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IOC begins 4-day inspection of Tokyo's 2020 plans
Buenos Aires :: Argentina | 3 months ago
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The International Olympic Committee's evaluation commission began a four-day inspection of Tokyo's plans to host the 2020 Olympics on Monday. IOC vice president Craig Reedie is leading the March 4-7 inspection. Later this month, the evaluation
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No fun and games for Graubunden after ballots cast
Bern :: Switzerland | 3 months ago
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A majority of 54 per cent of voters said no to a proposal to set aside a financial reserve of CHF300 million ($320 million) for the organisation of the games. The event would have been centred on the renowned resorts of St Moritz and Davos, which
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Caribbean strongman to lead FIFA anti-racism task force
Noida :: India | 3 months ago
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Caribbean football strongman Jeff Webb to spearhead its anti-racism task force, in the latest move aimed at tackling the ugly issue facing the sport. I am grateful for this appointment and eager to contribute by working towards creating an
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ICC bowls right line in resisting IOC's gold lure
Shanghai :: China | 3 months ago
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When it comes to the notion of joining the Olympic movement however, the game's governing body is right to be guarded, if not downright sceptical. Hopefully it won't read too much into the MCC's short-sighted support of the idea. Wasn't so long ago,
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Bulgaria Wrestling Team Coach Starts Hunger Strike to Protest IOC Proposal
Tbilisi :: Georgia | 3 months ago
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Armen Nazaryan , coach of the Bulgarian national wrestling team, has started a hunger strike against the proposal of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to take the sport off the 2020 Olympic Games program. "I am going on a hunger strike to
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Japan welcomes IOC chief for Tokyo visit
Tōkyō :: Japan | 3 months ago
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The head of the committee tasked with evaluating bids for the 2020 Olympic games arrived in Japan on Friday as Tokyo readied to showcase its facilities. International Olympic Committee Vice President Craig Reedie, who leads the Evaluation Commission,
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FASANOC extends deadline
Suva :: Fiji Islands | 3 months ago
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Greece government increases sport funding
Athens :: Greece | 3 months ago
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37 Greek pair Christiana Giazitzidou (R) and Alexandra Tsiavou celebrate winning bronze at London 2012 [EPA] The Greek government has pledged to revise blanket cuts in funding for sport and allocate an extra $14.38 million to stop some beleaguered
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Government will save wrestling from Olympic axe, feels Vijay
New Delhi :: India | 3 months ago
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42 New Delhi: Wrestling`s axing from Olympics is unfair, feels London Games silver-medallist shooter Vijay Kumar, who is confident that the Indian government will do all it can to save the sport from being completely dropped from the 2020 roster. "
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Wrestlers don't intend to roll over
Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | 3 months ago
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After the International Olympic Committee recently ruled it no longer considers amateur wrestling a "core sport," that beginning in 2020 Grecos and Romans and freestylers of every ilk will have to petition for inclusion into the Games (and good luck
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