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Olympics-Munich 2018 board says bid chief illness no obstacle
September 4, 2010Munich's bid to stage the 2018 Winter Olympics will not be derailed by bid chief Willy Bogner's illness, the head of Munich's supervisory board said on Thursday.
David Rudisha, star of 2012 Olympics?
September 4, 2010The track at the Beijing Olympics belonged to Usain Bolt. At the London Games in 2012, he may have to share the glory with David Rudisha. Bolt, the showman, will always be the bigger star. His events, the 100 and 200, have more glamour, more pulling power than Rudisha's discipline, the 800. And Bolt, of course, is already a multiple Olympic champion.
Special Olympics reg
September 4, 2010Special Olympics in Port Alberni is hosting its AGM.
Rio picks 2016 Olympics logo for NY Eve unveiling
September 4, 2010Rio organizers have chosen the logo for the 2016 Olympics, but it won't be unveiled until an official ceremony on New Year's Eve on Copacabana beach. The logo's design was picked from eight finalists on Thursday and will now be sent to the International Olympic Committee for approval. Rio 2016 committee president Carlos Arthur Nuzman says "a historic" phase of the games has...
2012 Olympics volunteer scheme flies off the blocks
September 4, 2010Londoners are seizing the chance to volunteer at the Olympics, with 4,500 applications in the first month since the Mayor's scheme was launched.
Special Olympics Malaysia among top Asian programmes
September 4, 2010IPOH : The Special Olympics Malaysia (SOM) has been recognised as one of the four strong programmes in the Asian region, besides Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines.
Olympics: Oscar Pistorius hopes to make London 2012
September 4, 2010A woman carrying pole vaults in a purpose-built bag struggles to make her way through a crowd of screaming children at an athletics meeting in northern Italy
International Capsules: David Rudisha, star of 2012 Olympics?
September 4, 2010PARIS — The track at the Beijing Olympics belonged to Usain Bolt. At the London Games in 2012, he may have to share the glory with David Rudisha. Bolt, the showman, will always be the bigger star.
Shelby County Community Service Special Olympics Bowler Bring Home the Medals
September 4, 2010Shelby County Community Services sent 29 athletes to Spare Time Lanes in Decatur to bowl in the Special Olympics Area Bowling meet on August 21.
USOC considering placing a bid for Youth Olympics
September 4, 2010COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The U.S. Olympic Committee is considering a bid for the Youth Olympics , with Raleigh-Durham, N.C., and Lake Placid, N.Y., possible contenders for the event that drew 3,500 athletes from 205 countries to Singapore last month at a cost of $287 million.
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