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Russia Proposes To Host SCO Games, Wants India To Participate
In a proposal which could put India in a tricky situation, Russia has offered to host the inaugural Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Games, despite a ban imposed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on its member nations.
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Beijing Winter Olympics: Unnamed Athlete Tests Positive For Covid-19
With the Beijing Winter Olympics set to begin, the organizing committee has revealed that an unnamed athlete has tested positive for Covid-19.
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9 Months After The Rio Olympics, A New Problem Emerges - Defective Medals
The Rio Olympics experienced their fair share of problems last summer (green pool water, controversial boxing judges, basic plumbing). Now nearly nine months after the Games ended, it looks like organizers in Rio de Janeiro are still experiencing some hiccups. The latest issue has to do with medals handed out to more than 130 winners - they're rust...
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Rio 2016 Guarantees Commitment to Clean Olympics
Rio 2016's executive director of communications Mario Andrada said that the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee will do its utmost to guarantee a clean event.
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2016 Olympics: Rio organisers may need 700 million dollars in government money
Leo Gryner, chief operating officer of the organizing committee, said Friday that as conditions now stand "we need this $700 million."
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Olympics: Calos Nuzman re-elected head of Brazil Olympic Committee
Carlos Nuzman was re-elected head of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) despite charges that he was to blame for a scandal involving the unauthorised downloads of files belonging to organizers of the 2012 London Olympics.
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"A moment to be remembered by the grandchildren": Big B blogs about carrying the Olympic Torch
Amitabh Bachchan, who wrote earlier about taking the sunshine with him to London, will be part of the final leg of Olympic Torch Relay.
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London won't be a 'siege city' for Olympics: Organising committee chief
London should not be turned into a "city under siege" by the heavy security measures being put in place for the Olympics, London organizing chief Sebastian Coe said on Wednesday.
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IOC officials visit Rio ahead of golf course announcement
International Olympic Committee officials are in Rio de Janeiro to inspect the city's preparations for the 2016 Games as organizers get ready to announce the designer of the Olympic golf course.
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Coe promises London will not become 'siege city' during Games
Sebastian Coe, the president of London Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee (LOCOG), has promised the local media that the capital would not turn into a siege city due to military deployment next summer.
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IOC calls for crackdown on illlegal sports betting
The International Olympic Committee is stepping up the global fight against illegal betting and match-fixing in sports, warning of the danger posed by organized crime syndicates.
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Give India a chance: IOC chief Rogge
India's potential for hosting future Olympics should not be written off before giving embattled New Delhi organizers a chance to pull off the Commonwealth Games with a "last-ditch" effort, IOC president Jacques Rogge said in an interview Friday.
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Russia Proposes To Host SCO Games, Wants India To Participate
In a proposal which could put India in a tricky situation, Russia has offered to host the inaugural Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Games, despite a ban imposed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on its member nations.
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Beijing Winter Olympics: Unnamed Athlete Tests Positive For Covid-19
With the Beijing Winter Olympics set to begin, the organizing committee has revealed that an unnamed athlete has tested positive for Covid-19.
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9 Months After The Rio Olympics, A New Problem Emerges - Defective Medals
The Rio Olympics experienced their fair share of problems last summer (green pool water, controversial boxing judges, basic plumbing). Now nearly nine months after the Games ended, it looks like organizers in Rio de Janeiro are still experiencing some hiccups. The latest issue has to do with medals handed out to more than 130 winners - they're rust...
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Rio 2016 Guarantees Commitment to Clean Olympics
Rio 2016's executive director of communications Mario Andrada said that the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee will do its utmost to guarantee a clean event.
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2016 Olympics: Rio organisers may need 700 million dollars in government money
Leo Gryner, chief operating officer of the organizing committee, said Friday that as conditions now stand "we need this $700 million."
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Olympics: Calos Nuzman re-elected head of Brazil Olympic Committee
Carlos Nuzman was re-elected head of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) despite charges that he was to blame for a scandal involving the unauthorised downloads of files belonging to organizers of the 2012 London Olympics.
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"A moment to be remembered by the grandchildren": Big B blogs about carrying the Olympic Torch
Amitabh Bachchan, who wrote earlier about taking the sunshine with him to London, will be part of the final leg of Olympic Torch Relay.
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London won't be a 'siege city' for Olympics: Organising committee chief
London should not be turned into a "city under siege" by the heavy security measures being put in place for the Olympics, London organizing chief Sebastian Coe said on Wednesday.
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IOC officials visit Rio ahead of golf course announcement
International Olympic Committee officials are in Rio de Janeiro to inspect the city's preparations for the 2016 Games as organizers get ready to announce the designer of the Olympic golf course.
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Coe promises London will not become 'siege city' during Games
Sebastian Coe, the president of London Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee (LOCOG), has promised the local media that the capital would not turn into a siege city due to military deployment next summer.
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IOC calls for crackdown on illlegal sports betting
The International Olympic Committee is stepping up the global fight against illegal betting and match-fixing in sports, warning of the danger posed by organized crime syndicates.
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Give India a chance: IOC chief Rogge
India's potential for hosting future Olympics should not be written off before giving embattled New Delhi organizers a chance to pull off the Commonwealth Games with a "last-ditch" effort, IOC president Jacques Rogge said in an interview Friday.
