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IAAF Super Grand Prix To Promote Doha 2016
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GB Staff on Monday, May 5, 2008  11:37am EDT
 
There will be 10 men’s events and nine women’s events at the IAAF Super
Grand Prix being held in Doha next week, where more than

Doha 2016 Games Could Promote Peace, Change Perceptions
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GB Staff on Thursday, May 8, 2008  11:36am EDT
 
Hassa Ali bin Ali, chairman of Doha’s bid committee for the 2016 Summer
Olympic Games, told Al Jazeera that he believed an Olympics in Qatar

Baku 2016 To Hold Hearing On Sports And Environment
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GB Staff on Friday, May 9, 2008  11:08am EDT
 
The Baku 2016 Summer Olympic Games bid committee is holding a hearing on
“Sports and Environment in Azerbaijan:  Ecological Issues in the Planning and

2016 Bids – Baku, Chicago, Madrid
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GB Staff on Friday, May 16, 2008  2:49pm EDT
 
Baku 2016 is learning from the experience of international experts who met for
more than six hours with high-level Azerbaijan government officials, on
ecological issues

2016 Bid News – Chicago, Madrid
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GB Staff on Monday, May 19, 2008  2:30pm EDT
 
Chicago 2016 announced Monday that Ogilvy Chicago is its Digital Agency of
Record.Ogilvy Chicago, which includes Ogilvy & Mather Advertising and the
digital and one-to-one

2016 Games Bid Briefs – Baku, Chicago, Madrid
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GB Staff on Wednesday, May 21, 2008  11:33am EDT
 
The Baku 2016 bid committee has developed a plan to use the walled city of Baku,
a UNESCO World Heritage protected site, should it win

Peru’s Bid Announcement For 2016 Games Premature
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GB Staff on Friday, May 23, 2008  12:11pm EDT
 
Peru’s Minister of Foreign Trade Mercedes Araoz has ruled out a report that
Peru is bidding for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.  He said

Rankings On Peace Index Boost Tokyo, Doha 2016 Bids
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GB Staff on Friday, May 23, 2008  12:13pm EDT
 
Tokyo is the fifth most peaceful nation in the world while Qatar has been ranked
second most peaceful country in the Middle East and the

Sports Media Award Boosts Doha 2016
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GB Staff on Wednesday, May 28, 2008  11:35am EDT
 
The International Sport Press Association (ISPA) has awarded the Asian Games in
Doha first place for having the best media services for journalists in 2007.

Baku 2016 Venue Concept To Be Expanded
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GB Staff on Thursday, May 29, 2008  11:59am EDT
 
Baku 2016 is defining and expanding its venue concept in its bid for the 2016
Summer Olympic Games with the help of AS&P – Albert