At last, IOC sends Sydney 2000 gold medal to Nigeria

http://economicrisis.com/at-last-ioc-sends-sydney-2000-gold-medal-to-nigeria/1571 At last, IOC sends Sydney 2000 gold medal to Nigeria The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has finally sent the gold medal won by Nigeria’s 4×400 metres relay quartet at the 2000...

Israeli Olympic Team Salutes Jerusalem

Olympic team with President Shimon Peres and Sport Minister Limor Livnat Flash 90. Israel’s Olympic team has decided to respond to the BBC’s assertion that Jerusalem is not Israel’s capital, by preparing a...

Indians urge UK to drop chemical firm as London 2012 sponsor

Britain’s claim of hosting the greenest Olympics in history has come under a cloud as Indian activists and victims of Bhopal gas tragedy urged the UK government to drop the chemical company as the Games’...

Former IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch Hospitalized

Juan Antonio Samaranch, The Former President Of The International Olympic Committee, Has Been Hospitalized Samaranch is held at an intensive care unit at the Quiron Hospital hospital in Barcelona, and his prognosis is believed to be "very serious." Doctors say they are...

IOC Takedown Fever: Canadian Hockey Crowd Video Taken Down by IOC

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is doing their best taking down any Olympic game related footage. This week, I experienced the ruthless take down policing from the IOC first hand. I went to Downtown...

Boxing Kangaroo Ban: IOC Bans Australian Olympic Flag (Photos)

The Boxing Kangaroo, a beloved symbol on Australia's Olympic Team's Flag has been hit with an Olympic ban. The IOC (International Olympic Committee) has ordered that a giant Boxing Kangaroo...

Women Ski Jumpers to Appeal to Supreme Court of Canada

Women ski jumpers are taking their appeal to the supreme court of Canada regarding their exclusion from the 2010 Olympics.  They are hoping that the Supreme Court of Canada will hear their appeal in time for...

Michael Phelps, Rafael Nadal, Asafa Powell in Youtube Challenge

It could be a sign that the International Olympic Committe is looking for newer and younger audiences as it launches an Olympic Challenge with Youtube. The Youtube challenge to users, leverages Olympic athletes...

India: Deadly fire after oil containers at depot burst

A deadly fire has broken out in Sanganer, Jaipur, Rajasthan (India) due to explosion at a oil depot at 7:30PM local time. Five people have been reported killed and about 150 injured by now. The...

IOC Tries to Take Down Olympic Photos on Flickr

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is now sending takedown notices to Flickr users who post photos taken at Olympic venues. The takedown letter described below was sent to Richard Giles, who's on the...

Chicago Eliminated From the 2016 Olympic Bid: IOC Votes

Chicago has been eliminated from the 2016 Olympic bid - the IOC has voted and Chicago is already out of the running.People were watching in Daley Plaza in Chicago and the crowd gasped when the announcement was made. Rio, Madrid, and Tokyo is still in the running, but...

Rio Wins 2016 Summer Olympic Bid: IOC Voted and Decision is Made

Rio de Janeiro has won the 2016 Summer Olympic Bid and the IOC has voted. 2016 Olympics Announcement happened at 6:30pm CEST, so 9:30am PST, and 5:30pm BST. Watch the 2016 vote live online 8:30am PST UPDATE:...

Obama Won’t Travel To Denmark To Back Chicago’s 2016 Olympic Bid

On October 2, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will announce the capital of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Four cities are in contention: Madrid, Spain; Tokyo, Japan; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Chicago, USA. In recent years, it became somewhat of a tradition and a...

2010 Olympics Women Ski Jumping IOC Omission Ruled Discrimination

The BC Supreme Court has ruled that while the International Olympics Committee (IOC) exclusion of women's ski jumping in the 2010 Games is discrimination, forcing the committee to allow women ski jumping is outside of the court's jurisdiction. The ruling was made by Justice...

IOC Approves Athlete Blogging Policy for Vancouver 2010 Games

 If there is an organization in the world that represents the opposite of Web 2.0  it's the Olympics.  This is a highly restrictive but by IOC standards it's pretty lose.  Athletes will be able...

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