Search Olympic News

Custom Search

WADA reports breakthrough in gene doping tests -

03-09-2010 (20:54)

LONDON (AP)—Two groups of scientists have developed tests for gene doping in what the World Anti-Doping Agency hailed Friday as a major breakthrough in fighting the next frontier in cheating in sports.

Scientists in Germany said they have come up with a blood test that can provide “conclusive proof” of gene doping, even going back as far as 56 days from when the doping took place.

read more... »

Tags: 2012 london olympics, blood, David Howman, France, gene, gene doping, Gene Therapy, genetic doping, Germany, international olympic committee, London, method, probability approach, Prof. Perikles, Simon, test, U.S., WADA

Category Various | Comments Off

Olympian Katarina Witt looking to recapture YOG spirit for Munich 2018 -

27-08-2010 (18:08)

Katarina Witt: double gold medal winner wants to target the youth audience for Munich / Munich 2018

LAURA WALDEN / Sports Features Communications

read more... »

Tags: Annecy, Bavaria, Durban, Germany, gold medal winner, IOC, Katarina Witt, LAURA WALDEN, Marlene Gomez-, Munich, Olympic, paralympic winter games, PyeongChang, rsquo, Singapore, walden sports, weiden germany, Winter Games, World, Youth

Category Various | Comments Off

Annecy 2018: Le Grand Bornand hosts leading European youth cultural festival -

20-08-2010 (23:08)

A good 80,000 spectators are expected to attend the festival / G.Piel Le Grand Bornand

read more... »

Tags: Alps, Annecy, Belgium, bid, Bornand, cultural olympiad, Durban, durban south africa, Edgar Grospiron, festival, France, G.Piel, Germany, Grand, Holland, Italy, LAURA WALDEN, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, walden sports, winter sports event, Youth

Category Alpine Skiing | Comments Off

Annecy ropes in the mountain guides in bid to reach 2018 Olympic peak -

17-08-2010 (16:08)

Festival time for the mountain guide society / OT Chamonix Mario Coronel

read more... »

Tags: Annecy, bid, Chamonix, chamonix mountain guide, compagnie des guides de chamonix, Durban, festival, Germany, guide, guides de chamonix, international olympic committee, mountain, Munich, society, South Korea, Winter Olympic, winter olympic games

Category Biathlon | Comments Off

SKorea hopes Kim Yu-na will help win bid -

16-08-2010 (10:40)

SINGAPORE (AP)—The head of the Pyeongchang Olympic bid committee says he is counting on help from former gold medalists such as figure skater Kim Yu-na to win the right to host the 2018 Winter Games in the South Korean city.

Cho Yang-ho, also the chief executive of Korean Air, says that Olympic champions like Kim are involved in the presentations to the International Olympic Committee.

read more... »

Tags: Annecy, Cho, cho yang, Cho Yang-ho, CITY, Committee, France, france and munich, Germany, head, international olympic committee, Kim, Kim Yu-na, Munich, Olympic, PyeongChang, Russia, Singapore, Sochi, sochi russia, South Korea, south korean city, Vancouver, Winter Games

Category Various | Comments Off

SKorea hopes Kim Yu-na will help win Olympic bid (PA SportsTicker) -

16-08-2010 (10:37)

SINGAPORE(AP) —The head of the Pyeongchang Olympic bid committee says he is counting on help from former gold medalists such as figure skater Kim Yu-na to win the right to host the 2018 Winter Games in the South Korean city.

Cho Yang-ho, also the chief executive of Korean Air, says that Olympic champions like Kim are involved in the presentations to the International Olympic Committee.

read more... »