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2010 Commonwealth Games Hit By Recession - Security Review

Preparations for the New Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games have been hit by the global recession. Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi said Tuesday the budget
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Security At Vancouver 2010 Games “Subtle”

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Assistant Commissioner Bud Mercer said security for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games will be subtle, adding the security budget ...
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Ski Event Promotes Sochi 2014 Games

A successful International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup race in central Moscow that drew a capacity crowd of more than 20,000 people, helped to demonstrate ...
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President Signs Law For Sochi 2014 Games

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a law introducing amendments which regulate the preparation and hosting the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games. Itar-Tass reports the new ...
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Vancouver Agrees To Bail Out Olympic Village Developer

The CBC reports the City of Vancouver has agreed to lend up to $100 million to bail out the company building the athletes' village for ...
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Vancouver 2010 To Study Adverse Weather Conditions

The heavy snow storms that Vancouver has experienced recently is disturbing to many who wonder what would happen if similar storms occur during the Vancouver ...
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Budget Cuts Could Scale Back Vancouver 2010 Medal Ceremonies

The Canadian Press reports a proposal to cut back on medal ceremonies for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games is of concern to Whistler politicians ...
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IOC Could Lose Nearly $5 Million Investment Due To Financial Scam

International Olympic Committee (IOC) finance commission chairman Richard Carrion told the Associated Press the IOC has about $4.8 million at risk in an alleged Ponzie ...
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Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Could Have Lasting Legacy

Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Thursday that the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games could have a lasting legacy of real improvements to the lives of ...
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“Second Class” London Games – Poll

A survey by online company WAYN.com (Where Are You Now?), of thousands of travellers, indicates there are widespread negative attitudes about the London 2012 Games, ...
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CBS Could Join With Time Warner In Olympic Broadcast Rights Bid

According to the Associated Press, CBS is weighing a bid in conjunction with Time Warner for the rights to air the 2014 and 2016 Olympics. ...
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Sochi 2014 Loans Money To Russian Government

The Associated Press reports organizers of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games are returning $720 million to the Russian government as loans to combat Russia's ...
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London 2012 Security Inadequate – Former Official

The former Assistant Commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police, who was also responsible for security at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, wrote in the Telegraph that ...
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News From Future Olympic Games

The Vancouver 2010 Organizing Committee released Monday its report for the first quarter of the fiscal year which includes a management discussion and analysis, and ...
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Vancouver 2010 Sells Out Tickets In Priority Access Period

Five hours after they were re-released, the remaining available tickets for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games in the Priority Access Period had been sold said ...
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Sochi 2014 Focuses On Olympic Education

At the first international "Professional Training of Sports Managers" online conference hosted by the All-Russian Volunteer Organization "Sport Russia", one of the main topics was ...
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Canadians Learn Which Vancouver 2010 Ticket Requests Honoured

Vancouver 2010 has e-mailed all prospective spectators at the 2010 Games whether or not their ticket requests were successful, reports the CBC. The organizing committee ...
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IOC To Postpone U.S. TV Rights Negotiations

Richard Carrion, the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) top TV negotiator, says that due to the economic downturn the IOC is prepared to postpone bidding on ...
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London 2012 – Transportation And Construction Woes

London 2012 officials are having their share of problems organizing the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games, the latest being athletes' transportation and construction. The Evening ...
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London 2012 – Sustainability, Poll, Ticket Sales

A year ahead of the publication of the London 2012 Sustainability Plan, the first update was published Tuesday that shows London 2012 is on track ...
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