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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...
created by Sudha Krishna | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
2576 views | 46 recommendations | 12 comments
2576 views | 46 recommendations | 12 comments
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...
created by Barbara McPherson | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
158 views | 20 recommendations | 3 comments
158 views | 20 recommendations | 3 comments
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...
created by Sudha Krishna | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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341 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
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...
created by Mritunjay | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
2333 views | 44 recommendations | 20 comments
2333 views | 44 recommendations | 20 comments
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... 4677 views | 46 recommendations | 12 comments
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... Hockey Canada May Have to Change Logo for 2010 Winter Olympics
Canada's Olympic Hockey team may have to play at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver without wearing their familiar maple leaf logo. The change to Canada's famous red-and-black uniforms may come if the IOC...
created by Jon Azpiri | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
2150 views | 0 recommendations | 4 comments
2150 views | 0 recommendations | 4 comments
IOC to retest Beijing samples
Broke the Olympic doping rules and think you got away with it? Think again.The International Olympic Comitee (IOC) has called for further analysis of all samples taken during the Beijing Games. They are... British Columbia: Plan to sell more 2010 tickets to public gets chilly recept...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorI agree, cause them $500.00 - $2,000.00 tickets (opening and Closing Games and good sports venues) are needed by us who can't afford them, though our tax dollars... 424 views | 16 recommendations | 8 comments
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