Oly: Winter Olympics under threat

AAP Sports News (Australia);  September 19, 2001 ;     200 words ......News (Australia) 09-19-2001 Oly: Winter Olympics under threat BERLIN, Sept 19 AFP - The 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City are under threat...attacks on the United States, International Olympic Committee (CIO) member Roland...fear. I don't just see the next Winter ...

Torino urged to speed up for 2006 Winter Olympics

Xinhua News Agency;  August 9, 2004 ;     207 words ...Torino urged to speed up for 2006 Winter Olympics ATHENS, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge...up its preparations for the 2006 Winter Olympics. "We have asked our friends in...made the remarks after the Torino Winter Olympics ...

Georgia to bid for 2014 Winter Olympics

Xinhua News Agency;  June 22, 2005 ;     166 words ...Georgia to bid for 2014 Winter Olympics TBILISI, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Georgia...to file an official bid with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in the next few...is fully capable of staging the Winter Olympics in 2014," said Patarkatsishvili...July 28 deadline. Turin hosts the ...

Samaranch Confident in Nagano Winter Olympics Organizers

Xinhua English Newswire;  February 7, 1997 ;     138 words ......Samaranch, president of International Olympic Committee (IOC) has expressed...organizers of the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, according to...Games in Tokyo and the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. Nagano organizers...Nagano Games, the first Winter Olympics to be held ...

VOA NEWS: 2014 WINTER OLYMPICS BIDDERS SUBMIT CANDIDATE FILES TO...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 1, 2006 ;     120 words ......cities bidding to host the 2014 Winter Olympics have submitted their candidate files to the International Olympic Committee ahead of Wednesday...accommodations and security. A group of International Olympic Committee officials will review...

WINTER OLYMPICS: Vancouver win is boost for London.(Sport)

Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  July 3, 2003 ;     153 words ...Vancouver yesterday won the contest to stage the 2010 Winter Olympics but the Canadians' jubilation was almost matched by...Toronto will now not enter the race. Some members of the International Olympic Committee may also feel that having awarded the winter...Vancouver and I am sure we will put on a ...

Russian city Sochi to host 2014 Winter Olympics

Xinhua News Agency;  July 5, 2007 ;     155 words ...Russian city Sochi to host 2014 Winter Olympics GUATEMALA CITY, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The Russian...Krasnadar province, has won the rights to host the 2014 Winter Olympics at the 119th International Olympic Committee's assembly, which formally began here...it has hosted the Summer Games in ...

We interrupt regularly scheduled programming to tell you Olympics are...

Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA);  February 26, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Italy _ The closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics will begin later and your faithful...for the 1936 Berlin Games. The International Olympic Committee always forgets to mention...its second-highest total in the Winter Olympics, and finished behind only Germany...sport to watch, ...

Vancouver wins 2010 Winter Olympics

Xinhua News Agency;  July 2, 2003 ;     65 words ...Vancouver wins 2010 Winter Olympics PRAGUE, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Vancouver won the right to host the 2010 Winter Olympics on Wednesday after a secret vote by International Olympic Committee members. The Canadian city beat South Korea's Pyeongchang...

VOA NEWS: IOC IN SOUTH KOREA FOR ITS BID TO HOST 2014 WINTER OLYMPICS

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 13, 2007 ;     137 words ......America issued the following story: The International Olympic Committee has arrived in South Korea...three candidates to host the 2014 Winter Olympics. The 16-member IOC delegation will...minutes of the Olympic Village. The Winter Olympics have been held in Asia just twice...

Salzburg begins referendum on bidding to host 2014 Winter Olympics

AP Worldstream;  April 3, 2005 ;     215 words ......want the area to bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics. Austria's national Olympic committee...Alpine region's chances, as the International Olympic Committee looks at popular support...host selected in 2007. The next Winter Olympics are in Turin, Italy, in 2006. The...Austrian city of ...

China to bid for 2018 Winter Olympics

The Hindustan Times;  February 3, 2007 ;     147 words ......is planning to bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics, an official has said. Chinese member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), He Zhenliang said...China is planning to bid for the Winter Olympics. "I think with the improvement...will soon be able to bid for the Winter ...

Turin wins Winter Olympics bid.

Birmingham Evening Mail (England);  June 19, 1999 ;     109 words ...TURIN has been awarded the 2006 Winter Olympics in the first selection of an Olympic host since the...the Swiss favourite, Sion, in the final vote by the International Olympic Committee. Turin, making its first bid, will bring the Winter Olympics to Italy for the first time sime since ...

Turin wins Winter Olympics bid

Evening Mail;  June 19, 1999 ;     109 words ...TURIN has been awarded the 2006 Winter Olympics in the first selection of an Olympic host since the...the Swiss favourite, Sion, in the final vote by the International Olympic Committee. Turin, making its first bid, will bring the Winter Olympics to Italy for the first time sime since ...

TURIN 2006; THE WINTER OLYMPICS FEB. 10-26 TURIN, ITALY; Corporate games;...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  February 7, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Writer Turin, Italy -- The Turin Winter Olympics seem like a loss leader for corporate sponsors and the International Olympic Committee. Until recently, ticket...Beyond that is the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, which are not so distant that...noted that Sports Illustrated's ...