SOCHI, Russia AFP — Organisers of the Sochi Olympic bid expressed confidence Wednesday that the city could offer the most compact venue for the 2014 Winter Games. International Olympic Committee IOC representatives began the third of their five-day evaluation of the southern resort by visiting the site planned for...
PARIS AFP — New York 2012 bid leaders are in a race against time to save their crumbling Olympic dreams. One senior bid official admitted by phone to AFP that they had until this weekend to find a solution following the rejection of the planned two billion dollar Olympic...
By Errol A. Cockfield, Jr., Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 25--Assemb. Richard Gottfried and other elected city officials yesterday accused Mayor Michael Bloomberg of using the 2012 Olympics bid as a ruse to benefit the region's commercial real estate...
ATHENS AFP ? Workmen began sliding into place the first of two giant arches which will support the controversial roof of the Olympics stadium. Whether or not the glass-metal roof would be installed in time has been in doubt for the last few months as Greece has struggled to...
ATHENS AFP ? The most crucial part in the late-running project to cover Athens' main Olympic stadium with a giant glass-metal roof is about to be kicked off in the next hours, engineers at the worksite told AFP. The first of the roof's giant arches could start sliding on...
After a whirlwind two weeks, New York's bid to host the 2012 Olympics is alive. While much is unclear even to the city's bid organizers, it is obvious that members of the International Olympic Committee have taken extraordinary measures to keep New Y After a whirlwind...
Byline: anne michaud New York is almost certain to be among the finalists to host the 2012 Summer Olympics once the executive board of the International Olympic Committee narrows the field later this month. The applicant list will be pared to five Byline:...
Australian government, IOC agree on Olympic doping policy SYDNEY, Australia - The International Olympic Committee and the Australian Government agreed Tuesday to a doping control program which clears the way for out-of-competition testing before the Sydney 2000 Olympics. IOC Coordination Commission chairman Jacques Rogge ...
Byline: anne michaud With a few words of farewell at a press conference last week, the chairwoman of the visiting International Olympic Committee team handed Mayor Michael Bloomberg his most significant political windfall in many months. Saying Byline: anne michaud...
New York, 2012 Mistake: The city lacked statewide support for a new stadium. A state panel voted against funding the stadium a month before the International Olympic Committee vote, leaving Big Apple organizers to come up with an alternate venue. New York,...
Byline: Anne Michaud With a final decision looming this week on the 2012 Summer Olympics, business leaders and politicians are already looking ahead to 2016 and talking up the city's chances for another attempt. London and Paris are the favorite Byline:...
AAP Sports News Australia09-18-2008Para: "Greatest Games" close in dazzling ceremony By John Weaver BEIJING, Sept 17 AFP - The Paralympics flame was extinguished over the "Bird's Nest"National Stadium after a lavish closing ceremony today, ending a spectacular summer ofsport in Beijing. Countless red maple...
BEIJING AFP — The Paralympics flame was extinguished over the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium after a lavish closing ceremony on Wednesday, ending a spectacular summer of sport in Beijing. Countless red maple leaves symbolising respect for the athletes drifted from the stadium roof in the show to end...
BEIJING AFP — International Olympic Committee IOC chief Jacques Rogge declared the Beijing Olympics officially closed Sunday bringing down the curtain on a glittering 16-day long sports extravaganza. "These were truly exceptional Games!" said Rogge at the end of the first Olympics organised by China. The...
BEIJING AFP — The Beijing Olympics, played out against a background of political intrigue and featuring 16 days of compelling and controversial action, drew to a spectacular close on Sunday. International Olympic Committee chief Jacques Rogge described the Games as "truly exceptional" in a lavish closing ceremony at...
BEIJING -- The Olympic flame burned brightly above the "Bird's Nest" as athletes from all corners of the globe spilled onto the stadium floor Sunday night Beijing time for one final celebration. For 16 days, China found itself at the epicenter of the sporting universe, the world's...
BEIJING -- The Olympic flame burned brightly above the Bird's Nest as athletes from all corners of the globe spilled onto the stadium floor Sunday night for one final celebration. For 16 days, China found itself at the epicenter of the sporting universe, the world's most populous...
Usain Bolt was at it again yesterday, striking another bow-and- arrow pose as he stood on the top step of the rostrum in the Beijing National Stadium at the men's 200m medal ceremony. The crowd loved it. The man on the PA system caught the prevailing mood,...
Usain Bolt was at it again yesterday, striking another bow-and- arrow pose as he stood on the top step of the rostrum in the Beijing National Stadium at the men's 200m medal ceremony. The crowd loved it. The man on the PA system caught the prevailing mood,...
LEADING ARTICLE There have been few false notes in these Olympics, but Jacques Rogge's admonishment of Usain Bolt for the manner in which the Jamaican celebrated his wins in the 100m and 200m certainly qualified. The president of the International Olympic Committee is...
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