International Olympic Committee and the Olympic System (IOC): The Governance of World Sport (Global Institutions)
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday
Juan Antonio Samaranch the former head of the International Olympic Committee worked in close association with the KGB a new Russian book has claimed.
The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | yesterday
Quality assurance and testing often get short shrift, but deploying systems without putting them through their paces can result in embarrassing and costly failures. Ward Chapin, CIO of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics , wants flawless performance when the Games begin on February 28. He's confident that the systems and networks he's putting in place will run smoothly, thanks to rigorous testing and...
VeloNews (Free subscription) | yesterday
A week ago, I wrote an open letter to the Union Cycliste Internationale and International Olympic Committee regarding potential changes in the track-racing schedule at the 2012 Olympic Games in London — especially the proposed elimination of the individual pursuit. An Internet petition has since been set in motion, but what else can be done to change the UCI’s mind? Time is at a premium...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
London's Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has today released aerial images that show the progress of construction on the velodrome for the 2012 Olympic Games. The images, taken last month, show that work has begun on the sweeping roof that will enclose the eventual structure and have been released to coincide with a visit by the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) to the Olympic site in east London....
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Wally Hayward said to know both sides of business Sports marketing and sponsorship guru Wally Hayward's schedule was more or less booked for the next 6 1/2 years until the International Olympic Committee decided Chicago wasn't its kind of town for the 2016 Games.
The New Nation (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
BSS, Dhaka Petrobangla will hold the second round of talks on offshore awarding issue on November 25. "We received a letter from Tullow about the talks yesterday. We have a meeting with the IOC on 25th of this month," Dr Hossain Moonsur, Chairman of Petrobangla, told BSS on Sunday. He, however, said that they were yet to get any letter from ConocoPhilips. As part of the negotiation with...
The New Nation (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
BSS, Dhaka Local gas reservoir experts has rejected Chevron's claim of gas reserve figure initially and asked the International Oil Company (IOC) to submit more evidential documents to prove its claims. The local experts also asked the IOC not to extract more then 600 mmcfd gas instead of present extraction of 700 to 900 mmcfd from this field for its longevity of the country's second largest gas reserve....
Gaian Economics (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
It cannot have come as a surprise to many people that it is money, not a sense of fair play, that drives the activities of the sports corporations like Fifa and the IOC. The amateur sportsman was always something of an imposter, since only those wealthy enough to have leisure and equipment to train were likely to make it, and so few would call for his return. However, in spite of the advent of the...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
In a bid to save the individual pursuit from Olympic extinction, current world champion Taylor Phinney has pleaded for the UCI and IOC to consider keeping the discipline on the Olympic programme for 2012. If removed from the London Games in 2012, along with the men's Madison and Points Race, Phinney has threatened to turn his back on the velodrome and concentrate on a career in road racing. "The...
Full Comment (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Of the many philosophical objections to the Olympic movement that I’ve come across over the years, my favourite came from my National Post colleague Terence Corcoran, when Toronto was in the final throes of its ill-fated bid for the 2008 Games: “The modern Olympics have no foundation in market economics.” I cannot argue with that. The Olympics are a big, bloated, money-sucking spectacle...
OpenlineBlog.com (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
View more news videos at: http://www.nbcchicago.com/video . Chicago Mayor Richard Daley is clearly on a roll...going backwards. Daley's latest tantrum was an attack on Fox Chicago television news reporter Tera Williams for asking a question at a press conference. That's what press conferences are for...to ask questions, but apparently only if Mayor Daley deems them worthy. Williams had interviewed...
Miss604's Canuck Life :: A Vancouve (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Copyright © 2009 Miss604. Visit the original article at http://www.miss604.com/2009/11/switzerland-lausanne-to-bern.html.Waking up this morning in Lausanne, Switzerland my group headed over to the International Olympic Committee headquarters for a tour. We saw the top secret meeting rooms, the VIP meeting rooms, the grounds, the buildings, and even some protesters outside. However, I’ll...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
TOKYO, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Panasonic Corporation, the Official Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Audio and Visual Equipment category for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, announced it is providing a full lineup of High-Definition (HD) equipment to support the broadcast of the Olympic Games; delivering the largest supply of AV equipment for any Winter Games in the company's history. Through...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Today is the 40th anniversary of soccer legend Pele's 1,000th goal. To commemorate the occasion, LIFE.com has unveiled two new galleries, one of which was guest-edited by Pele. The second gallery contains shots of the renowned forward at the 1966 World Cup which have never been published before. Look at the photos below and check out the full LIFE.com galleries here and here . LOOK: Caption: Stopper...
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Addressing the controversial plans to drop several key events from the Olympic programme, International Cycling Union President Pat McQuaid has said that the UCI cannot get any more medals from the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Cycling’s governing body revealed earlier that there would be an equal allocation of medals for men and women in London 2012, with five sets each. This is a...
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