Op Ed
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March 05, 2018
Roger Bannister in 2003 at the launch of the bid for London 2012. (ATR)
Michael Pirrie is an international Olympic and major events communications advisor and commentator who...
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February 12, 2018
By Michael Pirrie
Michael Pirrie
South Korea – with a lot of help from the North - delivered a joyous and inspiring opening ceremony that transcended the traditional sport...
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February 08, 2018
Jim Walden, legal counsel to former Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory director Grigory Rodchenkov who blew the whistle on Russia's doping manipulation scheme during the Sochi 2014...
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January 23, 2018
(ATR) There are those watching the détente unfold between North and South Korea who scoff at the idea that the Olympic Movement is truly responsible for this unexpected peac...
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January 15, 2018
by Michael Pirrie
The meeting of the two Korean delegations on the politically and geographically divided peninsula in an isolated demilitarized zone under satellite survei...
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January 04, 2018
by Michael Pirrie
Michael Pirrie
LONDON: The planet was on high alert for most of 2017 with continuing civil and regional conflicts, terrorist attacks, refugee movements, ...
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December 13, 2017
by Michael Pirrie
London: On the eve of the release of the new Star Wars movie ‘The Last Jedi,’ the IOC has launched its own pre-emptive last option strike against Russia’s...
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December 07, 2017
(ATR) Olympic champion Donna de Varona remembers doping scandals of another era and the politics behind them.
Donna de Varona
A two-time Olympian (1960 and 1964) with two...
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November 16, 2017
It has been a while since I visited an Olympic city as an “advance man” to plan my Olympic trip. Finding accommodation is not so difficult in these days of the internet. Every...
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September 12, 2017
Written by Michael Pirrie
London Olympic Park is a legacy from 2012 (Getty Images)
Before she recommended that the Blair Government support the bid for the London 2012 Oly...
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August 04, 2017
(ATR) Eleven years ago, the top three selling mobile phones were Motorola’s Razr, Research in Motion’s Blackberry Pearl, and the Nokia 6070. Apple’s iPhone had not yet been i...
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June 08, 2017
With only two Candidate Cities following a two-year application process, the International Olympic Committee finds itself in an interesting situation for the allocation of th...
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