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London 2012, Vancouver 2010 share similar financial woes
Concerns over the increasing cost of hosting the 2010 games in Vancouver include unknown security costs, a grossly overbudget convention/media centre and a $100 million bailout for the developer of athletes'... Tendulkar-Modi cricket’s most powerful men
"Indian cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar and Indian Premier League Commissioner Lalit Modi made it to a list of 25 most powerful global sports figures. Modi at 19th and Tendulkar at 23rd spot, are ahead of Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova and soccer club Inter Milan’s...Thanou threatens to sue Rogge, demands Jones' gold medal
Negative media attention has certainly not subdued Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou as today she both threatened to sue IOC president Jacques Rogge and demanded she be awarded Marion Jones' gold medal from the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Thanou is still the subject of...
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China to Limit Web Access During Olympic Games Not Surprising
As reported yesterday, the IOC is going to allow China to block access to certain areas and certain web sites to the thousands of journalists going to be covering the Olympics. This was despite promising... IOC chairman Rogge's personal distaste for Greek sprinter threatens to tarnis...
An Olympic Games website from Australia (beijing2008.net.au) is calling on IOC Chairman Jaques Rogge to exercise calm and sound judgement when handling the situation of Greek sprinter Katerina Thanaou.Thannaou was...
created by Aldous Supernova | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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343 views | 17 recommendations | 4 comments
Beijing cuts cars by half as Olympics near
" A World Bank study found China is home to 16 of the 20 worst cities for air quality. Three-quarters of the water flowing through urban areas is unsuitable for drinking or fishing. International Olympic...IOC chief optimistic about Beijing Olympics
To the previous articles about the Olympics, I am surprised the IOC president, Jacques Rogge is optimistic about the upcoming Olympics. Did he not see the major protests when the torch was being relayed around the...Police out to enforce order for torch relay in XinJiang
Greeted by countless protests on it's way to it's final destination, the torch has already overcome many hurdles. Today it begins it's last leg, taking the domestic route through XinJiang- a mainly muslim region... China quake aftermath and aid efforts
Stories, photos and videos streaming in from China show the enormity of the rescue and aid efforts needed for survivors of the earthquake in China."Troops have arrived in Wenchuan county at the epicentre, which... China hits out at Olympic protests
"China has condemned protests in London that marred the relay of the Olympic torch as Paris police prepare to cordon the torch away from pro-Tibet activists. "We strongly condemn this vile behaviour," China's state media said on Monday, following protests in the British...IOC plans tougher sanctions, Olympic ban for doping cheats
I wonder if this means you could juice up, then rat someone out and still win the Gold?
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