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Poll: Softball For Reinstatement In 2016
Should softball be re-admitted to the Olympic sport programme in 2016?
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JOC Secretary General Noriyuki Ichihara, Weightlifting Olympian Hiromi Miyake, two-time Olympic Wrestling Champion Saori Yoshida and Tokyo 2016 Chair and CEO Dr Ichiro Kono kicked off the 100-day countdown.

Tokyo 2016 Unveils Countdown Clock

Exactly 100 days before the announcement of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games host city, Tokyo 2016 has unveiled a Countdown Clock in the heart of ...

Tokyo 2016 Gets Backing From OCA President

Tokyo's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games was boosted by the public backing of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) in front of the ...
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Chicago 2016 Promotes Bid At “Taste Of Chicago” – Olympic Village Purchase

Chicago 2016 and World Sport Chicago (WSC) are showcasing Olympic and Paralympic sport at the Taste of Chicago where visitors of all ages can take ...
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Auckland Assesses 2018 Commonwealth Games Bid

The New Zealand Olympic Committee announced it will assess Auckland's ability to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The assessment would cost $325,000 and be largely ...
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Squash 2016 At ANOCA To Promote Sport

Squash 2016 delegate Vijay Gajjar, President of the Squash Federation of Africa, will be attending the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) General ...
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New Community Website For Tokyo 2016

Tokyo 2016 has announced that four "technology-savvy digital media experts" have donated their time to a new community website to support Tokyo's bid for the
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Munich 2018 Gets Support From Bundestag

The Bundestag agreed to a request from the government coalition to support Munich's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. DPA reports the German government
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RSS Youth Olympic Bids

Guadalajara Mexico, Nanjing China and Poznan Poland have submitted applications for the 2014 Games
Youth Winter 2012 | Youth Summer 2014 | Other Youth Olympic News

Singapore 2010 Youth Games Gets New Sponsor

Fairmount Singapore, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts' landmark property in Asia, has been appointed Official Hotel Partner for the first Youth Olympic Games in Singapore August
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Chicago Drops From Top Spot In 2016 Olympic Bid BidIndex Despite “Obama Effect”

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Tokyo has taken the lead in the latest installment of GamesBids.com’s BidIndex, the original and most trusted formula for rating Olympic bids throughout their campaigns. 
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Sochi 2014 To Celebrate Progress At “YES!” Festival

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Sochi 2014 is marking two years of progress since being appointed host city for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games Saturday. Russia's biggest names in sport
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RSS Other Games Bids

Pan Am Games 2015 Election in November 2009; Commonwealth Games 2018 Decision in 2011

Lima, Peru Prepared To Host 2015 Pan Am Games

Arturo Woodman, head of the Peruvian Institute of Sport, told AFP last week that Lima has modern infrastructure and the support of all Peruvians in
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RSS Olympic Sports Bids

The IOC will consider adding new sports in October 2009 - baseball, golf, karate, roller sports, rugby sevens, softball and squash are bidding

Softball’s Olympic Inclusion Promoted At OCA Meetings

International Softball Federation (ISF) Deputy Secretary General Low Beng Choo is promoting softball among delegates attending the Olympic Council of Asia General Assembly meetings in
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