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Yolane Kukla is Australian swimming’s new wunderkid - Daily Telegraph

March 18th, 2010

Yolane Kukla is Australian swimming’s new wunderkid - Daily Telegraph
turned the clock back 10 years, clocking 23.60sec to qualify fastest for the 50m butterfly final - an identical time to what he swam when setting a world record at the 2000 Olympic trials. “I’m really happy with that, for me that’s a former
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Record Numbers to Race in SunTrust National Marathon - PR-USA.net
The speed of the course draws elite runners including those trying to qualify for the US Olympic Trials and for the Boston Marathon. Joan Benoit Samuelson, 1984 Olympic Gold medalist and two-time Boston Marathon title holder, will try to break a
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WAYNE COLLETT | 1949-2010: ‘72 Olympic medalist - Chicago Sun-Times
Olympic trials, Mr. Collett ran the fastest 400 time in history at sea level before finishing second in Munich. He competed for UCLA from 1968 to 1971, winning Pac-8 titles in the 440-yard intermediate hurdles and the 440-yard dash. He anchored three
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Slow suits, slow times at Australian trials - NBC Sports
BRISBANE, Australia - Olympic champion Stephanie Rice set the bar low when she was training in her Brisbane pool this past month for the Australian swim trials. Out of mind were the blistering times she set while establishing individual medley world
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Lindsey Vonn wraps season with another weekly honor - USA Today

March 18th, 2010

Lindsey Vonn wraps season with another weekly honor - USA Today


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Lindsey Vonn wraps season with another weekly honor
USA Today
By Alain Grosclaude/Agence Zoom, Getty Images Over the weekend, Olympic champions won more World Cup honors in freestyle skiing and speedskating,
At Garmisch, Lindsey Vonn becomes most decorated Yank everIdaho Mountain Express and Guide
For Lindsey Vonn, third overall World Cup title is sweeter than Olympic goldChristian Science Monitor (blog)
Meyer: Vonn's hard work keeps her a cut aboveDenver Post
Sussex Sun (blog) -First Tracks -Westword (blog)
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Polish Olympic skier fails doping test - UPI.com


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Polish Olympic skier fails doping test
UPI.com
WARSAW, Poland, March 17 (UPI) — Polish Olympic cross-country skier Kornelia Marek has been barred from the 2014 Winter Games after failing a second doping
Polish Olympic skier fails second doping testWarsaw Business Journal
Games first dopeThe Province
Jail for doping?thenews.pl
News & Observer
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A mega metropolis’s quest to carry the olympic torch - SourceSecurity.com

March 18th, 2010

Beijing Metro is a rapid transit rail system that has served downtown Beijing and its outlying suburbs since 1969. Today, its four separate lines (Lines 1, 2, 5, and 13), traversing more than 122 kilometres, help about 2.6 million commuters get to Continue ..

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Brazil Olympic committee warns of funding crisis - Forbes

March 18th, 2010

SAO PAULO — The Brazilian Olympic Committee has warned that Rio de Janeiro won’t be able to pull off hosting the 2016 Games if a new law reducing the state’s oil revenues is passed. The committee says a bill approved last week in Brazil’s lower Continue ..

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Cold reality of hot tickets - Wall Street Journal

March 18th, 2010

Cold reality of hot tickets - Wall Street Journal


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Cold reality of hot tickets
Wall Street Journal
Then there's the issue of the huge allocation reserved for the Olympic family. Under International Olympic Committee rules, the organizers must reserve a
Call for clarity on London 2012 ticketsThe Press Association
This is Britain's chance to uphold the Olympic idealThis is London
London 2012: Locog facing question time over ticket availabilityTelegraph.co.uk
insidethegames.biz (blog) -Sports Features Communications -BBC Sport (blog)
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Rio Olympics at Risk From Oil Bill, Committee Says - BusinessWeek


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Rio Olympics at Risk From Oil Bill, Committee Says
BusinessWeek
Madrid and Tokyo must increase its hotel rooms to more than 48000, according to an evaluation report by the International Olympic Committee.
Rio de Janeiro's 2016 Summer Olympic Games in DangerNESN.com
Rio protests: Sharing Brazil's oil revenues will hurt 2016 OlympicsChristian Science Monitor
Rio says Olympics threatened by oil reformReuters Canada
Earthtimes (press release) -Council On Hemispheric Affairs -Augusta Chronicle
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Now, Pak National Games postponed indefinitely due to security concerns - Sify

Now, Pak National Games postponed indefinitely due to security concerns
Sify
Addressing a press conference here, National Olympic Committee (NOC) president Arif Hasan said the recent suicide attacks across the country,
Pakistan postpones national gamesBBC News
Pakistan postpones own games out of security fearsRadio New Zealand
Militant attacks halt Pakistan gamesSportbusiness.com
DAWN.com -The Nation, Pakistan -The News International
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Trio of boxing tournaments to converge in Rapid City - Rapid City Journal

