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Olympic Games stories: 65 news summaries

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 IOC OKs Golf, 
 Rugby for 
 Rio Games  

Golfers, ruggers seek Olympic gold in 2016 for first time in 100 years or more

Oct 9, 09 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Medals for golf and rugby will be awarded at the 2016 Olympics for the first time in a century or more. The IOC voted today to reinstate the sports for the Rio de Janeiro games and provisionally accepted them for the 2020 Olympiad. Golf has not been played at the... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • Rio de Janeiro • rugby • Padraig Harrington • Michelle Wie • Jacques Rogge • Olympic Games • 2016 Olympics • International Olympic Committee • Olympics • Summer Olympics

piling on

 GOP Revels in US Setbacks 

1-2 punch of job stats, Olympic decision gets a third stage

Oct 2, 09 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - From worse-than-expected unemployment numbers to Chicago’s foiled Olympic bid, today was a lousy day for America, but Republicans reacted as if Christmas had come early. Soon after the jobs numbers hit, Glenn Thrush of Politico got a slew of GOP press releases. “Rep. Mike Pence literally hit the... More »

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Newt Gingrich • Republican • Mike Pence • Chicago • GOP • 2012 London Olympics • Republican Party • unemployment • Olympic Games • Chicago Olympics • International Olympic Committee • Olympics • IOC

 Obama Goes En Garde! 

The president helps boost Chicago's Olympic bid by fencing with light sabers

Sep 17, 09 7:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Health care reform? Racism brouhaha? Barack Obama took a break from it all—and possibly worked out some frustration—on the White House lawn yesterday during a fencing demonstration, Gawker reports. The president and first lady brandished light sabers during an event promoting Chicago’s bid to host the 2016... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • White House • fencing • Olympic Games • 2016 Olympics • Chicago Olympics

Olympics Honcho: Obama Could Make Huge Difference

Pound suggests Chicago mayor try twisting Obama's arm ahead of IOC vote

Sep 15, 09 1:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama's absence will definitely be noticed as the International Olympic Committee meets to pick the host city for the 2016 Olympics, IOC member Dick Pound tells AP. "I don't think there's an IOC member on the planet who wouldn't love to meet your president. He's a transformational figure... More »

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Barack Obama • Chicago • Olympic Games • 2016 Olympics • Chicago Olympics • International Olympic Committee • IOC • President Obama

 Prez May Skip 
 Trip to Pitch 
 Chicago Olympics 

IOC chief says there's no clear favorite ahead of next month's vote on 2016

Sep 11, 09 1:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama is keeping the team behind Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics guessing on whether he'll head to Copenhagen to personally address the International Olympic Committee before members make their choice next month, the Chicago Tribune reports. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says he isn't aware of any... More »

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Barack Obama • Illinois • Jacques Rogge • Olympic Games • 2016 Olympics • Chicago Olympics • International Olympic Committee • Olympics • President Obama

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Phelps 
 Crashed 
 in 'Tranny 
 Hooker District' 

Plus, Edwards might finally cop to love child

Aug 14, 09 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - After analyzing the location of Michael Phelps’ car accident, a Gawker tipster reveals that the Olympic legend “may have been leaving the tranny hooker district” of Baltimore at the time, leading blogger the Cajun Boy to wonder, “Was Michael Phelps trolling for a tranny? It's highly doubtful, but... More »

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entertainment • John Edwards • Elton John • Michael Phelps • celebrity • late night talk show • Conan O'Brien • David Letterman • TV ratings • Tonight Show • Olympic Games • love child • Rielle Hunter • Late Show • Joel Schumacher • Alice in Chains • Frances Quinn Hunter

Olympic Board Backs Golf, Rugby for 2016

IOC execs reject baseball, softball; decision faces Oct. vote

Aug 13, 09 8:59 AM CDT
(AP) - Olympic leaders selected golf and rugby today for proposed inclusion in the 2016 Summer Games, rejecting bids from baseball, softball, and three other sports. The IOC executive board narrowed the field to two from a list of seven, which also included squash, karate, and roller sports. The board will submit... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • rugby • Olympic Games • 2016 Olympics • squash • baseball • International Olympic Committee • Olympics • softball • Jay-ZTV • karate

China Censors Artist Leading Quake Inquiry

Police stake out whistleblower's studio, shut down blog

Jul 13, 09 9:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Chinese artist who has made investigating the deaths of children in the Sichuan earthquake a personal crusade is facing a government crackdown, reports the CBC. Ai Weiwei's widely read blog has been deleted, and plainclothes police officers are staking out his studio in Beijing. Ai has relaunched his blog... More »

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China • Chinese art • art • censorship • 2008 Beijing Olympics • death toll • Olympic Games • earthquake • Internet censorship • disaster • Sichuan province • China earthquake • Birds Nest National Stadium • Ai Weiwei • Olympic Stadium

OPINION

Chicago Is Better Off Without 2016 Olympics

Games are not worth the cost and hassle

Apr 6, 09 3:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - International Olympic Committee representatives are currently visiting Chicago, one of four cities vying to host the 2016 Summer Games. But Chicagoans should hope the honor goes elsewhere, writes Steve Chapman for Reason. The Olympics tend to be a huge cost and hassle with little benefit. Does Chicago, home state of... More »

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London • Olympic Games • 2016 Olympics • Chicago Olympics • International Olympic Committee • Olympics • President Obama

