International Olympic Committee News
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Tokyo Governor Naoki Inose’s remarks about Istanbul, which is also vying to host the 2020 Olympics, won’t hurt the Japanese capital’s bid for the games, the president of Japan’s Olympic committee said.
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Willem-Alexander was installed as the Netherlands’ first king since 1890 after the abdication of his mother, Queen Beatrix, amid celebrations in Amsterdam.
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Joe De Sena’s ultimate goal is to have a Spartan Race included in the Olympics. For now, the Queens native who founded the obstacle racing series is happy to have the sport at New York’s Citi Field.
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U.S. wrestlers will take on Iran and Russia in New York’s Grand Central Terminal as the international wrestling community tries to promote the sport and keep it in the Olympics.
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Joao Havelange, the longest-serving member of the International Olympic Committee, has resigned from the organization.
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Nikolai Beshkarev, chief of the basketball office of the Soviet Sport Games Department, rarely traveled abroad with the national team. He made an exception to attend a pre-Olympic tournament from June 30 to July 2, 1972, in Munich for the Soviets and three other European squads.
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Madrid’s proposal to spend five times less on infrastructure than Rio de Janeiro to host the summer Olympic Games is workable, according to International Olympic Committee executives.
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Donna de Varona was a double Olympic swimming champion at 17, and retired soon after because of a lack of professional or college options. Almost 50 years later, she’s working to ensure women don’t face the same hurdles.
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Protests against spending cuts could disrupt a visit by Olympic officials to assess Madrid’s bid to host the 2020 Games amid record unemployment and mounting public-sector debt in Spain.
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Russia vowed to overturn a decision to exclude wrestling from the 2020 Olympics, saying the move flouts the games’ traditions and the interests of hundreds of millions of fans around the world.
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