April 15, 2005
Turin's Mayor. (ATR) (ATR) The mayor of Turin is asking the Italian government for "special power" that would last until the end of the 2006 Olympics. But Sergio Chiamparino i...
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April 14, 2005
(ATR) Paris and London will spend the most to host the 2012 Paralympics. More inside in By the Book, an Around the Rings exclusive, presenting side-by-side comparisons from t...
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April 14, 2005
(ATR) Organizers of the Pacific Rim Sports Summit in Seattle this June have cancelled the event. The nine-sport, nine-nation event, which was to be a tune up for Beijing, was...
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April 14, 2005
(ATR) Plans for a Pacific Rim Sports Summit in Seattle this June appear to be in doubt. Millions of dollars short of whatâ??s needed, local organizers and the U.S. Olympic Co...
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April 13, 2005
By the Book â?? 2012 Bid City Table Tennis Venues(ATR) Four of the 2012 bid cities that say they have table tennis venues in place for the 2012 Olympics. More inside in By th...
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April 13, 2005
Dr. Chong-won Choue, new president of the World Taekwondo Federation (ATR) South Korean Chong-won Choue has won a convincing election for a four-year term as president of the ...
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April 13, 2005
Eric Rudolph at the time of his arrest in 2003. (ATR) The man who set the bomb that blew up during the Atlanta Olympics says he had planned to set off five bombs â??to force c...
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April 12, 2005
Rowing equipment is adapted to fit athletes in the Paralympic version of the sport. (ATR) The sport of rowing will make its Paralympics debut at the 2008 Games in Beijing. The...
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April 12, 2005
(ATR) Moscow promises to give more space per athlete in the Olympic Village, and, along with Paris, offer the most number of rooms. New York and Madrid will not offer single r...
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April 12, 2005
(ATR) Plans for a stadium in New York City that would be used for the 2012 Olympics have won what could be a next-to-last approval needed for a groundbreaking prior to the IO...
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April 12, 2005
Renee Smith-Valade, VANOC’s Vice President for Communications. (ATR) A team of key executives is now entirely in place for the Vancouver Olympics with the announcement today...
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