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International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
... IOC disciplinary commission will meet at the end of the month to hear the case, IOC spokeswoman Emmanuelle Moreau told The Associated Press in an e-mail message.The Belarus Athletics Federation said it had received no documents or confirmation of any positive tests by its athletes."How can we comment on what we do not have?" spokeswoman Anastasiya Marinina told the AP in a telephone...
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
... accounts indicating gymnasts He, Yang Yilin and Jiang Yuyuan were underage.
IOC spokeswoman Emmanuelle Moreau said the committee requested the new inquiry after receiving new information but declined to detail what the new information was. The International Gymnastics Federation should announce the results of their inquiry by the end of the day Friday, Moreau said.
"We...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
Beijing - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed Friday that it has requested gymnastics' ruling body FIG to look into whether one of the Chinese women gymnasts who competed at the Beijing Games was underage. "We have requested the international gymnastics federation to look into the matter more closely again," IOC spokeswoman Emmanuelle Moreau told Deutsche Presse-Agentur...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
... her accreditation, until the final decision has been pronounced by the IOC executive board," said Emmanuelle Moreau, an IOC spokeswoman. The athletics body IAAF said that Blonska's place in the long jump final will be taken by Blessing Okagbare of Nigeria. The executive board decision was expected later Thursday or Friday. Blonska has reportedly already left the Olympic village and...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
... more than winning. "The whole Iraq team for instance is here by invitation," said IOC spokeswoman, Emmanuelle Moreau. Iraq also had one runner in the 100m, Dana Abdulrazak, who lowered her personal best by eight hundredths of a second to 12.44 seconds. Abdulrazak's running gear was not long, she even boasted Nike earrings, and was disappointed despite the fastest run in her career....
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International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
... erythropoietin, or EPO, which boosts red blood cell production. Those tests take 72 hours, said Emmanuelle Moreau, an Olympic committee spokeswoman.That means that the winners of all events up until the last 48 hours or, with EPO, 72 hours, must have passed their drug tests.As of Friday, the athletes who had tested positive in doping tests were María Isabel Moreno, a Spanish cyclist...
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Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
... "We are in contact with the wrestling federation to establish the exact facts," IOC spokeswoman Emmanuelle Moreau said.Abrahamian later said he believed his loss was "totally unjustified". The wrestler said his friends "called me just 20 minutes before the (bronze] competition, begging me to compete", adding: "I decided that I had come this far and didn't want to let them down, so...
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
... but we understand the Spanish team intended no offense and has apologized," IOC spokeswoman Emmanuelle Moreau told the Associated Press in an e-mail. "The matter rests there as far as the IOC is concerned."It's a great message to send, though, with Madrid bidding for the 2016 Olympics. Then again, China's reputation didn't keep it from getting the Games.The girls from BrazilOlympics...
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International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
China does not have a legal ban on protests. But it requires people who want to protest to obtain prior approval for public demonstrations. The police do not grant such approvals unless higher authorities decide that the issue at stake advances their policy objectives, like when nationalists seek to voice anger about what they perceive as a foreign insult to China's dignity. Emmanuelle Moreau,...
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International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
... apologize for it," the Spanish star Pau Gasol said. "We never meant anything offensive by it."Emmanuelle Moreau, a spokeswoman for the International Olympic Committee, said in an e-mail message: "We understand that the Spanish team intended no offense and has apologized. The matter rests there as far as the IOC is concerned."Today in Sports Not everyone was as overtly apologetic as...
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kare11.com - Business News (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
... clearly inappropriate, but we understand the Spanish team intended no offence and has apologised," Emmanuelle Moreau, a spokeswoman for the International Olympic Committee, said in an e-mail. "The matter rests there as far as the IOC is concerned."The OCA, an organization representing Asian-Pacific Americans, also found the photo disturbing. "It is unfortunate that this type of imagery...
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
... clearly inappropriate, but we understand the Spanish team intended no offence and has apologised,” Emmanuelle Moreau, a spokeswoman for the International Olympic Committee, said in an e-mail. “The matter rests there as far as the IOC is concerned.” The OCA, an organization representing Asian-Pacific Americans, also found the photo disturbing. “It is unfortunate that this type of imagery...
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Bumpshack (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
... clearly inappropriate, but we understand the Spanish team intended no offense and has apologized,” Emmanuelle Moreau, a spokeswoman for the International Olympic Committee, said in an e-mail. “The matter rests there as far as the IOC is concerned.” The OCA, an organization representing Asian-Pacific Americans, also found the photo disturbing. “It is unfortunate that this type of imagery...
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USA Today (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
... car. He was released after proving he was a journalist.International Olympic Committee spokeswoman Emmanuelle Moreau said the committee was checking into what happened. "The IOC's position is clear: the media must be free to report on the Olympic Games," she said in a statement.While Beijing vowed before the Olympics to give the foreign media unrestricted access to China during the...
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
... car. He was released after proving he was a journalist.International Olympic Committee spokeswoman Emmanuelle Moreau said the committee was checking into what happened. "The IOC's position is clear: the media must be free to report on the Olympic Games," she said in a statement.While Beijing vowed before the Olympics to give the foreign media unrestricted access to China during the...
