World Briefs: Olympic Film Debuts at Cannes, IOC Newsletter for Youth

05/17/2008
(ATR) A film from the Genoble Olympics finally makes its debut at Cannes ... The IOC launches a newsletter aimed at young people ... The 2016 bid from Chicago releases its income and expenses while Mayor Daley is headed to Beijing... More in World Briefs. ...more

05-17-2008Op Ed: An Unscheduled Test Event
05-16-2008London Update: New Mayor Opens Olympic Brief, Aquatics Centre, IOC Visit
05-16-2008Court Reverses Pistorius Ban
05-16-2008FIFA Report: South Africa Remembers World Cup Announcement
05-16-2008Fight Against Doping: WADA tells Feds to Catch Up, More Positive Greek Tests
05-15-2008Roof Overhaul for Vancouver Olympic Stadium
05-15-2008Countdown Beijing: Olympic Torch Relay Raises Millions
05-15-2008Bidding for the Games: Rio Endorsement, Tokyo News, Madrid, 2018 Tromso
05-15-2008Press Release: Three-time Japanese Olympian Joins Tokyo 2016
05-14-2008USOC Postpones Vote on Changes

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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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ATR datebook
2008 IIHF Men's World Championships
Halifax & Quebec City, Canada   05/02/2008 - 05/18/2008
2008 Athletics Beijing Test Event
Beijing, China   05/22/2008 - 05/25/2008
58th FIFA Congress
Sydney, Australia   05/28/2008 - 05/29/2008
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ATR in the news
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.
ATR in the News: Pro-Tibet activists hold vigil outside Chinese embassy - 04/23/2008
The Sydney Morning Herald covers the torch relay in Canberra.
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