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December 28, 2008
The Chicago Tribune outlines a new scholarly paper that says the Olympics don’t provide a benefit to communities. The study will be released Tuesday. A tourism expert said no...
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December 21, 2008
An editorial in Uganda's Sunday Monitor by Mark Ssali lists many of the Olympic performances he feels are the pinnacle of human achievement. http://www.monitor.co.ug/artman/pu...
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December 20, 2008
Jack Nicklaus will serve as an ambassador in golf's bid to join the Olympic Program. (Getty Images)Nicklaus, Sorenstam Named Global Ambassadors for Golf's 2016 BidGolf legends...
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December 17, 2008
In Lausanne Tuesday, the IOC recognized broadcasters with Olympic Golden Rings awards. (IOC) (ATR) IOC President Jacques Rogge awards prizes to recognize the broadcasters who...
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December 14, 2008
The Associated Press has a story about Chicago sporting facilities being renovated for the city’s Olympic bid, and an opinion piece in the Chicago Reader says it is potentiall...
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December 10, 2008
IOC Finance Commission chair Richard Carrion says the current economic mood is "very negative" for bidding on the U.S. rights for the 2014 and 2016 Olympics. (ATR) The IOC mem...
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December 09, 2008
David Ross resigns as the mayor's Olympic adviser and also steps down from LOCOG and London’s Legacy Board of Advisers in the wake of the financial scandal. (London 2012)The m...
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December 07, 2008
Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps writes a book with Alan Abrahamson of NBC Sports to help teach others how to achieve their dreams. "No Limits: The Will to Succeed" wil...
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December 02, 2008
Delegates learn softball at the Generations For Peace Camp in Amman, Jordan. (Generations for Peace/M. Chester) Generations for Peace Holds Camp in Jordan (ATR) Youth leaders ...
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December 02, 2008
The EBU has handled European TV rights for the Olympics since 1956.The longest-standing broadcast rights holder for the Olympics will leave the scene after the 2012 Games. The...
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November 30, 2008
Jeff Lee writes a blog post about the ongoing struggle to make the Olympics more accessible to social media.Vaughn Palmer lambastes London's organizing of the Olympics, in the...
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November 29, 2008
WADA Deems Five Federations Not Code Compliant At last weekend’s meetings of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Executive Board and Foundation, five federations were deemed ...
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