March 18th, 2010

Trio of boxing tournaments to converge in Rapid City
Rapid City Journal
(Toby Brusseau/Journal staff) The local qualifying rounds of the Golden Gloves, US Championships and the Junior Olympics will be contested at the Martinez

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Pakistan national games postponed over security - Stabroek News

March 17th, 2010

Pakistan national games postponed over security - Stabroek News
National Olympic Committee president Arif Hasan told a news conference in Lahore after a meeting of the executive council that the security situation in the country and Peshawar had  prompted the postponement of the games. “Teams are already not
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Source: Rochette withdraws from world championships - TSN
A source tells The Canadian Press the Olympic bronze medallist last month’s Vancouver Winter Games less than a week after her mother died of a heart attack. The 24-year-old from Ile-Dupas, Quebec is the reigning world silver medallist.
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Historic 2010 Olympic Games gold medal winning puck - Vancouver2010.com
history – the puck with which Canada’s Sidney Crosby scored the winning goal on Team USA during the overtime period of the Olympic gold medal game – will go to the Hockey Hall of Fame auction International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)
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A sampling of Vancouver hotel discounts - Calgary Herald

March 17th, 2010

A sampling of Vancouver hotel discounts - Calgary Herald

A sampling of Vancouver hotel discounts
Calgary Herald
( panpacific.com) -Cascadia Hotel and Suites: The Spring Break Escape rates at the downtown Vancouver hotel are $112 per night until April 30.

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New Members of Klondex Senior Management Team to Host Toronto, Boston & New … - MarketWatch (press release)

New Members of Klondex Senior Management Team to Host Toronto, Boston & New
MarketWatch (press release)
VANCOUVER, Mar 17, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Klondex Mines Ltd. (TSX:CA:KDX) announced today that it will be conducting an East Coast investment community

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How to Choose a Hotel Spa - MeetingsCanada

How to Choose a Hotel Spa
MeetingsCanada
In February, I was in Vancouver, setting up one of our new spa locations at the Delta Vancouver Airport. Talk about Olympic rush!

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Oscar Darling Directors Eyed For ‘Breaking Dawn’ - Access Hollywood


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Oscar Darling Directors Eyed For 'Breaking Dawn'
Access Hollywood
16, 2009 Access invades Vancouver for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics (Week 1)! Hot shots of the cool stars expected to compete for Team USA in the 2010

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Some thoughts as regular season winds down - ESPN


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Some thoughts as regular season winds down
ESPN
The punishment could have set a head-shot precedent without having to hold 1400 meetings at an overpriced Boca Raton hotel. Actions speak louder than
NHL, Colin Campbell drop the ball on punishing league's head huntersCharlottetown, The Guardian

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Tour says it is not discriminating against Weir - The Gaea Times

March 17th, 2010

Weir chooses security over comfort, opting to stay in Olympic village after anti-fur threats February 13th, 2010 ‘Threats’ make Weir stay in Olympic villageVANCOUVER, British Columbia — Johnny Weir is staying at the Olympic village because he was Continue ..

LONDON (AP) — The U.S. Olympic team will prepare and train for the 2012 London Games at a university complex near the athletes’ village. The University of East London announced Wednesday that about 600 U.S. athletes and 500 support staff will use Continue ..

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A mega metropolis’s quest to carry the olympic torch - SourceSecurity.com

March 17th, 2010

Beijing Metro is a rapid transit rail system that has served downtown Beijing and its outlying suburbs since 1969. Today, its four separate lines (Lines 1, 2, 5, and 13), traversing more than 122 kilometres, help about 2.6 million commuters get to Continue ..

SINGAPORE: It’s purple, made of aluminium and will soon be a world-famous symbol of the spirit of sportsmanship. And we’re talking about the first Youth Olympic Games torch which made its maiden public appearance on Friday. A simple ceremony at Continue ..

David Gershon and Mitch Sears are available for interviews. DAVIS, CA - The city with the nation’s first bike lanes and climate specific energy efficiency ordinance is teaming up with former Olympic Torch Relay director and Earth Run organizer Continue ..

A BID for the Olympic torch to come to Nottingham and Notts has been made ahead of the 2012 London games. City, county and sporting leaders have applied to the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games to be a host venue for the torch. They Continue ..

For photos, videos and daily highlights and information, please register on FLAME - the digital asset management system for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay. The Olympic Torch Relay route was announced on November 21st 2008. Within this section Continue ..

