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London Mayor Says City Signed Deal To Sell Olympic Media Centre05 / 17 / 13Mayor Boris Johnson Thursday claimed that "the legacy of the Olympic Park had been secured as he announced a deal" to take the £300M ($459M) media centre off taxpayers’ hands, according to Matthew Beard of the London EVENING STANDARD. The former Olympic broadcast studio, which was ... Tags: Olympics, United Kingdom |
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Olympic Notes
In five months, the IOC will decide whether Madrid, Istanbul or Tokyo will be the host of the 2020 Olympic Games. One source of support for Madrid's bid to host the Games is coming from Argentina. Buenos Aires football club Deportivo Español has decided to promote the effort on its jerseys, w ...
Barcelona, IOC Partner For Youth Cup
FC Barcelona President Sandro Rosell and IOC President Jacques Rogge Wednesday signed an agreement between the two organizations that will help create the Olympafrica FutbolNet Cup, a series of football tournaments for 12- to 15-year-old children in 23 African countries, according to MUNDO DEPORTIVO ...
H&M To Clothe Swedish Olympians
Fashion firm H&M will clothe Sweden's Olympic teams during the Winter and Summer Games, "bringing a global audience for a growing line of sportswear from a company best known for budget frocks and style accessories," according to Anna Ringstrom of REUTERS. H&M plans to expand its sports ...
Tokyo 2020 CEO Vows 'Safe' Games
Tokyo 2020 CEO Masato Mizuno vowed Tuesday to ensure safety if the city wins the 2020 Summer Games, "as the sporting world reeled from twin blasts at the Boston Marathon," according to the AFP. Mizuno: "First of all, Tokyo is one of the safest cities in the world. We'll do our best to prevent ...
Istanbul's 2020 Media-Friendly Porposals
A delegation of Istanbul 2020 Olympic media experts demonstrated the bid committee’s plans for welcoming the world’s media to Turkey with a presentation to leading int'l sports journalists at the 76th Association Internationale de la Press Sportive Congress in Sochi, Russia. Th ...
Olympic Notes
The final opportunity to bid on memorabilia from the 2012 London Olympics will take place on April 27-28 at the City of Coventry Stadium in the U.K. Included are four Olympic torches, a Team GB cycling jersey signed by 11 Gold Medalists, and a complete Mary Poppins costume from the Opening Ceremony. ...
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Baseball, Softball Team Up
The heads of the Int'l Baseball Federation and the Int'l Softball Federation said Sunday that they have merged to form the World Baseball Softball Confederation "in a bid to win back their spot on the Olympic program," according to Karolos Grohmann of REUTERS. The WBSC "will camp ...
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Olympic Notes
India Sports Secretary P. K. Deb said on Saturday that India's government "wants an agreement with the Indian Olympic Association and National Sports Federations on the contentious Sports Code" before having a joint meeting with the IOC next month ( PTI, 4/13 ). ... Egyptian Minister of ...
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India Remains Banned From IOC
India "appears no closer to a return to the Olympic fold" as officials from the country's Olympic association and sports ministry "bicker over a controversial government sports code," according to Sudipto Ganguly of REUTERS. The IOC banned the country after refusing to recognize the results of India ...
Istanbul, Squash Atop Olympics Poll
The isportconnect 2020 Olympic Games poll asked, “Which bidding city do you think should host the 2020 Olympics?” and “Which sport do you think should be included in the 2020 Olympics?” with Instanbul and squash being the top responses, according to ISPORTCONNECT. After four ...
