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NEWS ABOUT: Jacques Rogge

Jacques Rogge stories: 6 news summaries

 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

 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

 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

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

 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 Smog May Postpone Olympic Events

With exactly 1 year
to go, China scrambles to reduce pollution

Aug 8, 07 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - The air pollution in Beijing is so bad that some 2008 Olympic events may have to be postponed. IOC president Jacques Rogge is worried about participants in endurance events like cycling because air quality remains dismal despite government efforts, such as shutting down factories, to improve it. Construction for the... More »

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China • pollution • Beijing • 2008 Beijing Olympics • smog • Jacques Rogge • Olympic Games • air pollution

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