Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
In Yuan Weimin's book, so far only available in Chinese, he writes about a deal he says was cut in a Geneva hotel room eight years ago in which China promised to support the candidacy of Belgian Jacques Rogge as head of the International Olympic Committee in return for his support of Beijing's Olympics bid.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
(10-30) 10:59 PDT LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) -- Encouraged by the improving economy in the United States, the International Olympic Committee plans to begin negotiations on U.S. broadcast rights for the 2014 and 2016 Games next year. IOC... Sponsored Topics: International Olympic Committee - Jacques Rogge - United States - Sport - Associated Press
The Independent (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
On the eve of the 1,000-day countdown to the London Olympics, the organisers have been given a glowing appraisal by Jacques Rogge, president of the IOC. Rogge applauded their "master plan" and said that he is "absolutely happy" with the development of the £9.3bn project, but added, with a Rumsfeldian slant, that they must also beware the unexpected.
HomeATM (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Moscow, Oct. 27, 2009 -- Visa Inc. (NYSE: V), a proud and long-standing worldwide sponsor of the Olympic Games, today announced that it will extend its Olympic Games sponsorship for a period of eight years. In renewing its sponsorship, Visa will retain the rights it has enjoyed since 1986 and remain the exclusive payment services sponsor and the only card accepted at the four Olympic Games that follow...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
MOSCOW (Reuters) - IOC president Jacques Rogge gave his full support to the organisers of the 2014 Winter Olympics on Tuesday, saying he was very happy with Sochi's progress.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge says he's pleased with Russia's preparations for the 2014 Sochi Games.
USA Canoe/Kayak (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
MOSCOW(AP) International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge says he's pleased with Russia's… Read
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
MOSCOW -- International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge says he's pleased with Russia's preparations for the 2014 Sochi Games.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge says he's pleased with Russia's preparations for the 2014 Sochi Games.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge says he's pleased with Russia's preparations for the 2014 Sochi Games.
Swisster (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Swiss alpine ski champion Didier Cuche and cross-country skiing star Laurence Rochat are set to appear at a round table conference on sport and drug doping in Neuchâtel next week. The October 28 conference, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the University of Neuchâtel, is being organized by the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES). The conference will discuss the latest...
Torontoist (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Clean diesel trains for all, public schools for boys only, and the RCMP’s very own giant terrorist bomb blows up in a huge "test blast" released on video for you. All this and more from a city that hit the ground running this Wednesday. But first, did anyone want Toronto to win its bid for the 2008 Olympics? Because if you did, you just might have a bone to pick with IOC President...
The Galloping Beaver (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Church Sign Generator - from the old internets A Global TV news story on the International Olympic Committee's elevation to a special seat at the United Nations carried the headline : Canada declines to sponsor UN resolution on IOC observer status . Now why would Canada decline? 25 other nations sponsored it. Over at Bread 'n Roses , Toe suggests this may have had something to do with it: A memoir,...
AMERICAblog (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
The IOC was, is and probably will always be a mess . Their credibility has been absent for years and whether it was their decision to choose Beijing, patting themselves on their own back for the "success" of Beijing despite violent responses to protests or the decision to choose one of the most dangerous cities in the world for the 2016 games, they don't get it. And, they don't care that...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Chinese sports officials struck a deal to bring the Olympics to Beijing, promising to support Jacques Rogge's bid to head the International Olympic Committee in return for European backing for Beijing's bid, according to a recently released memoir.
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