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Rogge praises Youth Games spirit

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:20:10 +0000

IOC President Jacques Rogge praises the spirit of the inaugural Youth Olympics, which begin in Singapore on Saturday.

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China ‘pained’ by loss of medal

admin — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:20:05 +0000

China’s gymnastics authorities say they ‘accept’ the decision by the IOC to strip them of Olympic bronze from the 2000 Games in Sydney.

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Former IOC chief Samaranch dies

admin — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:20:55 +0000

Former International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch dies in hospital after being taken ill at the weekend.

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IOC to start working in Rio on 2016 Olympics (source: ESPN)

admin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:36:24 +0000

After the excitement of bidding and the euphoria of winning, the reality of making the 2016 Olympics happen starts in Rio de Janeiro this week. (source: ESPN) – RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

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IOC says it believes Brazil will solve violence issue before 2016 Olympics (source: ESPN)

admin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:11:08 +0000

The IOC is confident Brazil will deliver a safe Olympics in 2016 despite the weekend violence between rival drug gangs that killed 21 people in Rio de Janeiro. (source: ESPN) – RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

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Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games officials criticize Tokyo official for comments (source: ESPN)

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:46:31 +0000

Officials from the Rio de Janeiro bid for the 2016 Olympics on Tuesday criticized Tokyo’s governor for making “inappropriate” comments about why his city lost out to Brazil in the IOC vote. (source: ESPN) – News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

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Rio’s 2016 Olympic Games will benefit brazilian tourism

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:45:57 +0000

… The increase in foreign tourists to Brazil is already projected to be up Rios … up Rios 2016 Olympic Games will benefit brazilian tourism The International Olympic Committee (IOC) last …

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In Copenhagen, President Barack Obama makes pitch for Olympics (source: ESPN)

admin — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:07:00 +0000

Rio de Janeiro and Chicago both made impassioned appeals to the IOC to be chosen later Friday as host of the 2016 Olympics, with President Barack Obama and his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, pitting their star power against each other. (source: ESPN) – RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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IOC Announces Video Contest Winners (source: Olympics)

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:24:10 +0000

A “live” report from the 2024 Olympic Games and a heartfelt tribute to the positive power of sport proved to be the winning combination in the International Olympic Committee’s video contest for the Olympic Congress. Vanessa Lee of Canada and… (source: Olympics) – RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com

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Michelle Obama arrives to back Chicago bid

admin — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:20:07 +0000

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – American First Lady Michelle Obama arrived on Wednesday, the first of a succession of state dignitaries due in Copenhagen to promote four rival bids for the 2016 Summer Olympics ahead of Friday’s IOC vote.

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