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Olympian crusader over drugs in sport
Cologne :: Germany | 3 days ago
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Prince Alexandre de Merode held the controversial position of chairman of the International Olympic Committee's medical commission for 35 years. He figured in a number of drug scandals at the Olympics, notably at Los Angeles in 1984 and at Seoul in 1988.
Tags: Alexandre de Merode, IOC, medical commission, De Merode, Germany, Cologne, Juan Antonio Samaranch, House of Merode, House of Mￃﾩrode, MERODE, International Olympic Committee, Olympic Games, Drugs in sport
Ex-Olympics head 'worked with KGB'
Paris :: France | 12 days ago
Credibility Antonio Samaranch, the former head of the International Olympic Committee, worked in close association with the KGB, a new book claims. The authors of The KGB Plays Chess even allege Mr Samaranch may owe his election to the top Olympic job to the spy...
Tags: Mr Samaranch, KGB, IOC, Vladimir Popov, Spain, France, Paris, Olympics, International Olympic Committee, Francoist Spain, Juan Antonio Samaranch, Spanish nobility, Entertainment Culture
Aging Canadians a challenge for blood supply
Vancouver :: Canada | about 1 month ago
Credibility 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
Their kind of town, Chicago ain't
Beijing :: China | about 1 year ago
Credibility That's one reason why, while faces change, names often do not...His honor the mayor and the rest of the Chicago contingent, including insurance tycoon Pat Ryan, took in Beijing for about a week at the start of the Olympics, all the better to schmooze...
Tags: Beijing, Juan Antonio Samaranch, gold medal, China
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