Tag: Olympic
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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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Perfect’ China on top after dramatic Team Final
London – (GBR), July 30, 2012: A “perfect” China celebrated reclaiming their Olympic crown in the Artistic Gymnastics Men’s Team event but that was not the only talking point of a dramatic contest in which Japan took silver only after an appeal to the judges and Britain claimed an historic bronze. For China, the first…
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USA leads Women’s Artistic field to finals
London – (GBR), July 30, 2012: Artistic field, USA led the standings in team, individual all-around and two apparatus in Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Qualifications at the North Greenwich Arena on Sunday. The top eight teams advanced to the final on July 31. The top 24 individual all-around gymnasts (maximum two per country) went through to…
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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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Around the Rings to Field Biggest Team Ever
London, July 28, 2012: The 2012 Olympics kicked off just hours ago, but Around the Rings had been on the ground for weeks in London with its biggest team ever for a Summer Games. ATR editor Ed Hula will lead a force of nine correspondents who will cover every aspect of the Games via print,…
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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…
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IAAF Press Conference following Council meeting
London – GBR, July 27, 2012: Meeting, IAAF Press Conference will be held as per the following schedule: IAAF Press Conference following the IAAF Council meeting in London What: IAAF Press Conference When: 18:00 (GMT + 1 hrs), Tuesday 31 July Where: Auditorium, British Library Conference Centre – 96 Euston Road Who: 1. Lamine Diack…
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Australian Female Basketballer Lauren Jackson
On what she says will be the proudest night of her life, Basketballer Lauren Jackson will lead Australia into Olympic battle Friday night with unfinished business to attend to. Chef de Mission Nick Green asked the 31 year old Opals captain to carry the flag at the opening ceremony before she attempts to snap a…