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: GREGORY MEYER Chicago is looking more like the favorite in the race with Los Angeles for the 2016 Olympic Games-and a strong contender against global rivals, too. Last week, Chicago bid committee Chairman Patrick Ryan said he viewed the ...
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:...
Byline: CAROLYN ALDRED LONDON-The International Olympic Committee is seeking up to $200 million in contingency insurance in case the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens are canceled or abandoned. The main risks that could lead to a cancellation of the Byline:...
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND -- The International Olympic Committee adjourned a two-day media conference last week by continuing its full support for its existing TV rights contracts and holding off on any moves to deliver the Olympics via the Internet. LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND -- The...
The 1956 Winter Games in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, offered the first live TV feed of the Olympics. Clearly unimpressed with the new technology, former International Olympic Committee president Avery Brundage said at the time, "We in IOC ...
AsiaInfo Services 11-05-2001 Olympic Games has Caught People's Eyes BEIJING, Nov 05, 2001 AsiaPort via COMTEX -- According to sources from the International Olympic Committee IOC, at least USD1 billion of fund will be provided for the Organ AsiaInfo Services...
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...
Lisa Delpy began hearing from former students of her sports management class at George Washington University soon after reports on the Olympic scandal began to fly last year. "They're calling me and saying 'Hey, you were right,'" says De Lisa Delpy began hearing...
Insiders say that new york City's Olympics bid is out of compliance with International Olympic Committee rules because it guarantees only $250 million for cost overruns or lawsuits. NYC2012, the private group trying to bring the 2012 games to New Insiders say...
Byline: edited by valerie block Sprinting toward an Olympic goal With today marking the 100-day countdown to the International Olympic Committee decision on which city will host the 2012 Olympics, Deputy Mayor Daniel Doctoroff is launching a fin Byline: edited by...
Byline: philip lentz New York City's campaign to win the 2012 Olympics is running into serious competition from two of Europe's most important cities-Paris and London. While many New Yorkers assume that their city is the favorite for the games, ...
FREDERICK GABRIEL As a financier of troubled companies, Daniel Doctoroff is used to gambling on long shots. Which explains why he's leading New York's bid to snag the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. This week, the NYC2008 Committee will throw the city's naFREDERICK GABRIEL As a...
The International Olympic Committee IOC nipped Rupert Murdoch's latest sports acquisition ambitions in the bud last week, awarding exclusive European broadcast rights to the Olympic games from 2000 to 2008 to the European Broadcasting Union EBU, The International Olympic Committee IOC nipped Rupert Murdoch's...
Byline: TIM PARRY The 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens could be the riskiest investment in the history of sports marketing. If the Games go on next month without a hitch, sponsors stand to profit. But if the Olympics are interrupted...
For $2.3 billion, NBC locks up rights to three more Olympic games Christmas came early to NBC affiliates, with word last week that NBC has extended its domestic TV and cable rights to the Olympics through 2008. The network will...
According to Cumhuriyet, the five candidate cities for the 2008 Olympics, Istanbul, Beijing, Osaka, Paris and Toronto are being inspected ... According to Cumhuriyet, the five candidate cities for the 2008 Olympics, Istanbul, Beijing, Osaka, Paris and Toronto are being inspected by the International Olympics...
ATHLETICS The International Olympic Committee is ready to "take the necessary actions" after the disgraced American sprinter Tim Montgomery admitted taking drugs before the Sydney Games, where he won a relay gold medal. Montgomery said in a US television interview that he took...
The International Olympic Committee is ready to "take the necessary actions" after disgraced American sprinter Tim Montgomery admitted he doped before the Sydney Games, where he won a gold medal. Montgomery said in a U.S. television interview that he took testosterone and human growth hormone before...
Crunch time but Seb sidekick ignores talk of Austerity Games. By Alan Hubbard When the delegation from the International Olympic Committee, led by the president, Jacques Rogge, arrive in London tomorrow for a four-day debate on the lessons to be learned from Beijing, they will also...
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