 Home Depot Dumps Olympians 

Program helped win 95 gold medals

Jan 8, 09 7:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Home Depot is ending the high-profile sponsorship program under which hundreds of US athletes have had the opportunity to chase Olympic gold. The company denied that the slumping economy was behind the decision, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. But a marketing expert said, “In tough times like these, companies are... More »

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NFL • MLB • NASCAR • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Home Depot • Olympic Games • Paralympics • corporate sponsorship • big-box retailers

OLYMPICS

 US Relay Teams Drop Batons

Hand-off gaffes disqualify both men and women

Aug 21, 08 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - US track and field was hit by two nearly identical disasters today, when both the men’s and women’s teams flubbed the last handoff of the preliminary 400-meter relay, the Los Angeles Times reports. A wet, slippery night in the Bird’s Nest proved tough for the relay squads,... More »

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race • Team USA • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tyson Gay • track and field • Olympic Games

OLYMPICS

 US Tops China
 in Hoops Opener

Dream Team wins Beijing preliminary game

Aug 10, 08 2:40 PM CDT
(AP) - The United States opened its campaign for Olympic basketball redemption today with a 101-70 rout of host China that had even the home crowd oohing and aahing. And fans including President Bush got what they came to see."I had five dunks in one game. That's because of the... More »

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China • basketball • Yao Ming • United States • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Olympic Games • Dream Team

 Bush Watches
 US Top Czechs
 in Basketball

Taurasi layup sparks surge to 97-57 victory

Aug 9, 08 5:29 PM CDT
(AP) - With President Bush and the first family looking on, the United States women's basketball team began its quest for a fourth-straight gold medal with a rout of the Czech Republic. Diana Taurasi scored 13 of her 17 points in the first half to lead the US to the 97-57 victory... More »

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women's basketball • basketball • Czech Republic • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Olympic Games • George W. Bush • US Olympic Athletes

 5 Obscure Olympic Pursuits 

For some countries, Beijing is about judo, handball and badminton

Aug 7, 08 3:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Basketball, Speedo-wearing athletes and gymnastics floor routines might be the toast of NBC on this side of the ocean, but lesser-known Olympic disciplines will drive other nations to the edge of their collective seat, reports Time. Here are five:
  1. Badminton: Responsible for Indonesia's lone gold, the sport with 125-mph
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China • Indonesia • Germany • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Olympic Games • judo • badminton • field hockey

 'Lost Boy' Lomong
 to Carry US Flag 
 at Olympics

'Most exciting day of my life,' says former Sudanese refugee

Aug 7, 08 2:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former Darfur "Lost Boy" refugee Lopez Lomong, who became a US citizen one year ago, has been chosen to carry the Stars & Stripes at tomorrow's opening ceremony of the Olympics. "This is the most exciting day of my life," Lomong, 23, told the Boston Globe.... More »

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Opening Ceremony • Olympic Games • Lopez Lomong • Olympic Village

 Chess Too Wimpy for Olympics? 

IOC says the game, along with bridge, isn't physical enough

Aug 6, 08 6:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chess players and bridge players will be spectators when the Olympics begin this week, but both are making a strong push to be official sports at the 2012 Games, Time reports. First, they'll have to convince a skeptical International Olympic Committee that they belong, despite their decided lack of physical... More »

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Beijing • 2012 London Olympics • bridge • chess • Olympic Games • International Olympic Committee • International Chess Federation • World Mind Games

 IOC Strips Gold From 
 2000 US Relay Team 

Move follows athlete's admission of doping

Aug 2, 08 6:50 AM CDT
(AP) - The International Olympic Committee today stripped gold medals from the US men's 1,600-meter relay team that competed at the 2000 Olympics, in the aftermath of Antonio Pettigrew's admission that he was doping at the time. The IOC executive board disqualified the entire team, the fourth gold and sixth overall... More »

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Olympic Games • International Olympic Committee • 2000 Sydney Olympics • gold medal • Antonio Pettigrew • Michael Johnson

 Heavy Smog Greets Olympians

 Despite traffic restrictions, skies hazy as always

Jul 27, 08 5:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Beijing has just 12 days left to clear its skies before the start of the Summer Olympics and things are still looking mighty smoggy, reports the AP. Visibility was a mere half-mile in some parts of the city and the Athletes’ Village was invisible from the nearby Olympic Green, despite... More »

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pollution • Beijing • 2008 Beijing Olympics • smog • Olympic Games • air pollution

 Critics Make Sport
 of Olympic Mascots 

'Fuwa' are in the firing line ahead of Beijing Games

Jul 23, 08 3:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The troubled run-up to the Beijing Games hasn't spared the cartoon mascots, the Wall Street Journal reports. China's critics have already created mock characters for the five—like "GenGen Genocide"—and superstitious Chinese fear a link between the "witch dolls" and the disasters the country has suffered... More »

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China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • mascot • Olympic Games • 2000 Sydney Olympics

Beijing Faces Glut of Hotel Rooms

Building frenzy before Olympics may have overestimated demand

Jul 18, 08 12:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Beijing’s newest construction binge may lead to a glut of rooms as hoteliers race to finish new properties before the Olympic Games begin in August, the Wall Street Journal reports. When the Games open, Beijing will have 50 five-star hotels, more than double the total of five years ago.... More »

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Beijing • 2008 Beijing Olympics • hospitality • Olympic Games • luxury hotels • hotels

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