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NEWS ABOUT: International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee stories: 48 news summaries

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China May Ban Shots of Tiananmen During Olympics

Fearing protests of Tibet policy, iconic square may go unphotographed

Mar 22, 08 5:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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


 IOC: Beijing Air Risky
 for Athletes 

Competitors in endurance events

Mar 17, 08 6:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Jones Further Scrubbed From Olympics Books

Track star's medals formally revoked; she's banned from Beijing

Dec 12, 07 5:38 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Beijing Tix Scalping Rampant

After an initial buying round, Olympic seats re-sell for 10X face value

Dec 10, 07 5:10 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

IOC Delays
Call on
Jones' Medals

Doping cloud shadows disgraced ex-champ, other competitors

Dec 10, 07 12:11 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Romney Passed
Trial By Torch

Candidate learned
from running 2002 Games, but also
drew flip-flop rap

Sep 19, 07 3:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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 ... More »

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

Putin's Russian Undressing

On Siberian fishing trip, Prez celebrates Olympic bid by showing off Grecian pecs

Aug 14, 07 11:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • Siberia • Sochi • Black Sea • fishing • Prince Albert II • Monaco • 2014 Olympics • Yenisey River • International Olympic Committee

Olympic Schedule Caters to US

International broadcasters fume over odd times

Jun 15, 07 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

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