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January 29, 2013
Sochi Unveils Year-to-Go Plans
Countdown clocks for the 2014 Winter Olympics will be unveiled Feb. 7 in eight major Russian cities – as well as host city Sochi.
Omega's c...
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January 15, 2013
IOC Sets Terms for India
The IOC has set the terms for the Indian Olympic Association to have its suspension lifted.
India at the London 2012 opening ceremony. (Getty Im...
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December 20, 2012
(ATR) The U.S. Olympic Committee is ready to start meeting with cities interested in bidding for the Olympics.
USOC chair Larry Probst says a call will go out in the firs...
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December 19, 2012
U.S. Studies New Bid
A group of about a dozen U.S. Olympic Committee board members and staff hold the latest in a series of meetings to study the possibility of a new bid f...
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December 13, 2012
Austria “Happy to Bid” for Summer Olympics
The secretary general of the Austrian Olympic Committee tells Around the Rings “Austria is a good host” for a Summer Olympics.
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December 07, 2012
(ATR) Baku, Azerbaijan will be the host of the first-ever European Games if delegates approve at the European Olympic Committees General Assembly in Rome.
Azeri Minister of Y...
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November 15, 2012
Tokyo Unveils Stadium Design
Plans are taking shape for Tokyo’s new Kasumigaoka National Stadium.
An architect's rendering of the new National Stadium. (Tokyo 2020)
Zah...
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November 12, 2012
Rome Must Be Ready for 2024, Says Mayor
Mayor Gianni Alemanno says Rome should forget the past and return to the business of bidding.
Rome mayor Gianni Alemanno alongside ...
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November 08, 2012
(ATR) A full six cities will stage the 2013 Confederations Cup, confirm FIFA and Brazil 2014.
LOC board member Ronaldo and FIFA marketing director Thierry Weil flank Walter...
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November 03, 2012
This story was originally published Oct. 30.
(ATR) As the U.S. prepares for a possible new Olympic bid, will it make a difference whether Barack Obama or Mitt Romney wins the...
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November 01, 2012
(ATR) IOC vice president Thomas Bach tells Around the Rings each of the 2020 Olympic bids has challenges and insists there is no frontrunner at this stage of the contest.
IOC...
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October 30, 2012
(ATR) As the U.S. prepares for a possible new Olympic bid, will it make a difference whether Barack Obama or Mitt Romney wins the election for U.S. president next week?
Barac...
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