Tag: IOC
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IOC disqualifies hurdler Almouhamad
London – GBR, August 11, 2012: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that it has disqualified Syrian athlete Ghfran Almouhamad from the Games of the XXX Olympiad in London for an anti-doping rule violation. Almouhamad, 23, provided a urine sample on 3 August 2012 in London that indicated the presence of methylhexaneamine. The analysis…
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IOC bans Alex Schwazer from competing at London
London – GBR, August 10, 2012: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that it had declared Italian athlete Alex Schwazer (race walking) ineligible to compete at the Games of the XXX Olympiad in London for an anti-doping rule violation. Schwazer, 27, provided a urine sample on 30 July in Calice, Italy, that tested positive…
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IOC disqualifies American judoka Nicholas
London – GBR, August 06, 2012: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that it has disqualified American judoka Nicholas Delpopolo from the men’s 73kg judo event of the Games of the XXX Olympiad in London. Immediately after his participation in the event on 30 July, Delpopolo, 23, provided a urine sample that tested positive…
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Two athletes for failing anti-doping tests
London – GBR, August 04, 2012: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that it had excluded Russian athlete Victoria Baranova (cycling-track, women’s sprint) and provisionally suspended Colombian athlete Diego Palomeque Echavarria (athletics, men’s 400m) from the Games of the XXX Olympiad in London. Baranova provided a urine sample on 24 July in Ratomka, Belarus,…
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2014, 2016 Olympic broadcast rights in Canada
IOC awards 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games broadcast rights in Canada IOC awards 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games broadcast rights in Canada IOC awards 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games broadcast rights in Canada IOC awards 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games broadcast rights in Canada London, August 2, 2012: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced…
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IOC provisionally suspends Luiza Galiulina
London – GBR, July 29, 2012: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that Uzbek athlete Luiza Galiulina (artistic gymnastics) has been provisionally suspended from the Games of the XXX Olympiad in London. Galiulina provided a urine sample on 25 July that tested positive for the prohibited substance furosemide. The IOC Disciplinary Commission, composed for…
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Olympic Games broadcast rights in China
London – GBR, July 28, 2012: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced an agreement with China Central Television (CCTV) to broadcast the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, in 2014; the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2016; the second Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, in…
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IOC sanctions Albanian weightlifter Hysen
London – GBR, July 28, 2012: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that weightlifter Hysen Pulaku from Albania has been excluded from the Games of the XXX Olympiad in London. Hysen Pulaku, 20, tested positive on 23 July for stanozolol. The IOC Disciplinary Commission, composed for this case of Thomas Bach (Chairman), Denis Oswald…
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London Olympic 2012 Games officially open
London – GBR, July 28, 2012: The Opening Ceremony was themed “this is for everyone” and Artistic Director Danny Boyle delivered an unforgettable Opening Ceremony for the packed London Olympic Stadium and a global television audience of billions. The Olympic Stadium came to life with the ringing of a bell by Tour de France Champion…
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Gerardo Werthein, President of the ArgentineOC
London, UK; 27 July 2012: Gerardo Werthein, President of the Argentine Olympic Committee and an IOC Member, presented a report to 124th IOC Session in London this week on Buenos Aires’ preparations to host the next IOC Session in September 2013. The 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires will be a milestone moment for the…