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Canada's Olympic team should receive the swine flu vaccine on a priority basis to prevent an outbreak at the Winter Games, according to the team's top medical officer. Using a targeted cancer drug more than doubled survival rates among children with...
Tags: Juan Antonio Samaranch, Fiji, IOC, swine flu, Canada, ioc president, president juan, television festival, sports television, Sportel
Top golfers Padraig Harrington and Michelle Wie and New Zealand rugby great Jonah Lomu will be part of their sport's final presentations. And the IOC congress will have a yes/no vote on the inclusion of each sport at 1200 BST and each sport only needs...
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Jacques Rogge has been re-elected president of the International Olympic Committee for a final four-year term. The 67-year-old Belgian, who has served as IOC president since 2001, was the only candidate in Friday's election. Rogge needed a simple majority...
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IOC pours water on international torch relays Vancouver, March 27: Future torch relays will avoid running the risk of attracting negative attention by taking place within the borders of host countries, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on...
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Rogge says that "sports today has to play a price for suspicion" and stringent testing is the only answer, even if it affects the daily routine of top athletes.Rogge spoke Friday in Brussels at the opening of an IOC liaison office with the European Union.
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IOC spokeswoman Emmanuelle Moreau said the 66-year-old Rogge, first elected in 2001 for an eight-year term, had sent a letter to all members saying he would run for a second term during the election to be held next year in Copenhagen, Denmark. No other...
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Rogge reiterated that athletes in Beijing will have freedom of expression, and will not be barred from criticizing China's policies on human rights, Tibet, Darfur or other issues -- as long as they do so away from the Olympic village and other official...
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