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2016 Olympics Will Come Down To 'A Couple Of Votes': IOC Chief Rogge

AP | STEPHEN WILSON | Posted 11.10.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Olympics, Chicago Olympics, Chicago 2016, 2016 Olympics, Chicago Olympic Bid, Jaques Rogge, Ioc, Obama Copenhagen, Madrid Olympics, Rio Olympics, Tokyo Olympics, Chicago News

LONDON — IOC president Jacques Rogge expects the race for the 2016 Olympics to be decided by "a couple of votes" and says Chicago's chances shou...

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Olympic Committee Report Finds No Clear Front Runner For 2016 Games

AP | STEPHEN WILSON | Posted 10.18.2009 | Chicago

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LONDON — The Rio bandwagon seems to be picking up speed. Rio de Janeiro's bid to take the Olympics to South America for the first time in 2016 g...

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IOC Releases 2016 Olympics Evaluation Report (READ THE FULL REPORT)

Posted 10.18.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Sports, Ioc, 2016 Olympics, Chicago Olympic Bid, Olympics, Ioc 2016 Report, Chicago Olympics, Chicago 2016, Chicago News

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday released an evaluation report of the four cities competing to host the 2016 Summer Olympics: Ch...

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2016 Olympics Bidders Await Final IOC Evaluation Report

AP | STEPHEN WILSON | Posted 10.17.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Olympics, 2016 Olympics, Chicago Olympics, Chicago Olympic Bid, Chicago 2016, Ioc, Tokyo Olympic Bid, Ioc Evaluation, Chicago News

LONDON — Heading into the final month of the race, the four cities vying for the 2016 Summer Games are awaiting a key International Olympic Comm...

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What Happened in Switzerland (When We Met the IOC)

Tom Tresser | Posted 09.30.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Mayor Daley, 2016 Olympics, No Games Chicago, Lori Healy, Olympic Protests, Chicago 2016, Ioc, Chicago Olympic Bid, Chicago Olympics, Chicago Olympics Costs, Chicago News

'Why are you here?' the IOC representative asked. I explained that we are citizens who believe that hosting the Olympics would be a disaster for Chicago.

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Chicago 2016 Makes Case For Olympics To IOC

AP | STEPHEN WILSON | Posted 07.18.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Olympics, Chicago Olympics, Chicago Olympic Bid, Chicago 2016, 2016 Olympics, Ioc, Pat Ryan, Mayor Daley, Ioc Bid City Presentations, Chicago Sports, Chicago News

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The four cities bidding for the 2016 Olympics took their case directly to the voters on Wednesday, stressing the backing...

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Brazil Passionate to Host 2016 Olympics

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 06.03.2009 | World

Read More: Brasil, 2016 Olympics, Rio, Terrorism, Brazil, United Nations Security Council, Imc, Obama, Spain, International Olympic Committee, Sports Marketing, Kroll, Madrid, Chicago, Geopolitics+Sports, Tourist Crime, Giuliani, Coca Cola, Japan, Ioc, China, Fifa, World Cup, Havelange, London, World News

The International Olympic Selection Committee just completed a week long visit to Rio and prospects seem good that the Olympics will come to South America for the first time.

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Sorry Tiger Woods, but Golf in the Olympics Is a Stupid Idea

Matthew DeBord | Posted 05.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Golf, 2016 Olympics, Fencing, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Ryder Cup, Presidents Cup, Gymnastics, Greco-Roman Wrestling, Summer Olympics, Ioc, Olympics, Golf Channel, Entertainment News

As we insist on adding competitions that let the pros in to a greater and greater extent, the chance to see more offbeat yet potentially thrilling contests evaporates.

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Revenue Dispute Could Hurt Chicago Olympics Bid

AP | STEPHEN WILSON | Posted 04.18.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Ioc, Chicago Olympic Bid, Olympics, Chicago Olympics, Ioc Us Olympics Revenue, Chicago 2016, Chicago News

LONDON — The International Olympic Committee could end its revenue-sharing deal with the U.S. Olympic body unless the Americans agree to a revis...

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Blagojevich Scandal Won't Hurt Chicago Olympic Bid

Chicago Tribune | Phil Hersh | Posted 01.10.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Ioc, 2016 Olympics, Chicago Olympic Bid, Rod Blagojevich, Olympics, International Olympic Committee, Prince Albert of Monaco, Chicago Olympics, Chicago 2016, Blagojevich Olympics, Chicago News

Several of the International Olympic Committee members who will choose the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics said the impact of Gov. Rod Blagojev...

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Daley Going To Turkey For Olympic Meeting

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 12.19.2008 | Chicago

Read More: European Olympic Committee, Ioc, 2016 Olympics, Olympics, 2016 Olympics Chicago, Daley Turkey Trip Olympics, Daley 2016 Olympics, Istanbul Turkey, International Olympic Committee, Richard Daley, 2016 Olympics Bid, Pat Ryan, Chicago 2016, Chicago News

Mayor Daley has traveled the world to promote Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. He's about to pile up even more frequent-flier mile...

