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October 29, 2010

Terje Invites FIS President To Learn About Snowboarding

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The IOC executive board did not approve slopestyle for the Sochi 2014 Olympics at their meeting in Acapulco this week. They say the level of slopestyle [...]
October 26, 2010

One In Four Plan To Attend Olympics

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As many as a quarter of British adults hope to attend one or more live events at the 2012 London Olympics, a poll shows. Enthusiasm is greatest among those [...]
November 15, 2010

Olympic Champ Kitajima Plots Japan Fightback In Pool

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GUANGZHOU: Japanese four-time Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima launched his bid for a third consecutive Asian Games double in the men's breaststroke on [...]
October 16, 2010

For Sale: A Medal Worth More Than Gold

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Tommie Smith, the former Olympic champion, was auctioning his gold medal. Associated Press Tommie Smith, center, Peter Norman and John Carlos; gold, [...]
October 20, 2010

London 2012 Olympics: England Bid To Host 2014 Hockey World Cup In Olympic Park

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If successful, it will be the first major event to be held at a legacy facility at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park following the 2012 London Olympic Games. [...]
October 11, 2010

Wanjiru, Shobukhova Win Chicago Marathon

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Former Olympic gold medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson achieved her goal and clocked in under 2:50, finishing in 2:47:50, although she missed the US Olympic [...]
October 30, 2010

Phaneuf Takes The Lead

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On the heels of one of its most successful Winter Olympics last February in Vancouver (one gold and one bronze medal), Skate Canada is reaching higher to [...]
October 11, 2010

COMMONWEALTH GAMESAnna Rice

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As my roomie Grace Gao tried to get her mind off the competition for a short while, she asked me how the Commonwealth Games compare to the Olympics. [...]
October 24, 2010

Pallavi Aiyar: A Tale Of Two Games

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To begin with, despite the surface commonalities of being international sporting mega-events, the Olympics and the Commonwealth Games are not in the same [...]
October 27, 2010

China Set For Asian Games Extravaganza

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Organisers are hoping that a successful Asiad -- the world's second-largest sporting event after the Olympics -- will pave the way for an eventual Summer [...]
November 20, 2010

Switzerland To Bid For 2022 Winter Olympic Games

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Xinhua reports the Swiss Olympic Committee announced Friday that Switzerland will bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. The decision was made at a meeting [...]
October 24, 2010

Richardson, Fredricks Sweep At US Speed Skating Championships

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While he will be favored to collect more hardware at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, the US women will just be trying to avoid a third straight [...]
November 07, 2010

Zagunis Of US Retains Sabre World Title In Paris

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Zagunis also won gold in the individual sabre at the 2004 and the 2008 Olympics, as well as last year's worlds in Turkey. Olena Khomrova of Ukraine and [...]
November 02, 2010

Olympic Medalist Flanagan Set For New York City Marathon

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By Mike Grenier staff writer When Olympic medalist Shalane Flanagan of Marblehead thinks about New York City, athletic endeavors aren't necessarily the [...]
October 26, 2010

Rower Andy Holmes Was 'incrediby Tough'

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Holmes and Sir Steve Redgrave were part of Great Britain's coxed fours team that won at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984. The pair then took the coxless [...]
October 29, 2010

In Pictures: Olympic Mountain Bike Venue Takes Shape

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Construction work on the Olympic mountain bike course at Hadleigh Farm, Essex, is well under way. The first phase began in July 2010 and is due to be [...]
October 17, 2010

Tommie Smith Selling Racism Protest Gold Medal From 1968 Mexico City Olympics

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The gold medal worn by Tommie Smith at the 1968 Mexico Olympic Games is being auctioned off, according to recent reports. Smith's red Puma cleats are being [...]
November 06, 2010

North Korea Banned 2 Years For Age Falsification

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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — North Korea won't be allowed to send any gymnasts to the 2012 London Olympics as part of a two-year international suspension [...]
November 15, 2010

Asian Games: 'Scoring Error' Costs Shooter Bindra

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The event was won by China's 2002 Olympic champion Zhu Qinan, who openly wept after losing to Bindra at the Beijing Olympics. Speaking to the BBC after the [...]
November 20, 2010

Paula Radcliffe To Snub London Marathon In Run

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By Sportsmail Reporter Paula Radcliffe will not run the London Marathon again before making her final bid for an Olympic gold medal at the 2012 Games in the [...]
October 20, 2010

UK Finds Savings In Security Budget For 2012 Games

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LONDON (AP) — The British government is planning cuts in the security budget for the London 2012 Olympics as it looks to lower the country's crippling [...]
November 20, 2010

London 2012

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IOC officials have not ruled out the London 2012 Olympic torch visiting the Republic of Ireland. IOC president Jacques Rogge scaled back plans for an [...]
November 15, 2010

Munich's Bloody Olympic Past Not A Factor: Katarina Witt

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PARIS — Banishing memories of the terror attack which left 11 Israeli athletes dead at the 1972 Munich Olympics is not a motivating factor for the Munich [...]
October 24, 2010

Nightmare Home GP For Asada

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The 20-year-old Japanese, runner-up to South Korea's Kim Yu-Na at the Vancouver Olympics in February, fell twice in free skating to finish eighth overall, [...]
October 27, 2010

Rio De Janeiro 2016 Olympic Organisers Must Focus Beyond Legacy, Says Tony Blair

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Tony Blair, the former British prime minister, has told Rio de Janeiro Olympic organisers that they need to focus on a legacy that goes beyond sports when [...]

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