London must honour its promise to maintain an athletics track at the 2012 Olympic Stadium, senior vice president of the IAAF and IOC member Sergei Bubka said on Saturday.
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ACAPULCO (Mexico) – IT’S HARD to imagine an Olympic opening or closing ceremony without fireworks exploding in the night sky over a packed stadium. That tradition could be on the way out, though, under a proposal being considered by the International Olympic Committee. IOC President Jacques Rogge said on Sunday his organisation would study recommendations to eliminate firework displays in a bid …
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ACAPULCO, Mexico — Women’s ski jumping and new events in snowboarding, Alpine skiing, figure skating, biathlon and luge are being considered for inclusion at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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NHL.com reports it was confirmed that Senators C Jason Spezza has a torn MCL in his right knee and will miss up to 6-8 weeks recovering. With the two-week break for the Olympics in February, Spezza isn’t expected to return until March. “We’re not expecting him back before the Olympics at this point,” Senators general manager Bryan Murray said. While Spezza wants to return earlier, he is resigned …
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It may be more nip and tuck than a complete facelift but the Olympics could have a new look in the future if a series of proposals are approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
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Jessica Ennis’s bid to win Heptathlon and 100 metres hurdles gold thwarted by intransigent London 2012 organisers.
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LaShawn Merritt’s eligibility for the 2012 London Olympics is still uncertain. On Tuesday, the International Olympic Committee said the defending Olympic champion in the 400 meters would be ineligible for the games because of an IOC rule that automatically disqualifies any athlete banned for more than six months.
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A senior Olympic official says the IOC holds the “moral high ground” in the doping case involving American runner LaShawn Merritt.
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Winter Olympics visitors were the likely sources of a British Columbia measles outbreak that sickened 85 people starting on March 9, nine days after the closing ceremonies of the Vancouver games, health officials said.
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World Cup winner Sergio Busquets wants to join up with Spain’s young players to compete at the London 2012 Olympics. The midfielder won football’s biggest prize with Spain’s full national squad this year but says he wants to emulate teammate Xavi Hernandez in playing at a Summer Games. The Olympic men’s football tournament is for players 23 and under but teams are also allowed to…
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New Zealand sevens rugby maestro Gordon Tietjens has dropped his broadest hint yet that the 2016 Olympics are on his horizon.For the fourth consecutive Commonwealth Games, coach Tietjens orchestrated a gold medal performance,…
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By Joe Glick?€?. For those old enough to remember, there used to be a local television show called Bowling for Dollars. Each week several of the top South Florida bowlers would compete for a modest amount of prize money. The theme song for the show was Live it Up, Go Bowling. Not many of the [...]
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The International Equestrian Federation confirmed the first teams to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics on Wednesday.
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London 2012 organizers say more than 100,000 people have volunteered to help run the Olympics.
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Harris has been involved with Special Olympics since 1997, serving as local coordinator for the Westport program.
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GREENBURGH ?€” Youngsters in town will honor a local hero next month as they learn about sportsmanship.
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Special Olympics Athletes in Texoma are lacing up their shoelaces and trying to squeeze in their last minute workouts. They’re getting ready for a big Bocce event Saturday, October 9th.
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