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On the Scene in Salzburg: IOC Commission Ends Salzburg Trip, 2014 Report is Next

3/17/2007 12:00:00 AM
(ATR) The head of the IOC Evaluation Commission finds it difficult to find a weakness in the Salzburg bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics, while the city’s mayor tells Around the Rings the second attempt in a row to win the Games doesn’t get easier. Read More...

ATR Exclusive: World Youth Olympic Festival Proposed for 2010

3/17/2007 12:00:00 AM
(ATR) Sources tell Around the Rings that IOC President Jacques Rogge wants to see the start of a World Youth Olympic Festival beginning in 2010. The project could become the first new sports property of the IOC since the Winter Olympics started in 1924. Read More...

On the Scene in Salzburg: Olympic Bid Inspection in Final Hours

3/17/2007 12:00:00 AM
(ATR) Members of the Salzburg 2014 bid team were up at dawn Saturday preparing presentations on the final day of an IOC Evaluation Commission visit that could make or break the bid for the Winter Olympic Games. On the scene coverage inside... Read More...

FINA World Championships Underway

3/17/2007 12:00:00 AM
(ATR) The world’s top swimmers and divers will be in Melbourne, Australia, for the 12th FINA World Championships, which begin Saturday. That makes Melbourne the first city to host the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and FINA World Championships. Read More...

On the Scene: Austria Chancellor Says "Money Cannot Buy" What Salzburg Offers

3/16/2007 12:00:00 AM
(ATR) The chancellor of Austria and other leaders of the national government get their turn Friday to press the case for the Salzburg 2014 Olympic bid to an IOC panel that’s midway through a four-day review of the city. On the scene coverage from Salzburg, inside... Read More...

Press Release: Austria Ratifies UNESCO Convention

3/16/2007 12:00:00 AM
(ATR) Here is a press release from Salzburg 2014 announcing the country's ratification of the UNESCO convention. Read More...

Press Release: Madrid Welcomes America's Cup

3/15/2007 12:00:00 AM
(ATR) Here is a press release from Madrid announcing the city's hosting of an America's Cup promotional event. Read More...

On the Scene: Snow and Ice for IOC Inspection of Salzburg Olympics Bid

3/15/2007 12:00:00 AM
(ATR) Salzburg Mayor Heinz Schaden hurtled down a bobsleigh track Thursday to launch the venue tour of the IOC team examining the Austrian bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics. And judging by a comment from a member of the IOC team to Around the Rings, Salzburg would do well to offer a surprise or two, like Mayor in a bob. Read More...

Chicago 2016 Wins Olympics Guarantee from City Council

3/14/2007 12:00:00 AM
(ATR) The Chicago bid for the 2016 Olympics passes a key test with overwhelming city council approval of a $500 million last-resort guarantee to cover the costs of the Games.But there still be could be questions about the business model underlying the bid. Read More...

On the Scene in Salzburg: IOC Visit Starts, Press Restrictions End

3/14/2007 12:00:00 AM
(ATR) “Friendly, warm” is how the opening hours of the IOC 2014 Evaluation Commission visit to Salzburg is being described, opponents of the bid get to have their say to the IOC visitors and Salzburg organizers “acted decisively” to rescind a a code of conduct for journalists covering the meeting. On the scene coverage inside… 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
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    1. Chicago - 79
    2.(tie) Madrid - 77
    2.(tie) Rio de Janeiro - 77
    3. Tokyo - 74
    4. Doha - 69
    5.(tie) Prague - 55
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