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Bahamas Olympic Association Delays Vote Again

3/23/2007 12:00:00 AM
(ATR) The Bahamas Olympic Association meeting planned for March 22 was called off and elections are now tentatively scheduled for April. Read More...

London Olympics CEO Looks Ahead to Next Sponsor

3/22/2007 12:00:00 AM
(ATR) The first national sponsor for the London Olympics is already seeing results while a second could be announced within weeks, London 2012 CEO Paul Deighton tells Around the Rings. Read More...

Sochi Olympic Plans Survive Environmental Challenge

3/21/2007 12:00:00 AM
(ATR) The Russian Supreme Court has denied an appeal by Greenpeace to halt construction of venues planned in the Sochi bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics. Read More...

Turmoil for Bahamas Olympic Association

3/21/2007 12:00:00 AM
(ATR) The Bahamas Olympic Association will try to hold executive elections on Thursday for the third time in months. Disputes over voting procedure and finances have sabotaged past voting attempts. Read More...

Canadian Budget & Olympics: Praise and Scorn

3/20/2007 12:00:00 AM
(ATR) The new Canadian federal budget is being applauded by Vancouver 2010 and panned by the Canadian Olympic Committee. Read More...

Rogge Expects 3500 Athletes at 1st Youth Olympic Games

3/20/2007 12:00:00 AM
(ATR) IOC President Jacques Rogge says he thinks as many as 3500 teenaged athletes would participate in the first edition of the Youth Olympic Games, which he is proposing for 2010. The proposal, which is just becoming public, has picked up support from the Australian Olympic Committee, which already stages an event aimed at youth. Read More...

Jowell: New Budget Figures for London Olympics Preparations "Realistic"

3/19/2007 12:00:00 AM
(ATR) London Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell tells Around the Rings new figures for construction of venues for the 2012 Olympics are "realistic" and should not go up in the years ahead. Read More...

Support Rises for Salzburg Olympic Bid

3/19/2007 12:00:00 AM
(ATR) Public opinion for a Salzburg Olympics bid is on the rise, according to the results of a new survey by the Gallup Institute Austria. Read More...

On the Scene in Salzburg: Opposition Overrated?

3/18/2007 12:00:00 AM
(ATR) Opponents to the Salzburg bid for the 2014 winter Olympics say they are worried that the small city cannot afford hosting the event. But despite attention to the opponents during last week’s visit of the IOC Evaluation Commission, the anti-Olympic sentiment in Salzburg appears to be minimal. On the scene coverage inside… Read More...

Vancouver Update: Demands to Olympic Leaders

3/17/2007 12:00:00 AM
(ATR) Members of the press want access to VANOC board meetings while public protests draw attention to Vancouver poverty and First Nations' grievances; others are unhappy with the cut in hockey preliminaries. Read More...

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The Golden 25, now in its 12th year, is a compilation of the personalities who will play the greatest influence in 2008 for the business of the Olympics. The listing is the product of a matrix assembled by ATR that includes names, events and issues.

Far more than 25 people make things happen in the Olympics Movement. Reader comments are always welcome. Please send them to comment@aroundtherings.com.

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Click on the names in the Golden 25 list for details about each member.

The Golden 25 for 2008

      1. Liu Qi
      2. Jacques Rogge
      3. Hein Verbruggen
      4. Thomas Bach
      5. Peter Ueberroth
      6. Denis Oswald
      7. Richard Carrion
      8. Asia Sheikh Ahmad Al Sabah
      9. Gerhard Heiberg
      10. Mario Vazquez Rana
      11. Sergey Bubka
      12. Patrick Hickey
      13. Nawal El Moutawakel
      14. Gilbert Felli
      15. Francisco Elizalde
      16. Jean-Claude Killy
      17. Gunilla Lindberg
      18. Philip Craven
      19. Youssoupha Ndiaye
      20. Dick Ebersol
      21. David Brooks
      22. Rene Fasel
      23. John Furlong
      24. Sebastian Coe
      25. John Fahey
      

ATR Golden 25 for 2007

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