Construction has been completed on all three of the Whistler Olympic and Paralympic competition venues. Thanks to the efforts of a 2,500-strong workforce recruited from across British Columbia and Canada, athletes will be able to train at these Olympic venues more than two years before the Vancouver 2010 Games begin. The venues in Whistler, which […]
18 December 2007 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced an agreement with CCTV.com for the internet and mobile platform exhibition rights within China for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
The IOC selected CCTV.com on its capacity to guarantee full exploitation of the digital broadcast rights over a variety of platforms, by working in close […]
I reckon it’d be interesting to update you guys on the whole Marion Jones issue. Here are some further readings (PDF files) on recommendations and decisions made by the IOC Disciplinary Commission and IOC Executive Board, respectively.
IOC Disciplinary Commission recommendations regarding Ms Marion Jones
IOC Executive Board decision regarding Ms Marion Jones
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Doping, Medal-stripping and Marion […]
12 December 2007 - The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today concluded its proceedings with a series of important decisions.
The EB disqualified Marion Jones from the five events in which she competed at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney (100m - 1st place, 200m - 1st place, 4 x 400m relay […]
Here are a couple of articles on Olympic berths for China and Great Britain, respectively.
China reaps two Olympic quota places at Asian Shooting Championships
KUWAIT CITY, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) — World champion Jia Zhanbo raised up and waved to the audiences after he made the last shot. A smile on his face, the Chinese shooter knew […]
KORAT: A dream came true for Malaysian pistol shooter Hasli Izwan Amir Hasan when he made the cut for the Beijing Olympics from the Asian Championships in Kuwait on Sunday.
The 30-year-old Hasli earned the ticket in style, bagging the silver in the 25m rapid fire pistol event and breaking his own national record. The […]
6 December 2007 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that computer manufacturer Acer will join The Olympic Partner (TOP) Programme in 2009.
The agreement with the Olympic Movement, which begins on 1 January 2009, positions Acer as the official worldwide partner in the computing hardware category for the Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 […]
29 November 2007 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced the names of the members of the IOC’s Coordination Commission for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
Composed of Olympic gold medallists to look after the athletes’ interests, representatives of the major Olympic Movement stakeholders – National Olympic Committees (NOC) and International Federations (IF) - […]
29 November 2007 - The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will meet in Lausanne on 10, 11 and 12 December 2007.
The EB will hear the reports from the IOC commissions and directors, as well as updates on the organisation of the forthcoming Games in Beijing, Vancouver, London and Sochi. Also on […]
28 November 2007 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced an agreement with SKY Network Television (SKY) for the broadcast rights within New Zealand for the Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 Olympic Games.
The IOC selected SKY together with its free-to-air channel, Prime, on their capacity to reach the broadest possible audience on a variety […]
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