24 July 2008

IOC STATEMENT

Despite the best efforts of the International Olympic Committee, it seems very unlikely that any Iraqi athlete will compete at the Beijing Olympic Games. The IOC would like to see Iraq’s athletes in Beijing, and is disappointed...
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Beijing 2008: Olympic triathlon start lists announced

This week, the International Triathlon Union (ITU) has released the final men and women’s triathlon start lists for the Beijing Olympic Games. All the 110 names have been confirmed by 37 National Olympic Committees. Furthermore,...
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Turkey23 July 2008

Tayla blazing trail for Turkish swimming

Series on Olympic Scholarship Holders, Beijing 2008. Today: Kaan Tayla. If you’re wondering when was the last time Turkey won an Olympic swimming medal you’re asking the wrong question. The right question is, has a swimmer...
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Beijing 2008: last tickets for men’s basketball tournament awarded

The 12 teams qualified for the men’s Olympic basketball tournament are now known, as the remaining three berths for the Beijing Games have just been won by Germany, Croatia and Greece, upon completion of the FIBA Olympic...
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Beijing 2008: Entries for the Olympic Sailing Competition

Sailors from 62 nations have achieved the ultimate goal of any athlete: participating in the Olympic Games. The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has released the entry lists detailing the athletes who will compete in the 11...
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Kiprop leading Kenya’s middle-distance charge

Series on Olympic Scholarship Holders Beijing 2008: today Asbel Kiprop.   Ever since Kip Keino won the Olympic 1500 metres title in Mexico City in 1968, the Kenyan people have looked to their middle- and long-distance runners for...
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17 July 2008

IOC FACTSHEETS - BEIJING 2008

The Games: The Summer Games  Roles and responsibilities during the Olympic Games  The Olympic Games of Antiquity  Sports on the programme of the Summer Games Opening Ceremony of the Summer Games  ...
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The Youth Olympic Games

Singapore to host the 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010 The Vision The vision of the Youth Olympic Games is to inspire young people around the world to participate in sport and adopt and live by the Olympic values. It was...
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK  Week of 14 July 2008 IOC Activities - At the end of this week, IOC President Jacques Rogge is going to London (Great Britain) to attend the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the International Swimming Federation (FINA), whose President is IOC member Mustapha Larfaoui. Among the...  [ More ] International Sports Federations - At the Olympic qualification tournament organised in Athens (Greece), the President of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Bob Elphinston, awarded the Golden Whistle Award to Slovenian referee Iztok Rems. The current Secretary General of...  [ More ] National Olympic Committees - The Brazilian NOC has told us about the publication of the official report on the Pan-American Games which took place last year in Rio de Janeiro. This work was officially presented by IOC member Carlos Arthur Nuzman, who is also the President of the...  [ More ]  Archive search