US defends softball gold, sport
Posted August 12, 2008 at 01:15 PM by Hariz Siddiqui
Section: Beijing 2008, Beijing News, Events, Softball, Special Features, Videos
Beijing may mark softball’s last appearance at the Olympics, and the US team wants to defend its gold medals as well as the sport. The IOC voted three years ago to drop softball and baseball after Beijing, which US players say was a mistake and a possible reaction based on…
Spanish cyclist first athlete to fail doping test
Posted August 11, 2008 at 10:34 AM by Martha Jones
Section: Beijing 2008, Beijing News, Doping, Events, Cycling/BMX, Special Features, Videos
Spanish cyclist Maria Isobel Moreno became the first athlete to fail a doping test at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The 27-year-old tested positive for EPO having undergone the test on July 31. Excerpts from the International Olympic Committee’s press conference.
Fraudulent website offers tickets to Olympics
Posted August 4, 2008 at 03:47 PM by Bart Moylan
Section: Beijing 2008, Beijing News
The U.S. Olympic Committee is again asking a federal judge to shut down a Web site allegedly scamming people on Olympics tickets.
Why Does Everyone Hate The Beijing Olympics? Part Two
Posted May 1, 2008 at 01:07 PM by Michael J. Sedor
Section: Beijing 2008, Doping, Culture/History, Human Interest, Socio-Political, Events, Track & Field, Featured Writers, Michael Sedor, Special Features, Columns/Blogs
Now if you thought the Sunday New York Times’ front page article “Witness in Track Doping Case Is Ready to Name…
Why Does Everyone Hate The Beijing Olympics? Part One
Posted April 15, 2008 at 11:00 AM by Michael J. Sedor
Section: Beijing 2008, Beijing News, Doping, Culture/History, Socio-Political, Events, Track & Field, Featured Writers, Michael Sedor
The April 13 Sunday New York Times was a veritable indictment of Beijing 2008 and the Olympics movement. How bad could it have been? The front page upper left hand corner article’s title was ”
Pistorius Now Focusing On 2012 Olympics
Posted January 28, 2008 at 11:19 PM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: Beijing 2008, London 2012, Events, Track & Field, Columns/Blogs, Jimmie Markham
No thanks to the IAAF and the IOC, South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius has decided to focus his energies on qualifying for the London Olympics in 2012, all but giving up hope on trying to find a way into the Beijing…
Gambling At the Olympics? Don’t Bet On It
Posted December 13, 2007 at 12:35 PM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: Beijing 2008
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge lashed out at future Gamblers Anonymous members by saying that betting at the Olympic Games is as insidious as doping. Calling for action, he said at a Wednesday post-executive meeting, that, “we need a global approach…
Highlights of last IOC Executive Board Meeting of the Year
Posted December 12, 2007 at 11:41 AM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: Events, Track & Field, Doping
Five Cities Compete to Host First Summer Youth Olympics
Posted November 19, 2007 at 11:31 AM by Jamal Walker
Section:
Athens (GRE), Bangkok (THA), Moscow (RUS), Singapore (SIN) and Turin (ITA) were today selected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as Candidate Cities to host the 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010. The cities were selected unanimously from a total of nine Cities, which also included Debrecen (HUN), Guatemala…
IOC President Asserts Zero Tolerance Against Doping as Top Priority of His Mandate
Posted November 12, 2007 at 11:57 AM by Jamal Walker
Section: Doping
Speaking ahead of the World Conference on Doping in Sport that will open in Madrid next week, IOC President Jacques Rogge said that the fight against doping remained at the top of the agenda of the Olympic Movement. “I would like to reiterate the…
London 2012: New Era of Stadium Design Unveiled
Posted November 9, 2007 at 10:43 PM by Jamal Walker
Section: London 2012
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. Once the Games…
IOC, IAAF move forward on Marion Jones doping case
Posted November 6, 2007 at 03:00 PM by Martha Jones
Section: Events, Track & Field, Doping
International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge has confirmed that former Olympic champion, famous sprinter Marion Jones, would face further action by the IOC after IAAF’s treatment upon her.
After years of denying she had ever used performance-enhancing drugs, Jones admitted in court that she’d taken…
World Conference on Sport and Environment will share knowledge to benefit Beijing 2008 and beyond
Posted September 13, 2007 at 09:34 PM by Jamal Walker
Section: Beijing 2008
With increasing focus on the environment for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the 7th World Conference on Sport and the Environment next month in Beijing will bring together an unprecedented range of experts. They will focus on knowledge to benefit the host city plus future Game’s bids,…
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Very commendable that they worry also about the environment and not only about…