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Toronto 2015 Changes Original Plan

The Toronto Star reports that as many as 60 per cent of the planned venues for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games have now been
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African vote was key in recent Olympic bid decisions says Blatter

FIFA President Sepp Blatter has revealed that lack of careful attention to African International Olympic Committee (IOC) members has been costly for recent Olympic bidders.According ...
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"Good Progress" In U.S. and IOC Talks On Revenue-Sharing

The Associated Press reports the U.S. and International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials made "good progress" Friday in their latest round of talks on the revenue-sharing ...
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USOC To Resume Talks With IOC

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) will be resuming negotiations with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Friday during the inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games in ...
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Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Over Budget

Paul Henderson, former leader of Toronto's failed 1996 Olympic bid and a former member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), wrote a letter to Ontario ...
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Olympian Appointed Head Of 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

Former Olympian Mark Stockwell has been formally appointed chairman of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Organising Committee. He was head of the Gold Coast ...
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More Troops Than Afghanistan At London 2012 Games

Up to 13,500 troops will be deployed to protect the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games, more than in Afghanistan, as organizers said international uncertainty meant ...
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Close But No Agreement Between USOC And IOC

Following nearly a year of negotiations, it appears that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) have failed to resolve ...
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Rio 2016 Paralympic Emblem Unveiled

The emblem for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games was unveiled Saturday at the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, venue for the rowing and para-canoe events during ...
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IOC Head Praises Sochi 2014

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge, attending meetings of the European Olympic Committees in Sochi, praised organizers Thursday for making significant progress in preparations ...
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Home Office To Carry Out Background Checks Ahead Of London 2012

To ensure a safe Olympic Games, all athletes, officials, workers and media who require access to the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics will have to ...
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Gold Coast defeats Hambantota to host 2018 Commonwealth Games

At a Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) meeting in St. Kitts and Nevis Friday - Gold Coast, Australia was elected to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games.  ...
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London Defeats Doha to host 2017 World Athletics Championships

London defeated a competing bid from Doha, Qatar and has been chosen to host the 2017 IAAF World Athletics Championships. IAAF President Lamine Diack made ...
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New Legislation Bans Ambush Marketing During London 2012

New strict legislation to protect sponsors from ambush marketing campaigns during the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games would make it a criminal offence. Under the ...
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PyeongChang's 2018 Successful Bid Promotes Korea's Brand

According to an e-mail survey of 514 Korean and expat opinion leaders and foreign visitors, conducted by the Corea Image Communication Institute, PyeongChang's successful bid ...
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London 2012 Olympic And Paralympic Torch Relay Revealed

The London 2012 Olympic torch will fly by wire from the Tyne Bridge, ascend Snowdon by rail, and cross Loch Ness during its trip around ...
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Toronto 2015 "On Track, On Budget" - CEO

Ian Troop, CEO of the TO2015 organizing committee of the Pan-Am Games, told the Toronto Sun, "we're right on track and right on budget". We've ...
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London 2012 - Festival, Posters

London 2012 has unveiled the program for the 12-week London 2012 Festival which takes place June 21 to September 9. The Festival, which begins with ...
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Olympic Bidding Conference Kicks Off

Representatives from about 25 cities and National Olympic Committees are in Lausanne, Switzerland taking part in a two-day Bidding for the Games Conference that began ...
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Sochi 2014 Preparations - Full Steam Ahead

With less than three-and-a-half years to go before the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, Vladislav Sandursky of the Olympstroi Corporation said that Olympic construction is ...
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