2011
6
Apr
The British Olympic Association and the London 2012 organising committee have agreed to fresh talks aimed at settling their bitter financial row. The BOA has asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport to indefinitely suspend its request to rule on the division of any surplus from 2012. The BBC has learned that the BOA has [...]
2009
30
Sep
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 [...]
2009
23
Feb
Plants cool 3 million square feet of rooftops throughout the city. Wind, hydropower and biofuels provide one-fifth of its energy. And last year, the mayor announced one of the country’s most ambitious plans to slash greenhouse-gas emissions.
So when Chicago promises to host the greenest Summer Olympics ever if it’s awarded the 2016 games, organizers [...]
2009
19
Jan
Could the Summer Olympics really come to the Twin Cities? There’s a new possibility that part of the 2016 games will be played here.
Chicago is one of four cities trying to get the Olympic bid in 2016 and if that happens, international soccer players may take the field at TCF Stadium.
The University of Minnesota [...]
2009
5
Jan
Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda plans to ask outspoken Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara to make a presentation in Lausanne, Switzerland, in June for the Japanese capital’s bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. ‘‘We need Governor Ishihara, who is also the bid committee chief, to make an appeal,’’ Takeda said Monday, referring to [...]
2008
23
Dec
Japan’s football chief has vowed to bid for the World Cup finals in 2018 or 2022, despite Tokyo’s candidacy to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, press reports said Monday.
“We want to challenge it,” Football Association president Motoaki Inukai was quoted as saying on FIFA’s weekend decision to hold simultaneous bidding for the 2018 and [...]
2008
15
Dec
The competition pool for a Chicago Olympics would last about as long as a swimming world record does these days.
Chicago 2016 organizers unveiled several venue changes Friday that they say will benefit athletes and the community, and make their bid more attractive in the highly competitive international field. In addition to moving the aquatic [...]