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  • July 2008

    • Iraq Barred From Beijing Games

      newser  |  MSNBC.com  |  Jul 24, 08 1:21 PM CDT

      Iraq Barred From Beijing Games

      Iraq has been banned from next month’s Beijing Olympics because of what the International Olympic Committee calls government interference in the Olympic process, MSNBC reports. The Iraqi leadership dissolved the country’s Olympic committee, which is supposed to be an independent body of elected officials, and replaced it with a temporary group of their own selection. More »

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      Iraq  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Sunni  • International Olympic Committee  • Shia  • Iraqi government

  • June 2008

    • Ballroom Dancing Seeks to Step Into Olympics

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 7, 08 5:52 AM CDT

      Ballroom Dancing Seeks to Step Into Olympics

      An explosion in the popularity of ballroom dancing has got fans hoping it can quickstep its way past golf, bridge and bowling to the top of the waiting list for new Olympic sports, the Wall Street Journal reports. Olympic honchos place a lot of importance on big audiences, and the global success of Dancing With the Stars has pulled in tens of millions of viewers. More »

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      sports  • Olympic Games  • International Olympic Committee  • dance  • dancing  • Dancing With the Stars

    • Chicago Makes Final Four in 2016 Olympic Bid

      newser  |  Chicago Sun-Times  |  Jun 4, 08 12:20 PM CDT

      Chicago Makes Final Four in 2016 Olympic Bid

      Chicago is still in the mix to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, the Sun-Times reports, as the International Olympic Committee today winnowed the field of candidates to four. Vying against the Windy City are Madrid, Tokyo, and Rio de Janeiro. More »

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      Chicago  • International Olympic Committee  • Tokyo  • Madrid  • Rio de Janeiro  • 2016 Olympics  • Chicago Olympics

    • US Sprinter Giving Back Gold Over Teammate's Doping

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 3, 08 1:12 PM CDT

      US Sprinter Giving Back Gold Over Teammate's Doping

      Record-setting US sprinter Michael Johnson will give back one of his Olympic gold medals after Antonio Pettigrew, a teammate in the 1,600-meter relay during the 2000 Sydney Games, admitted to doping. Pettigrew's admission at a trial last month “shocked me like no other drug-related story,” Johnson writes in today’s Daily Telegraph . “I feel cheated, betrayed, and let down.” More »

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      International Olympic Committee  • gold medal  • 2000 Sydney Olympics  • Trevor Graham  • Antonio Pettigrew

  • May 2008
  • April 2008

    • Torch Untroubled in Argentina

      newser  |  BBC  |  Apr 12, 08 5:59 AM CDT

      Torch Untroubled in Argentina

      A few water balloons were the worst threat to the Olympic flame yesterday in Buenos Aires, where the torch relay enjoyed an uninterrupted run, the BBC reports, after major disruptions in London, Paris, and San Francisco. Groups of pro- and anti-China protesters gathered along its route, guarded by some 5,000 police officers, but only minor scuffles occurred and the mood was largely festive. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • Olympic torch  • Olympic protests  • torch relay  • Argentina  • International Olympic Committee  • Jacques Rogge  • Buenos Aires

    • Marion Jones' Teammates Paying for Her Crime

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 11, 08 9:42 AM CDT

      Marion Jones' Teammates Paying for Her Crime

      The consequences of Marion Jones’ doping offenses reached further yesterday when the International Olympic Committee laid down the law and stripped her former relay teammates of their medals—this after Jones’ was stripped of hers late last year. The runners, with Jones, won gold in the 4x400-meter relay and bronze in the 400 relay at the 2000 Olympic Games. More »

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      International Olympic Committee  • Marion Jones

    • IOC Head: We Can Weather Torch 'Crisis'

      newser  |  CNN  |  Apr 10, 08 11:15 AM CDT

      IOC Head: We Can Weather Torch 'Crisis'

      The protests following the Olympic torch around the globe are a “crisis,” but the International Olympic Committee has faced worse, its chief said today. The Games, he said, would “rebound," the BBC reports. Meanwhile, the Dalai Lama said China “deserved” to host, CNN reports. "We are not anti-Chinese," the Tibetan spiritual leader said. But he also supports the protesters' right to be heard: "Nobody has the right to tell them to shut up." More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Olympic protests  • torch relay  • International Olympic Committee  • Jacques Rogge

    • Olympic Committee May Cancel Torch Relay

      newser  |  AFP  |  Apr 8, 08 4:33 AM CDT

      Olympic Committee May Cancel Torch Relay

      The International Olympic Committee has scheduled an extraordinary meeting to discuss whether the remainder of this year's torch relay should be canceled. In the face of massive protests against China's human rights abuses, the committee is considering a plan to limit the remainder of the relay to China, reports AFP. But Beijing officials have insisted that the relay will continue as planned. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • Olympic torch  • Olympic protests  • torch relay  • International Olympic Committee

    • China Wikipedia Access Not So Impressive

      newser  |  Ars Technica  |  Apr 7, 08 1:55 PM CDT

      China Wikipedia Access Not So Impressive

      It's good for Chinese Internet users that the government has lifted bans on Wikipedia and Blogspot, but the move isn't the great breakthrough it may seem to be. If the policy change was intended to fulfill requests from the International Olympic Committee for an open internet, it falls well short of any actual freedom of information, writes Jacqui Cheng for Ars Technica. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • Wikipedia  • International Olympic Committee  • Internet censorship  • Great Firewall of China

