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~Announcement made at the Sorbonne, birthplace of Olympic Movement PARIS, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Speaking at the site of the first Olympic Congress and birthplace of the modern Olympic Movement, the Sorbonne in Paris, International Olympic Committee (IOC) Member in Singapore and First Vice President, Mr. Ser Miang Ng, today announced his candidacy for the Presidency of the IOC. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130516/CG14739) "I am inspired by the Olympic...
LOS ANGELES, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- When Rulon Gardner pulled off the surprise upset of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney to win the Gold in wrestling, little did he know that today, his beloved sport would be in jeopardy. Last month, the sport of wrestling, the oldest in Olympic history, was booted out of future Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), beginning in 2020. "That was a black day for wrestling," said Gardner, who appeared recently on "The...
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced "25 Core Sports" for the 2020 Olympic Games dropping one of the original Olympic sports: wrestling. Wrestling will now have to fight to remain a part of the 2020 games. TNA IMPACT WRESTLING is home to 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle and is dedicated to change this decision. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110518/CL04257LOGO ) The IOC...
KYIV, Ukraine, August 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Olympic Committee examined the documents Ukraine provided on the Carpathian Mountains as a hosting location for the upcoming XXIV Olympic Winter Games in 2022. Preliminary conclusion of the committee is positive, informed the Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov after meeting the President of the IOC Jacques Rogge on July 27th - at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Summer Olympics. According to...
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hosting the Summer Games require years of planning and millions of dollars. Stadiums are built, funds raised, posters painted, tickets purchased and hotels and planes booked. What happens when it's all in vain? That's the intriguing story behind the Olympics of 1940 and 1944, each facing unfortunate timing, falling within the Second World War years. First Tokyo, then Helsinki, Finland, won the right to hold the 1940 competitions. London was...
NEW YORK, July 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC was surprised to learn last night that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) indeed chose to hold a moment of remembrance for terror victims -- just not one dedicated to the memory of the 11 Israeli Olympians murdered by Palestinian terrorists at the Munich Olympics 40 years ago. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO ) After rejecting repeated requests from the victims' families and world leaders,...
NEW YORK, July 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "President Obama's endorsement of an Olympic games moment of silence in honor of slain Israelis is a welcome boost to the global campaign," said AJC Executive Director David Harris. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has rejected public commemoration of the 11 Israeli Olympians murdered by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Olympics in Munich. "We (the Obama...
The decision to send Wodjan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrkhani (judo, + 78kg) and Sarah Attar (athletics, 800m) follows earlier confirmation by Brunei Darussalam and Qatar -- the only other NOCs yet to send female athletes to the Games -- that they would also have female athletes competing at London 2012. (PRWEB) July 18, 2012 The decision to send Wodjan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrkhani (judo, + 78kg) and Sarah Attar (athletics, 800m) follows earlier confirmation by Brunei Darussalam and...
LOS ANGELES, July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Sports Development (GSD), an organization dedicated to supporting programs that promote sportsmanship, education, fair play and ethics among the world's youth, announced its 2012 Olympics campaign initiatives today that will take place over the next several weeks in London. GSD works closely with international sports federations and committed athletes to use sports and education to help kids from the most at-risk communities reach...
Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online The Summer Olympic Games in London promises to be a very high-tech affair – with numerous innovations in skin suits for the track and pool – but it could be the way that the games are seen that is the most revolutionary. While viewers around the world watched the Beijing Games in 2008 and the Vancouver Games in 2010 on mobile devices, this year’s Olympics promises to be a major game changer as Adobe Systems and NBC have teamed up to...
