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At the end of its seventh visit to Vancouver, the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Coordination Commission confirmed that the Vancouver 2010 Organising Committee (VANOC) continues to be on the right track to host top quality Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in February 2010.
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Some 1,055 athletes, representing 9.6% of all athletes participating in the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing, had to be treated for an injury.
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Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) is offering fans an inside look at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games through a variety of interactive online features.
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Greenpeace welcomes the United Nations Environment Programme's criticism of plans to build 2014 Winter Olympics facilities on a site critical to rare and endangered species.
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The Olympic torch has been lit today in front of the Temple of Hera on the historic grounds of Olympia, in the birthplace of Olympism, where the Ancient Olympic Games took place.
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Next August in Beijing, the Algerian women's volleyball team will compete for the first time at the Olympic Games.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today unveiled the names of the cities from which a final winner to host the 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010 will be voted on by the IOC membership. Moscow and Singapore were chosen by the Executive Board and will now be submitted to a postal vote by the IOC members.
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In the framework of its Postgraduate Researchers' Scholarship Programme, the IOC Olympic Studies Centre (OSC) has chosen five research projects for their academic excellence and for their potential for developing the Olympic Movement.
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Panasonic today announced that it has reached an agreement with the Beijing Olympic Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (BOB) on the use of its DVCPRO P2 HD series with solid-state memory and newsgathering systems for broadcasting as the official video recording equipment for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
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With just eight months to go until the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games Opening Ceremony on 8 August at 8 p.m., it may seem natural to be preoccupied with Beijing.
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The Olympic Stadium for the Games in 2012 has been unveiled at a ceremony in the London Olympic Park. The 80,000-seat stadium will be the centre-piece of the 2012 Games venues and will host the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and athletics events.
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WWF is urging Olympic organizers to continue making the 2008 Beijing Games more sustainable and environmentally friendly.
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Bringing to a close its next-to-last meeting before the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games begin, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission today marked an important milestone in its review of preparations for August next year.
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Thirty-nine years ago, on 12 October 1968, the Games of the XIX Olympiad opened in Mexico City's Olympic stadium. This edition of the Games was the first one to be held in a Latin American and developing country. Ten days before the Games began, the capital fell victim to political disputes.
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he Vancouver Organising Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games (VANOC) has chosen Australian company David Atkins Enterprises (DAE) as the executive producer of the Opening, Closing and Medals Ceremonies.
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Following the EuroBasket 2007, which has just ended in Madrid (Spain), nine out of 12 teams are now qualified for next year's Olympic men's basketball tournament.
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Panasonic, announced today it has signed an agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to renew its Official Worldwide Olympic Partnership for another eight years
through to the 2016 Olympic Games.
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The race is open to National Olympic Committees, International Federations (IFs) and Continental Associations to nominate candidates for the IOC's 2008 Women and Sport Awards.
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To mark this occasion, a number of events have been taking place over the course of the past week across Britain, including a roadshow, where you can try out different sports, the creation of a giant number five using people on the Olympic Park.
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The recent doping-related events at the Tour de France, whilst disturbing, indicate a painful, slow but nonetheless significant shift in attitude against those who choose to violate the rules in sporting competition.
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