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IOC boss says 2016 host needs public support (AP)

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:40:09 PDT

International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge says cities trying to host the 2016 Games must above all have the support of their people. Four contenders vying for the 2016 Games are making their first formal presentation to IOC members during the Pan American Sports Organization meeting in Acapulco.

Ueberroth goes on offensive in IOC money dispute (AP)

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:13:27 PDT

Peter Ueberroth took a swipe at international officials critical of the money the U.S. Olympic Committee receives, setting up some possibly uncomfortable moments for the Chicago group trying to land the 2016 Games. "Who pays the bill for the world Olympic movement?" Ueberroth said Saturday in his final speech as USOC chairman.

Pikus-Pace, Ellis making strong comeback bids (AP)

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:12:22 PDT

Former world skeleton champion Noelle Pikus-Pace and 2006 Olympian Kevin Ellis opened their comeback quests Saturday by advancing to the final round of the U.S. national team trials for bobsled and skeleton. Pikus-Pace -- who missed the 2006 Turin Games because of a broken leg and skipped last season to have a baby -- won by an overwhelming margin of nearly 2 1/2 seconds over Katie Koczynski in the...

Next president may sell Chicago 2016 bid to IOC (AP)

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:34:30 PDT

The next American president likely will be asked to get involved in politics of a different sort: Selling Olympic officials on bringing the 2016 Games to Chicago. On the surface, the U.S. Olympic Committee and the Chicago 2016 bid team should have a clear rooting interest. Democrat Sen. Barack Obama is a Chicago guy who lives a few blocks away from where the new Olympic stadium would be.

Brazil rider Alves DQ'd for Olympic drug offense (AP)

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:07:56 PDT

Brazilian equestrian rider Bernardo Alves was officially disqualified from the Beijing Olympics on Friday for a positive drug test on his horse. The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) also suspended Alves from competing for 3 1/2 months. He is the second member of the four-rider Brazil team to be disqualified for a drug offense at the Olympics, where the equestrian competition was held in...

Report: Countries fail to share athletes' location (AP)

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:29:54 PDT

Nearly half the countries that participated in the Beijing Olympics failed to tell organizers where their athletes were so they could be drug tested outside of competition. A report issued Thursday by independent observers for the World Anti-Doping Agency said 102 of 205 countries represented did not provide Olympic officials with information about their athletes' whereabouts.

IOC to retest doping samples from Beijing (AP)

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:00:31 PDT

Any athletes who thought they got away with doping at the Beijing Olympics shouldn't rest easy. The drug police are coming back. The International Olympic Committee said Wednesday that it will retest samples from the games to search for a new blood-boosting drug at the center of the latest Tour de France scandals.

Drug that got Lund banned from Turin will be legal (AP)

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:46:31 PDT

The drug that got American skeleton racer Zach Lund barred from the Turin Olympics hours before the opening ceremony is being removed from the World Anti-Doping Agency's banned list. Lund tested positive for finasteride, an ingredient in a popular hair-restoration pill that also was believed to be capable of masking steroid usage.

ODA chief rules out Premier League football in stadium (Reuters)

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:15:57 PDT

London's 2012 Olympic stadium is highly unlikely to be used for Premier League football, the man responsible for building the venues said on Wednesday.

2012 Olympic village faces big shortfall (Reuters)

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:05:02 PDT

London 2012 Olympic chiefs said on Wednesday they face a 250 million pounds ($439.2 million) shortfall in funding for the athletes village as the impact of the world economic crisis begins to bite into the project.

IOC to retest Beijing Games blood samples (Reuters)

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:50:22 PDT

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Chicago: economic crisis won't affect Olympic bid (AP)

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:44:42 PDT

Chicago organizers are confident the global economic crisis will have no negative effect on the city's bid to host the 2016 Olympics. Members of the Chicago organizing committee will make their first formal presentation to IOC members on Saturday during the Pan American Sports Organization meeting in the Mexican resort town of Acapulco.

IOC exec: cycling's Olympic future in limbo (AP)

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:16:22 PDT

The future of men's road cycling in the Olympics could be threatened unless the sport cleans up its doping record. Thomas Bach, vice president of the International Olympic Committee, said Tuesday the latest Tour de France doping revelations have further damaged the sport's credibility and called its Olympic status into question.

IOC approves Sochi 2014 Games sports sites (Reuters)

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:41:08 PDT

The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday approved all venue sites for the 2014 Winter Games in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi.

IOC approves Sochi 2014 transport changes (AP)

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:11:04 PDT

Reductions in rail and highway links for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi were approved Tuesday by the International Olympic Council in an effort to ease the impact on the environment. A light-rail system linking the venues for snow and ice sports will be cut from two tracks to one, and a highway between the sites will have three lanes instead of four.