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McDonald's Named One Of 15 Contracted Caterers For 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics05 / 24 / 13McDonald's "will get a triumphant welcome in Sochi as the event's official restaurant," according to Lena Smirnova of the MOSCOW TIMES. As one of 15 contracted caterers to the 2014 Sochi Olympics, "the world's largest fast food chain and nine-time official restaurant partner of the games will build ... |
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Sochi 2014 Announces Slogan
Organizers of the '14 Sochi Games celebrated the 500-days-out mark yesterday by unveiling the event's official slogan: "Hot.Cool.Yours." SOCOG President & CEO Dmitry Chernyshenko said that the slogan is "aimed to bring more foreigners to Sochi and also make Russians proud." He noted that ...
British Volunteers To Get Olympic Money
Volunteering groups from the London Games are set to receive millions of dollars from the Big Lottery Fund, according to Jasper Copping of the London TELEGRAPH. The community organization is set to "receive a share of the proceeds" worth up to £40M ($65M) when the former athletes' apartments i ...
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Rio Employees Fired For Stealing
The Organizing Committee of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games "fired 10 employees for downloading data without permission from computers at the London Games," according to Pedro Fonseca of REUTERS. On Friday, a statement by the committee said that the employees were working at LOCOG, "as part of the partne ...
IOC And IOA On Collision Course
The Indian Olympic Association is objecting to the IOC's "dictate" that it should "hold its election due next month under the supervision of the world body," according to the PTI. The IOC had written two letters stating that "the election process of the IOA would have to be held in strict compliance ...
Island Disputes Could Affect Tokyo 2020
The vote to determine the host of the 2020 Olympic Games is less than one year away, and Tokyo's chances of landing the event "could slip away in the wake of Japan's ongoing involvement in island disputes with South Korea, China, Russia and Taiwan," according to Gallagher & Odeven of THE JAPAN T ...
No Track-Side Ads In Olympic Venues
A senior IOC official revealed that leading sponsors will "not be allowed to advertise their brands at Olympic venues" as they could when the sites were used for the Paralympics, according to Keith Weir of REUTERS. IOC Dir General Christophe De Kepper said the 11 global sponsors of the Games were ha ...
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LOCOG Withholds G4S Olympic Payment
Security firm G4S has not been paid for its Olympic Games contract since July 13, shortly after it emerged that it "was unable to provide enough security guards for the Games," according to Kuchler & Warrell of the FINANCIAL TIMES. LOCOG CEO Paul Deighton told MPs the company had been paid &poun ...
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Huge Crowd Cheers British Olympians
London Mayor Boris Johnson described Monday's Olympic Parade in the streets of London as the "final tear sodden juddering climax" to a summer of sport, according to Alice Philipson of the London TELEGRAPH. Johnson praised the athletes for "bringing the nation together," as athletes aboard floats rec ...
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Coe In Running For BOA Chair
LOCOG Chair Sebastian Coe is set to become the next chairman of the British Olympic Association after confirming he "would accept an invitation to stand for the position," according to Owen Gibson of the London GUARDIAN. The move is Coe's first step to building up a portfolio of roles that "will all ...
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Minister Says Brazil Is Ready For Events
Brazil Deputy Sports Minister Luis Fernandes, who attended the Paralympic Closing Ceremony Sunday, predicted that "national pride would ensure the Games in Rio de Janeiro would be every bit as successful as London," according Martyn Herman of REUTERS. Fernandes said, "I think it has made things more ...
