germanys Christopher Ruhr, a two-time winner of this award including in 2015. Harmanpreet was also adjudged the best young player of the tournament at the 2016 Champions Trophy.Winners will be decided by the combined results of an online vote that is open to the public and a peer vote from international athletes. Voting will open on 16 November and closes on 2 December.All winners will be announced in January 2017. ' ' '