December 22, 2005
Alex Gilady, an IOC member since 1994, is 51st in seniority. (ATR) (ATR) Israel IOC member and broadcasting executive Alex Gilady and U.S. Olympic Committee chair Peter Ueberr...
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December 22, 2005
Bright colors for the Turin Olympic Village. (ATR) (ATR) The Olympic Village in Turin is now in the hands of the 2006 organizing committee after a handover ceremony Thursday a...
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December 22, 2005
The Olympic Village in Sestriere. (ATR) (ATR) The Turin Olympics apparently will get the help that?s needed to overcome a $70 million funding gap. The Italian Cabinet on Thurs...
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December 21, 2005
Colin Moynihan was elected in October as BOA chair. (ATR) (ATR) The British government is under siege for its failure to offer new funding to prepare athletes from Great Brita...
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December 21, 2005
Francisco Elizalde, #24 in the Golden 25 for 2006. (IOC Photo) (ATR) The head of the IOC commission that screens new applicants for IOC membership is number 24 on the Around t...
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December 21, 2005
The tallest ever Olympic cauldron will burn for the Turin Games.Turin organizers unveiled a depiction of the cauldron, designed by Pininfarina, the same company that develope...
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December 20, 2005
The aquatics center for the Beijing Olympics. (ATR) (ATR) Construction is about to begin on four more venues for the 2008 Olympics."In line with the 2005 venue construction sc...
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December 20, 2005
New stadiums and arenas have been built throughout Doha to prepare for the Asian Games. (ATR) (ATR) The first Asian Games to be held in the Middle East takes the 25th spot in ...
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December 19, 2005
(ATR) The chief operating officer of Goldman Sachs in Europe has been named CEO of the London Olympics. Paul Deighton, 49, was announced as CEO of London 2012 at a press conf...
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December 19, 2005
Los Angeles is one of at least a half dozen cities thinking about a 2016 Olympics bid. (ATR) The U.S. Olympic Committee will not interview prospective cities for the 2016 Olym...
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December 18, 2005
Keith Mills (l) and Sebastian Coe plan to announce a new CEO for London 2012 on Monday. (ATR) (ATR) A chief executive for the London Olympics will be announced Monday morning ...
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