Posts Tagged ‘Olympics’
IOC boss supports cricket bid for Olympics
Cricket’s chances of being included at future Olympics have been boosted following some flattering comments from International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge. The Belgian pointed out the sport’s worldwide appeal, a key factor for any sport trying to fight its way onto the Olympic program. “The International Cricket Council will decide at the end [...]
Golf TV producer Frank Chirkinian dies at the age of 84
The hall of fame Golf TV producer, Frank Chirkinian, has died at the age of 84. He passed away at five o’ clock in the morning on Friday at his home in North Palm Beach, Florida after a prolonged battle with lung cancer. Though Chirkinian has produced the Olympics and a number of other huge [...]
Winning start for Brazil, Russia at volleyball worlds
Beijing Olympic gold medallists Brazil opened their campaign at the world women’s volleyball championship in style on Friday with a straight sets victory over Kenya in Pool B. The Brazilian women, who finished runners-up to Russia in the 2006 worlds, coasted to a 25-15, 25-16, 25-11 victory over the Kenyans in Hamamatsu. “Today’s match was [...]
Beach volleyball star eyeing Olympics
Etobicoke’s Liz Maloney has conquered the country and is now looking to take on the world. Maloney, 26, with Toronto partner Heather Bansley, took gold in the recent Canadian beach volleyball championships at Ashbridges Bay. Maloney and Bansley defeated Liz Cordonier and Jaime Broder of Vancouver for the win, going 3-0 in the round robin [...]
2012 London Olympics warning for GPs
Londonwide LMCs medical director Dr Tony Grewal said doctors without the highest level of training in sports medicine or related specialities would be putting themselves at risk if they offered to treat or manage a sports-related condition in an athlete. ‘If GPs are thinking of offering services as a volunteer they should ensure they are [...]
London 2012 Olympics: International Olympic Committee concerned with betting gangs
The IOC will monitor betting patterns on all qualifying events as well as the Games themselves amid concern at the threat posed by gambling-related corruption. It has previously monitored betting, at the Beijing 2008 Summer Games and the Vancouver Winter Olympics earlier this year, but London is expected to be the first instance where qualifying [...]
Jaw-dropping 2012 Olympics displays to dazzle visitors
Inflatable boxers will float over the capital’s skyline; a giant arch in the shape of a high-jumper will cross the Westway and a zip-wire is proposed for Trafalgar Square to add to the party atmosphere. The Thames will be transformed into a dazzling Olympic display with new lighting for Tower Bridge and along the river [...]
Great Britain to be offered basketball place at 2012 Olympics
World basketball chief Patrick Baumann has hinted that Great Britain will be given a place at the 2012 Olympics. British men’s and women’s teams have been preparing with no guarantee that they will compete.Baumann wants Britain to become a ‘basketball nation’ after the London Games and added: ‘I will be writing to the British Basketball [...]
London 2012 Olympics proving to be a winner for business
As the banking system teetered on the edge of collapse in late 2008, Tessa Jowell, then the Olympics Minister, questioned whether London’s bid to host the Games would turn out to be a costly mistake. “Had we known what we know now, would we have bid for the Olympics? Almost certainly not,” she said. The [...]
London 2012 Olympics: triathlon course designed to showcase London landmarks
Hyde Park will host the start and the finish of the race with the 1,500m swim leg taking place in the Serpentine and 10km run being contained within or directly adjacent to the park, as has successfully been the case for the last two editions of the London leg of the ITU World Championship Series. [...]
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