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International Olympic Committee stories: 48 news summaries

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OPINION

 In Age Flap, 
 IOC Lacks Spine 

Committee kowtows to organizers, sponsors on China's gymnasts

Aug 22, 08 4:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - After weeks of speculation about underage Chinese gymnasts and reports that at least two of them are not yet 16, the International Olympic Committee is investigating yet still sitting on its hands, Sally Jenkins writes in the Washington Post. The question “is whether the IOC is genuinely trying to... More »

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2008 Beijing Olympics • gymnast • International Olympic Committee

 Speedy, but
 Disrespectful:
 IOC Chief

IOC chief criticizes sprinter's winning attitude

Aug 21, 08 8:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Usain Bolt has reached the level of track great Jesse Owens, but the 22-year-old Jamaican needs to show more respect to fellow competitors, says the head of the IOC. Although Jacques Rogge expects more amazing feats from Bolt, whom he calls "another dimension in sprint," he censured the... More »

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Jamaica • 2008 Beijing Olympics • track and field • International Olympic Committee • Usain Bolt

 IOC, BBC Spar Over Beijing Air

But pollution readings by BBC tell a different story

Aug 7, 08 1:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - The International Olympic Committee says there is nothing wrong with the air in Beijing and praised China's "extraordinary" efforts to clean up pollution ahead of the Games' kick-off tomorrow. But the BBC disagrees, reporting its own analysis that shows Beijing's air pollution at nearly four times World Health Organization... More »

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China • Beijing • 2008 Beijing Olympics • air pollution • International Olympic Committee • air quality • PM10 • fog

 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

 Scientist Finds 'Workout in a Pill'

Drug changes muscle to duplcate benefits of exercise

Aug 1, 08 3:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - A chemical compound already available through scientific supply stores mimics the metabolic effects of weeks of training and exercise, according to a new study. Olympic authorities are now seeking a test to detect the drug in athletes. Mice given the drug Aicar ran 44% farther than mice who did not... More »

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drugs • 2008 Beijing Olympics • exercise • UCLA • International Olympic Committee • Olympics • AICAR • Salk Institute • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Iraq Athletes Back
in Beijing Games

Only 2 will make the trip after IOC reverses its decision

Jul 29, 08 9:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iraq can send athletes to the Olympics after all, but only two will be able to make the trip. The International Olympic Committee reversed its decision today to ban Iraq from the Games after Baghdad vowed to ensure the independence of its Olympics panel. Iraq will send a discus thrower... More »

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

Amnesty: China Broke Promises of Free Speech

Olympic committee
has hushed dissent despite 2001 vow

Jul 29, 08 11:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ten days ahead of the Beijing Olympics’ opening ceremony, Amnesty International charged that China hasn’t welched on promises of freedom for activists and journalists it made when it was awarded the Games. “The Chinese authorities are tarnishing the legacy of the Games,” said a rep who called... More »

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China • Beijing • Amnesty International • 2008 Beijing Olympics • journalism • International Olympic Committee • freedom of speech • activists

 Iraq Barred From Beijing Games 

Olympic bosses not happy with government dissolution of country's committee

Jul 24, 08 1:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Ballroom Dancing
Seeks to Step Into Olympics

TV success leads to push for IOC bosses to take on the tango

Jun 7, 08 5:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Chicago Makes Final Four
in 2016 Olympic Bid

Madrid, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro also in the mix for Summer Games

Jun 4, 08 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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 • Rio de Janeiro • Tokyo • Madrid • 2016 Olympics • Chicago Olympics • International Olympic Committee

US Sprinter Giving Back Gold Over Teammate's Doping

Michael Johnson 'betrayed' by Olympic relay-mate Pettigrew's cheating admission

Jun 3, 08 1:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 Quake May Have 
 Saved Beijing Games 

'Few people care about the torch relay these days'

May 24, 08 6:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - By pushing human rights and torch relay news off the front pages, China's massive earthquake may have revived an Olympics deemed "in crisis" only 2 weeks ago by the IOC chief, the AP reports. "I'm sorry to say it, but this has turned things around," said another... More »

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China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • International Olympic Committee • earthquake • Olympic protests • Sichuan province • China earthquake

 Torch Untroubled in Argentina 

Heavy security but relatively few protesters for Buenos Aires leg of torch tour

Apr 12, 08 5:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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,... More »

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

Marion Jones' Teammates
Paying for Her Crime

Former relay athletes stripped of Olympic medals

Apr 11, 08 9:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Marion Jones • International Olympic Committee • Giselle Davies • 2000 Olympics • Jearl-Miles Clark • Monique Hennagan • LaTasha Colander-Richardson • Andrea Anderson • Chryste Gaines • Torri Edwards • Nanceen Perry • Passion Richardson

IOC Head: We Can Weather Torch 'Crisis'

Dalai Lama supports Chinese Olympics —and open protests

Apr 10, 08 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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. "... More »

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

 Olympic Committee May
 Cancel Torch Relay 

IOC to meet in Beijing to discuss massive protests

Apr 8, 08 4:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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.... More »

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

OPINION

China Wikipedia Access Not So Impressive

Recent move isn't enough to meet IOC's request for openness

Apr 7, 08 1:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 China Rips 'Vile' London
 Torch Protests 

State media glosses over clashes

Apr 7, 08 4:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Beijing Eases Limits on Wikipedia

But topics such as Tibet, Tiananmen remain off limits

Apr 5, 08 11:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

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