2009

30

Sep

Tension mounts, tempers fly ahead of 2016 Olympic host city vote

The International Olympic Committee is no stranger to tough decisions. It took the risk of sending the games to Beijing and said “No” to New York in the aftermath of 9/11. Yet, despite all of that accumulated experience, some IOC members are struggling with their latest conundrum: choosing the Olympic host for 2016.
Just two [...]

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2008

31

Jul

Kevan Gosper: reputation dented over internet issue

Vice President of the International Olympic Committee, Kevan Gosper says his reputation has been “dented” over the internet issue which has affected journalists working at the Media Press Center for the Beijing Olympics.
Gosper claims he did not know that there was an agreement between China and the IOC to control internet access during [...]

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