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Presidential Candidate Romney Says U.S. Should Host Olympics Often

2/22/2007 12:00:00 AM
(ATR) Former Salt Lake City Olympics chief Mitt Romney, now a Republican candidate for president of the U.S., says the Olympics should come to the United States "as often as possible". Romney says that if he’s elected, he will campaign for a U.S. bid for 2016. Read More...

Snow for IOC Inspectors at Sochi Olympic Venues

2/21/2007 12:00:00 AM
(ATR) Steady snow fell throughout the day in the mountain venues for the Sochi Winter Olympic bid, as a team from the IOC got its first look at what’s in the Russian venue plan. On the scene coverage from Sochi, inside… Read More...

Press Release: Sochi Ambassadors Program

2/20/2007 12:00:00 AM
(ATR) Here is a press release from Sochi 2014 describing the start of its Ambassadors Program, held last night at the Sochi Ice Rink. Read More...

Korean President Says 2014 Olympics Good for Nation

2/18/2007 12:00:00 AM
(ATR) The president of South Korea tells Around the Rings that the 2014 Winter Olympics will be as meaningful to the country as the 1988 Games in Seoul. Read More...

Salzburg Mayor Confident About Olympic Bid

2/19/2007 12:00:00 AM
Here is a statement from Salzburg Mayor Heinz Schaden issued following a trip to Asia to promote the 2014 Winter Olympics bid. Read More...

Sochi: Palm Trees and Mountains for IOC Team

2/19/2007 12:00:00 AM
(ATR) The contrast of palm trees and snow peaks is the setting for this weeks visit to Sochi by the IOC Evaluation Commission for the 2014 Winter Olympics. On the scene coverage, preview, inside Read More...

Embezzlement Scandals for Boxing Federation

2/18/2007 12:00:00 AM
(ATR) The international boxing federation has suspended its secretary general over the possibility he embezzled AIBA funds, while an internal audit indicates thievery of federation money was widespread.
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Press Release: Sochi Lights Celebrate Olympic Bid

2/17/2007 12:00:00 AM
(ATR) Here is a press release from Sochi 2014 about preparations for the visit of the IOC 2014 Evaluation Commission. Read More...

Austrian Chancellor Part of Salzburg Olympic Team

2/17/2007 12:00:00 AM
(ATR) In his first public comments about the Salzburg Winter Olympics bid, the new Austrian chancellor reiterates government support for the Games, while the search for a new bid CEO may be drawing to a close. Read More...

Press Release: Australian Immunization

2/17/2007 12:00:00 AM
(ATR) Here is a press release from the Australian Olympic Team announcing an immunization program for the 2008 Olympics. Read More...

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AP: Chinese man held for threatening on Internet to grab torch - 05/11/2008 A Chinese man was arrested for saying on the Internet that he planned to grab the Olympic torch during its relay through eastern China, police said Sunday. Police have been deployed in large numbers for the relay through southern China due to the enthusiasm of local spectators, according to Around the Rings, a Web site that monitors the event.

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