(L to R) Florence Masnada and Edgar Grospiron met with Gwladys Nocera at the Evian Masters golf tournament on 24th July 2010 / A. Carraz - Annecy 2018LAURA WALDEN / Sports Features Communications
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Annecy 2018: Golf champion Gwladys Nocera throws her weight behind the French bid -
30-07-2010 (23:07)
(L to R) Florence Masnada and Edgar Grospiron met with Gwladys Nocera at the Evian Masters golf tournament on 24th July 2010 / A. Carraz - Annecy 2018read more... »
Cyclist Rebellin loses Olympic doping appeal -
30-07-2010 (16:44)
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP)—Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin lost an appeal Friday of a decision stripping him of his 2008 Olympic silver medal for doping. He could now be suspended by cycling’s governing body and stripped of other race results.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the International Olympic Committee was right to disqualify Rebellin after he tested positive for the banned blood-boosting drug CERA.
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PyeongChang 2018: Alpensia resort and water park complete and full for summer season -
30-07-2010 (14:07)
The cozy alpine styled InterContinental Hotel will be home to the IOC in the bid plan / Intercontinental Hotel
Plans to keep London moving during the 2012 Games published -
29-07-2010 (11:51)
Plans to keep London moving during the 2012 Games published
29 Jul 2010Plans to ensure that athletes and officials can get to their venues on time, while helping to keep London moving during the London 2012 Games have been published today.
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1 in 40 of London’s roads to form route -
29-07-2010 (10:27)
LONDON (AP)—Olympic organizers will install designated routes on 2.5 percent of London’s roads to help athletes, officials and dignitaries get around the congested city during the 2012 Games.
A total of 105 miles of roads will be designated an Olympic Route Network. Traffic signals will be adjusted and roadwork suspended to speed passage from central London to the Olympic Park in the east of the city and other venues, including Wembley Stadium.
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1 in 40 of London’s roads to form Olympic route (PA SportsTicker) -
29-07-2010 (10:22)
By STUART CONDIE AP Sports Writer
LONDON(AP)—Olympic organizers will install designated routes on 2.5 percent of London’s roads to help athletes, officials and dignitaries get around the congested city during the 2012 Games.
A total of 105 miles of roads will be designated an Olympic Route Network. Traffic signals will be adjusted and roadwork suspended to speed passage from central London to the Olympic Park in the east of the city and other venues, including Wembley Stadium.
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Committees striking some unusual deals -
29-07-2010 (10:06)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP)—With the economy spiraling downward and sponsors running away faster than Usain Bolt, the Olympics needed money.
Big money.
And fast.
So, leaders of Olympic organizations started thinking outside the box, peddling their famous rings to new companies, selling multimillion-dollar sponsorship deals to pretty much anyone willing to pay the price.
In the past few weeks, the International and U.S. Olympic committees have announced a flurry of deals—a long-awaited sign that big-money sponsors are returning to the rings. The deals, however, have made for some strange bedfellows—a handful of partnerships that, at first blush, don’t look like natural fits:
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Olympic committees striking some unusual deals (PA SportsTicker) -
29-07-2010 (10:01)
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.(AP)—With the economy spiraling downward and sponsors running away faster than Usain Bolt, the Olympics needed money.
Big money.
And fast.
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China: no more tolerance for age falsification -
29-07-2010 (04:42)
BEIJING (AP)—A top China sports official says the country will have no tolerance for age falsification as it prepares to send a 70-athlete delegation to the inaugural Youth Olympics in Singapore next month.
China has been dogged by accusations of athlete age falsification. Earlier this year, its women’s gymnastics team from the 2000 Sydney Olympics was stripped of its bronze medal after an investigation found one of the athletes was too young to be eligible to compete.
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IOC official: Africa should target 2030 or 2040 Olympic bid -
29-07-2010 (03:07)
(Center) Nawal El Moutawakel chairing the Rio 2106 evaluation visit (L to R) Craig Reedie, Jacqueline Barrett, Nawal El Moutawakel and Gilbert Felli / Rio 2016
