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• Bolt to Rogge:'I just want to have fun'

  - 2008-08-22

  BEIJING AFP — Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt replied to criticism directed at him by IOC President Jacques Rogge on Friday by saying that he was not disrespectful to his rivals, he was just out to have fun and entertain. The 22-year-old Jamaican - who had just added a...

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• Cricket ponders Olympic declaration

  - 2008-08-19

  BEIJING AFP — When veteran Chinese leader Zhou Enlai was asked in the early 1970s what he thought of the impact of the French Revolution of 1789, he replied: "It is too early to say." How much harder then to speculate on the future. And when it came...

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• Lure of gold leaves Olympics prone to doping cheats

  - 2008-07-31

  LONDON AFP — The Beijing Olympics will see the biggest anti-doping effort in history but the omens for a drug-free Games are not good. Alongside steroids and the blood-booster EPO, testers have promised developments in tracing substances such as human growth hormone, which are undetectable with standard testing methods....

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• Rogge says public 'confused' over London 2012 budget

  - 2008-06-23

  LAUSANNE, Switzerland AFP — The head of the International Olympic Committee IOC Jacques Rogge on Monday said there was "confusion" among the public about the rising costs of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. "There is unfortunately some confusion among the general public between the operational budget for the...

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• Sprinter Gatlin pursues bid to compete in US Olympic trials

  - 2008-06-23

  PENSACOLA, Florida AFP — Olympic 100m champion Justin Gatlin renewed his challenge of a drugs ban before a US judge on Monday, but the International Olympic Committee said the court had no jurisdiction in the matter. Gatlin took his case to court after losing his appeal to the Swiss-based...

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• Olympic chief admits crisis, urges China to act on rights

  - 2008-04-10

  BEIJING AFP — International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said Thursday that protests dogging the torch relay had left the Games in crisis and urged Beijing to honour pledges to improve human rights. After hundreds of baton-wielding police shielded the Olympic torch through San Francisco to avoid the chaos...

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• IOC chiefs to end talks after week of protests

  - 2008-04-10

  BEIJING AFP — International Olympic Committee chiefs met Friday to wrap up a week of meetings in Beijing that have been overshadowed by controversy surrounding China and disruptions to the Olympic torch relay. With the flame now in Buenos Aires, the IOC executive board was to discuss whether future...

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• Beijing Olympic authorities back gag order following uproar in Britain

  - 2008-02-11

  BEIJING AFP — Beijing Olympic organisers said Monday they backed a ban on political protests by athletes attending this year's Games, amid uproar over an effort to silence British athletes. Following widespread anger, the British Olympic Association BOA backed down Sunday on its plan to prevent British competitors from...

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• Vancouver 2010 Delivers Solid Report on Games Progress to IOC Executive Board (Beijing).

  - 2007-04-25

  BEIJING, CHINA, Apr 25, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- With 1,023 days to go before the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Winter Games, John Furlong, Chief Executive Officer of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winte BEIJING, CHINA, Apr 25, 2007 (CCNMatthews...

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• US lawmakers move to ease visa hassles for 2016 bid

  - 2007-04-15

  WASHINGTON AFP — US lawmakers moved quickly to show support for Chicago's 2016 Olympics bid, announcing plans here Sunday for legislation to ease visa hassles for Olympic athletes, officials and coaches. One day after the US Olympic Committee Board of Directors approved the Illinois city over co-finalist Los Angeles...

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