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France24 (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
The French Judo team has touched down in Beijing led by Teddy Riner, a former World and European Champion in the Heavyweight class, hoping to extinguish memories of Athens where they failed to bring back a single gold medal.
The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
A fierce man-mountain on the competition mat, but a soft-spoken teenager who still lives with his parents off it,......
France24 (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
France's Teddy Riner is one the country's best hopes for a gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games and the youngest world champion ever. His main competition for the gold will be the Japanese national champion, Satoshi Ishii.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Do you make a political statement by expressing your opinion on the world's biggest stage? Or do you remain quiet by treating the Olympics as a sporting event?
Fair Proxy Web (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Athletes must refrain from any kind of political protests or messages at Olympic venues during the Beijing Games, an IOC panel representing athletes said Thursday. The athletes’ commission dismissed talk of campaigns — from wearing badges and wristbands, to boycotting the opening ceremony — suggested by athletes to express [...]
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008
France's Olympic chief backed away from comments that he would not allow French athletes to wear a badge aimed at expressing their desire “For a Better World” at the Beijing Games.
France24 (Free subscription) | 04/15/2008
The French Olympic Committee (CNOSF) has asked that French athletes not wear badges reading "For a better world," a move designed to "respect the Olympic charter," according to the CNOSF president.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
At its gala event IWC Schaffhausen unveiled its latest products, and treated the audience to an exclusive theatrical production featuring Cate Blanchett on screen and Joseph Fiennes in a live performance. GENEVA, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The gala event organized by IWC Schaffhausen at the SIHH watch show in Geneva to showcase its latest models has become something of a tradition. This year, too,...
Poor Mojo Newswire (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
Pic: Victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre (CP photo) French officials slam Chinese torch securityPARIS (Reuters) - French officials criticized Chinese security staff on Tuesday for the way they handled the Olympic torch relay in Paris a day earlier, scrapping several planned stages and frequently putting the torch on a bus. The Chinese officials, who included tracksuit-wearing security operatives...
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NDTV (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
About 3,000 French officials will protect the Olympic torch relay on Monday in Paris. Eighty athletes will carry the torch over a 28-km route t
SI.com (Free subscription) | 04/02/2008
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