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BERN, Switzerland -- Switzerland has decided not to send athletes to the European Olympic Youth Festival in Turkey because of security concerns.The Swiss Olympic committee says it is too risky to send a delegation to Erzurum, which is scheduled to host the biennial multi-sport event from Feb. 11-18.The committee cites political tension in Turkey and armed conflict in neighboring countries like Syria and Iraq.The Swiss foreign affairs ministry advises avoiding large crowds and traveling to eastern and southeastern Turkey.A Swiss team of 40 athletes, aged 14 to 18, had planned to compete in Alpine and Nordic skiing, snowboard, figure skating and ice hockey, along with a similar number of support staff. The Swiss curling team withdrew several days ago.Austrias Olympic committee has also decided to skip the event. Nike Epic React Flyknit . -- Nate Robinson has played for seven teams, so beating one of them is no longer a rare occurrence. Air Max 2018.5 . Peter Gammons, an analyst for Major League Baseballs network and website, drew the ire of hockey fans on Sunday when he criticized the two NHL teams on Twitter for their physical game the night before. http://www.nikeoffwhite.fr/ . - Goaltender Philippe Desrosiers of the Rimouski Oceanic has broken a shutout record that was only three months old in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Nike Blazer Off White . Thats about all he can do right now, so hes trying not to think about when he might be able to play again for the Los Angeles Lakers. Nike Off White The Ten . Jon Montgomerys gold medal in skeleton at the Whistler Sliding Centre and his subsequent auctioning off of a pitcher of beer in the village square elevated him to folk-hero status. RIO DE JANEIRO -- Mo Farah of Britain became the first runner in 40 years to win back-to-back long-distance doubles at the Olympics by taking gold in the mens 5,000 meters.Farah already won the 10,000 meters at the Rio de Janeiro Games to go along with his two gold medals from the same events in London four years ago.The last man to win both distance races in consecutive Olympics was Finnish great Lasse Viren at the 1972 Munich and 1976 Montreal Games.Farah finished in 13 minutes, 3.30 seconds, followed by Paul Chelimo of the United States in 13:03.90 and Hagos Gebrhiwet of Ethiopia in 13:04.35.Chelimo was disqualified after the race ffor a lane infringement.dddddddddddd A short time later, track and fields governing body said Chelimo did not break any rules and would get his medal.Mohammed Ahmed of Canada also was reinstated to finish fourth.Had those disqualifications stood, American Bernard Lagat, who finished fifth, would have claimed the bronze. Lagat ran a season-best 13:06.78.Chelimos medal is the first for the United States in the 5K since the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. ' ' '