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McKeever strikes gold for Canada - National Post

March 17th, 2010


National Post
McKeever strikes gold for Canada
National Post
McKeever, who has Stargaard's disease, a degenerative condition that reduces his vision, has a history of dominance on the cross-country trials.

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Albert Lea Tribune
Area cross country skier goes international
Albert Lea Tribune
That hold has taken him across the country to different races, two Olympic trials, and now the Albert Lea resident heads to Iceland after winning the

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Sydney Morning Herald
Brooke's Look At Day One of the Telstra Australian Championships: Blair Evans
SwimmingWorldMagazine.com
With coach Matt Brown steering her along Seebohm will be one of the big improvers in an event that I'll tip she will win at the 2012 Olympic Trials.
Credibility the goal as championships set standardThe Australian
Australia appoint Nugent as swimming head coachAFP
Leigh Nugent lands top swimming jobHerald Sun
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Jones picking up where she left off
Sydney Morning Herald
A relaxed and refreshed Leisel Jones signalled her return to major competition in style, claiming her 20th national title at the Commonwealth Games trials

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Concerns About Environmental Impact for 2014 Games in Russia - The Epoch Times

March 17th, 2010

Concerns About Environmental Impact for 2014 Games in Russia - The Epoch Times


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Rio de Janeiro’s 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Danger - NESN.com

Rio de Janeiro's 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Danger
NESN.com
The 2016 Summer Games slated to be held in Rio de Janeiro could be in danger. A bill approved recently by
Organizers warn of Rio shortfallAugusta Chronicle
Jesus protests possible World Cup, Olympic funding cuts in Rio (sort of)National Post (blog)
Rio says Olympics threatened by oil reformReuters Canada
BusinessWeek
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Carlton, Wiley and Time Out official publishers for London Olympics - The Bookseller


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Carlton, Wiley and Time Out official publishers for London Olympics
The Bookseller
Carlton, Wiley and Time Out have been appointed as the official publishers of the London 2012 Olympic Games to develop "a full range" of books,
Call for London 2012 Olympics tickets clarityBBC News
City Hall pushes for more London unemployed to take 2012 jobsLondon Daily News
London Olympics construction to be within the budget: Jowell -Associated Press of Pakistan
Telegraph.co.uk -Booktrade.info -Hackney Gazette
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Michael Whitaker has Team GB Olympic ban overturned - BBC Sport


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Michael Whitaker has Team GB Olympic ban overturned
BBC Sport
Showjumper Michael Whitaker's ban from competing for the British team at future Olympic Games has been lifted. Whitaker, a 49-year-old four-time Olympian,

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Pulled groin doesn’t stop Forest from skiing to bronze - Winnipeg Free Press

March 17th, 2010

WHISTLER, B.C. - It is a bronze medal with a golden glow for Viviane Forest. Skiing with a badly pulled groin, while battling through heavy rain and fog, Forest finished third in the women’s giant slalom for the visually impaired at the Paralympics Continue ..

MOSCOW, March 17 (RIA Novosti) - Slovakian athletes took gold medals in men’s and women’s visually impaired Alpine Skiing Giant Slalom at 2010 Paralympics in Canada. Jakub Krako finished the men’s event at the Whistler Creekside with the gold medal Continue ..

Farmington native Alana Nichols became the first U.S. athlete to win gold in the 2010 Paralympic Games, winning the giant slalom Tuesday in Whistler, British Columbia. Nichols, who also became the first female U.S. Paralympian ever to win gold in Continue ..

Those who were at the New Zealand skiing awards night in July will remember Adam Hall’s acceptance speech after winning the athlete of the year honour. “Here’s to March next year. We’ll see you then with a gold medal around my neck,” he said that Continue ..

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Ricker captures Crystal Globe in snowboard cross - National Post

March 17th, 2010

Ricker captures Crystal Globe in snowboard cross - National Post

Ricker captures Crystal Globe in snowboard cross
National Post
medal in the Ladies' Snowboard cross on day 5 of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Cypress Snowboard & Ski-Cross Stadium on February 16, 2010 in .

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Watch Paralympics Online- Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics Online Live Free … - BatchBuzz (satire)

Watch Paralympics Online- Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics Online Live Free
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The Opening Ceremony took place in BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia.2010 will be the second time Canada has hosted the Paralympic Games,

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Hat-trick triathlon man looks for four in a row - Dispatch Online

March 17th, 2010

Hat-trick triathlon man looks for four in a row
Dispatch Online
THREE-TIME Sunshine Coast Triathlon champion Kent Horner will be hoping to continue his winning streak when he defends his Olympic distance title in East

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Competitor Magazine
Specialized Announces Triathlon Team
Competitor Magazine
by Competitor.com Specialized has gotten on board with the new team trend in triathlon. The company has announced four new teams: A long course team,

