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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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We reach decision-makers at high profile events through the distribution of printed Special Editions. These glossy, high-impact publications are produced for events such as IOC Sessions and SportAccord and are available for downloading free of charge. These ATR Special Editions, found below, are in low-res PDF format and the average file size is ~3+ MB.
The Golden 25 for 2008
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 that will come into play for 2008.

The IOC Comes to Guatemala
Humid and exotic, Guatemala seems an unlikely spot to consider the destiny of the Winter Olympics. Even so, the IOC will nonetheless set the wheels in motion for the 2014 Games, a highlight on day one. Once the furor over the July 4 vote passes, the 119th IOC Session gets down to three days of business that includes consideration of the Youth Olympic Games. It could become the first new multi-sports event under the flag of the Olympics since the Winter Olympics were added 80 years ago.


Countdown to Beijing: SportAccord 2007
The 2007 SportAccord convention in Beijing is on track to be the biggest yet since the event started in Madrid five years ago. More than 1,300 delegates registered for the convention, which has become the only annual gathering that include leaders of the IOC, international sports federations, bid cities and prominent executives from sports marketing and manufacturing. Around the Rings Beijing correspondent, Bill Smith, previews the next few months as the 2008 host city is put through its paces with more than two dozen test events.


The Race For 2014
For the second time in a row, the race for the Winter Olympic Games is a contest of three cities—two of them repeat contenders. It's as close as anything we've seen to a trend in bids for the Winter Games. The finalists were culled from a group of seven in May of 2006. The IOC Executive Board chose “quality over quantity”: PyeongChang, Salzburg and Sochi the unmistakable choices to make formal bids.


The Golden 25 for 2007
The Golden 25, now in its 11th year, is a compilation of the personalities who will play the greatest influence in 2007 for the business of the Olympics. The listing is the product of a matrix assembled by ATR that includes names, events and issues that will come into play for 2007.


SportAccord 2006 in Seoul
No other meeting outside of an IOC Session brings together as many personalities from the IOC, international federations and the business of world sport. This year's meeting has even more luster with the General Assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees, bringing leaders of the 203 NOCs to Seoul. This Special Edition includes profiles on each of the five continental associations represented at the ANOC meetings.


Decision 2005: Singapore
At the top of the list for the 117th IOC session is the July 6 election of the 2012 host. It is a race unprecedented in the history of Olympic bids, with five world-class cities competing at the same time: London, Madrid, Moscow, New York and Paris.


The Road To Torino
With a population of two million, Torino is a far cry from Cortina d’Ampezzo. Fifty years ago, this hamlet with 5,000 inhabitants and a classic mountainside setting was the last Italian host for the Winter Olympics. With the Winter Games now three times bigger than they were in 1956, Torino 2006 President Valentino Castellani says he cannot imagine how they could be held without the facilities of a major city, such as Torino.

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2016 ATR Olympic Bid Power Index
January 23, 2008
(Points possible out of 110)

    1. Chicago - 79
    2.(tie) Madrid - 77
    2.(tie) Rio de Janeiro - 77
    3. Tokyo - 74
    4. Doha - 69
    5.(tie) Prague - 55
    5.(tie) Baku - 55

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IOC told China to ditch relay - 04/20/2008 CHINESE officials were repeatedly told by the International Olympic Committee that it did not want a global torch relay because of concerns about security and the cost for participating countries.

Veteran Olympic commentator Ed Hula has slammed the IOC for caving in to China's demands for a relay. In an editorial in his Around the Rings Olympic newsletter, Mr Hula said the IOC's "misreading" of the political sensitivities of the torch relay route would cost millions of dollars in extra security for host cities.
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