    • China Rips 'Vile' London Torch Protests

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Apr 7, 08 4:15 AM CDT

      China Rips 'Vile' London Torch Protests

      A day after protesters in London nearly extinguished the Olympic flame, Beijing denounced the "tiny number of Tibet independence elements" who threatened the torch relay. "We strongly condemn this vile behavior," said an official. Chinese television focused on cheering crowds in the British capital, followed by a story criticizing the protesters, writes Reuters. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • London  • Olympic torch  • Olympic protests  • International Olympic Committee  • Jacques Rogge

    • Beijing Eases Limits on Wikipedia

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Apr 5, 08 11:12 AM CDT

      Beijing Eases Limits on Wikipedia

      Prodded by the International Olympic Committee, China has seemingly eased restrictions on the English-language version of Wikipedia, Reuters reports. But authorities continue to block access to articles related to sensitive topics such as Tibet and Tiananmen Square. Users in Shanghai and Beijing, the site of the summer Olympics, reported being able to view some pages on the popular web encyclopedia. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • Beijing  • Wikipedia  • International Olympic Committee  • Internet access  • Shanghai  • Internet censorship

  • March 2008

    • China May Ban Shots of Tiananmen During Olympics

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 22, 08 5:13 AM CDT

      China May Ban Shots of Tiananmen During Olympics

      The Chinese government may ban live footage of Tiananmen Square during the coming Summer Olympics in Beijing, the AP reports. Increasingly concerned about protests,  Chinese Olympic officials this week told broadcasting organizers an earlier agreement on live shots had been canceled. If the decision stands, it would be a blow to networks, especially big spender NBC. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • NBC  • Tibetan independence  • International Olympic Committee  • broadcasting  • Tiananmen Square

    • IOC: Beijing Air Risky for Athletes

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Mar 17, 08 6:51 PM CDT

      IOC: Beijing Air Risky for Athletes

      The air quality in Beijing poses a “possible risk” to athletes in endurance events, the International Olympic Committee announced today. After analyzing data collected in Beijing in August, the IOC’s medical commission concluded that most competitors won't be affected by the smog, but it will monitor air quality throughout the Games and reschedule events if the pollution is too dangerous, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • pollution  • Beijing  • air pollution  • International Olympic Committee  • smog

  • December 2007

    • Jones Further Scrubbed From Olympics Books

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Dec 12, 07 5:38 PM CST

      Jones Further Scrubbed From Olympics Books

      Marion Jones had already returned the five medals—three gold, two bronze—she won at the 2000 Sydney Olympics; today, the International Olympic Committee made that disgrace official, formally stripping the admitted drug cheat of the hardware. "She is disqualified and scrapped from the results,” said the IOC president, who banned Jones from attending 2008's Beijing Olympics in any capacity. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • International Olympic Committee  • Marion Jones  • doping

    • Beijing Tix Scalping Rampant

      newser  |  BBC  |  Dec 10, 07 5:10 PM CST

      Beijing Tix Scalping Rampant

      Tickets for 2008’s Beijing Summer Olympics are already being illicitly re-sold over the Internet for ten times their original price, the BBC reports. An initial offering in which consumers were able to buy 50 tickets per person is being blamed for kick-starting the scalping frenzy, and that allotment has been scaled back to eight tickets per customer for the second buying round. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • International Olympic Committee  • ticket  • Liu Xiang  • scalping

    • IOC Delays Call on Jones' Medals

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Dec 10, 07 12:11 PM CST

      IOC Delays Call on Jones' Medals

      The International Olympic Committee decided today to await more info before awarding Marion Jones' medals to other competitors from the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Jones will still be formally stripped of her medals for admitting to doping, but the IOC wants to talk to her relay teammates to determine whether they should also lose their medals, reports the AP. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • steroids  • sports  • International Olympic Committee  • Marion Jones  • 2000 Sydney Olympics

  • September 2007

    • Romney Passed Trial By Torch

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Sep 19, 07 3:18 PM CDT

      Romney Passed Trial By Torch

      Mitt Romney built his persona and political team as chief executive of the 2002 Winter Olympics, but also grew a reputation for playing to his audience. In turning around the scandal-plagued Salt Lake City Games, the GOP presidential hopeful gained poise unseen in his failed 1994 Senate run, the New York Times reports, but also fought for questionable earmarks. More »

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      Mitt Romney  • Senate  • Olympic Games  • flip flop  • International Olympic Committee  • earmarks  • Salt Lake City

  • August 2007

    • Putin's Russian Undressing

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  Aug 14, 07 11:06 AM CDT

      Putin's Russian Undressing

      Vladimir Putin purged his shirt yesterday during a fishing jaunt in southern Siberia. The Russian president was celebrating the International Olympic Committee's election of Sochi, a Black Sea resort, to host the 2014 Winter Games. With him was Monaco's Prince Albert II—coincidentally enough a member of the International Olympic Committee. More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • International Olympic Committee  • fishing  • Siberia  • Black Sea  • Prince Albert II  • Monaco  • Sochi

  • June 2007

    • Olympic Schedule Caters to US

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 15, 07 11:42 AM CDT

      Olympic Schedule Caters to US

      Some marquee events at the 2008 Beijing Olympics will air live during US prime time, and the schedule is giving international TV execs a scorching case of jet lag. But complaints from outside North America are falling on deaf ears, the Wall Street Journal reports, because money talks: NBC paid $894 million for broadcast rights; Australian TV paid $64 million. More »

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      China  • television  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • NBC  • Olympic Games  • International Olympic Committee

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