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2016 Olympics Panel Picks Chicago For First Stop

Chicago Tribune | Philip Hersh | Posted 11.21.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Tokyo, Madrid, Ioc, 2016 Olympics, Rio De Janeiro, International Olympic Committee, 2016 Olympics Chicago, Chicago 2016, Chicago News

Chicago will be the first city visited by the International Olympic Committee's 2016 Summer Games evaluation commission next year, according to a Chic...

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IOC To Launch Investigation Into Ages Of Chinese Gymnasts

AP | Posted 09.21.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Ioc, Chinese Gymnastics, Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Chinese Gymnasts Underage, Chinese Gymnast Underage, Underage Chinese Gymnasts, Underage Chinese Gymnast, Chinese Gymnast Scandal, China Gymnasts, China Gymnasts Age, Chinese Gymnast Age, Chinese Gymnasts Age, Gymnastics, Chinese Gymnast, China, Entertainment News

The International Olympic Committee will investigate whether the Chinese women's gymnastics team that won the gold medal had underage athletes, saying...

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Scandal of the Ages: Documents Reveal Underage Chinese Gymnast

David Flumenbaum | Posted 09.14.2008 | Home

Read More: China and US Gymnastics, China Gymnasts Age, He Kexin, China Gymnasts, China Gymnast and Rule, Olympics, Chinese Gymnastics, Yang Yilin, Beijing Olympics, He Kexin Age, Jiang Yuyuan, Underage Chinese Gymnasts, Bela Karolyi, Gymnastics, Ioc, Yang Yun, China, Chinese Gymnast Underage, Underage Chinese Gymnast, Chinese Gymnast, Chinese Gymnast Scandal, Chinese Gymnast Age, Chinese Gymnasts Underage, Chinese Gymnasts Age, Chinese Gymnasts, Home News

Not only was He Kexin, the Chinese gymnast in question, born in 1994 and ineligible to compete in the Olympics, but Chinese officials, over the last few weeks, have tried to cover it all up.

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East Teaches West

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 09.12.2008 | Living

Read More: Kevin Costner, Olympics, West, Swing Vote, Beijing 2008, Spirituality, Living, Ioc, Harmony, East, Living News

Can you even imagine 2008 Americans doing anything all at once? In harmony, in agreement, in service to the greater good? I can't. Not in the land of the free and the home of the brave.

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How to Read the Great Olympics Internet Censorship Drama

Monroe Price | Posted 08.12.2008 | Media

Read More: Censorship, Australia, Jacque Rogge, Darfur, Tibet, Kevan Gosper, Falun Gong, International Olympic Committee, Amnesty International, Ioc, Olympics, Bocog, Media News

The IOC has known that China's website policies would be a problem all along and informally sought to manage change.

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General Potemkin's Olympic Village

Leslie Harris | Posted 08.08.2008 | Media

Read More: Journalists, Potemkin Villiage, Olympics, Internet, The Games, Potemkin, Censor, Olympic Village, China, Ioc, Censored, Media News

Any casual China watcher understands that media control stands at the heart of the governments' grip on power. The real surprise is that anyone believed that China would honor this commitment at the end of the day.

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Should Saudi Arabia be Banned from the Olympics?

David Wallechinsky | Posted 08.06.2008 | Living

Read More: Women, Ioc, Beijing Olympics, Olympics, International Olympic Committee, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Living News

There are two countries, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which have consistently prevented women from competing in the Olympics.

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Olympic Ambush Watch: Athletes, Tattoos, T-Shirts and Amnesty International

Monroe Price | Posted 06.19.2008 | Media

Read More: Australia, Athletes, Beijing, Darfur, Protest, Censorship, Ioc, Amnesty International, Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Rogge, Media News

If athletes genuinely want to express their opinion, that's fine. But let's not forget, there is also the right not to express an opinion. Athletes should feel no moral obligation to speak out.

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Olympics In "Crisis," Says Olympics Committee President

AP | Posted 04.18.2008 | Home

Read More: China Olympics Crisis, Ioc, Olympics Protests, Olympic Torch, Olympics Crisis, Olympics, China Olympics, Jaques Rogge, Beijing Olympics, International Olympics Committee, Home News

Crisis. Disarray. Sadness. Four months before the opening of what was supposed to be the grandest Olympics in history, the head of the International O...

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International Olympic Committee Warns Beijing Air Is "A Possible Risk"

Washington Post | Amy Shipley | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Beijing Bad Air, China Pollution, Olympics, International Olympic Committee, Beijing Pollution, China Olympics, China Olympics Pollution, 2008 Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau, Beijing Olympics Pollution, Ioc, Home News

The International Olympic Committee acknowledged for the first time today that air pollution could be harmful for athletes at this summer's Olympics i...

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Marion Jones Formally Stripped Of Her Olympic Medals, Name Wiped From Record Books

AP | STEPHEN WILSON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Olympic Medals Marion Jones, IOC, International Olympic Committee, Marion Jones, Home News

The IOC formally stripped Marion Jones of her five Olympic medals Wednesday, wiping her name from the record books following her admission that she wa...

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