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Competitor Magazine
Colorado Springs Women Sweep Miami International Triathlon
Colorado Triathlete
One week after winning USA Triathlon's first Elite Development Race, Haskins, a 2008 Olympian, pulled away on the run to claim her second straight victory
Chrabot, Haskins Win Miami International TriathlonCompetitor Magazine
Complete results: Matt Chrabot and Sarah Haskins win the 2010 Miami Examiner.com

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Runner's Edge Triathlon
Leader Newspaper
Applications are now available for the 23rd anniversary Runner's Edge - Town of Oyster Bay Triathlon, Long Island's largest triathlon, and perhaps the most

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Beginner Triathlon Training Program
TransWorldNews (press release)
Let's face it - there is a plethora of information for the seasoned triathlete who has a pretty good idea of what they're doing, but not much good

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Colorado Springs Women Sweep Miami International Triathlon - Colorado Triathlete

March 17th, 2010


Competitor Magazine
Colorado Springs Women Sweep Miami International Triathlon
Colorado Triathlete
One week after winning USA Triathlon's first Elite Development Race, Haskins, a 2008 Olympian, pulled away on the run to claim her second straight victory
Chrabot, Haskins Win Miami International TriathlonCompetitor Magazine
Complete results: Matt Chrabot and Sarah Haskins win the 2010 Miami Examiner.com

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New Gallery! Abu Dhabi International Triathlon
Xtri.com
For its inaugural race, the 2010 Abu Dhabi International Triathlon boasted an elite start list almost as deep as Kona. Eneko Llanos and Julie Dibens toughed
Great Weekend for BASE Performance Athletes!Xtri.com

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Mazatlán Welcomes Athletes From Around the World for Annual Grand Pacifico
TMCnet
Now in its 10th year, the Grand Pacifico Triathlon draws more than 1000 competitors to this tourism hotspot from across North and South America, Europe,

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Runner's Edge Triathlon
Leader Newspaper
Applications are now available for the 23rd anniversary Runner's Edge - Town of Oyster Bay Triathlon, Long Island's largest triathlon, and perhaps the most

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Rochette cleared to skate mum’s tribute in TV event - Bangkok Post

March 17th, 2010


National Post
Rochette cleared to skate mum's tribute in TV event
Bangkok Post
Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette, who won a bronze medal at last month's Winter Olympics four days after her mother died, will be allowed to skate a
Bronze medalist Rochette out of worldsThe Associated Press
Olympic bronze medallist Rochette to miss worldsAFP
Skating body will not punish skater for TV appearanceCTV.ca
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More Than The Games
Three Winter Olympics 2018 candidate cities submit applications
Sportbusiness.com
Annecy in France, Munich, and PyeongChang in South Korea officially applied to become candidates to host the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in 2018 by
3 still bidding to host 2018 Winter GamesUPI.com
Bid cities Annecy, Munich and Pyeongchang step up race to host 2018 Winter The Canadian Press
Munich Enters Race For 2018 Winter OlympicsOnTheSnow.com
More Than The Games -Monsters and Critics.com -Yonhap News
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Airline urges ’swift ride’ to airport - Montreal Gazette

March 17th, 2010


Globe and Mail
Airline urges 'swift ride' to airport
Montreal Gazette
Air Canada president Calin Rovinescu praises Vancouver's new train to the airport: “I was downtown in 15
Canada, Australia, Emirates & Etihad: Case study of protectionism vs Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (subscription)
These fliers were willing to go on standbySeattle Times
Emirates under fireThe Province
TopNews Arab Emirates -Energeticcity.ca -Ottawa Citizen
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National Post
Joannie Rochette won't face ISU punishment for TV appearance
Vancouver Sun
In this file photo, Joannie Rochette thanks the crowd after competing in the ladies short program at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, BC at the 2010
ISU waives rule, allows Rochette to do tributeUSA Today
Skating body will not punish skater for TV appearanceCTV.ca
Rochette Will Miss Skating WorldsNew York Times
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CBC.ca
Puck in gold-medal game heads to Hall of Fame
The Associated Press
"It was bigger than the sport; it was a moment for Canada," said John Furlong, chief executive officer of the Vancouver Olympic organizing committee.
'I'm happy to have them back': Sidney Crosby's Olympic golden stick, glove Calgary Herald
Canada's missing golden puck resurfacesAFP
Vancouver View: Gold Medal Hockey Puck Finds Home; Paralympics MedalsAround the Rings (subscription)
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Canada wins 2 gold and a bronze medal
Examiner.com
d On Day 4 of the Winter Paralympics in Whistler/Vancouver 2010, Canada won 3 more medals on home soil. The 2 golds were won by Brian McKeever and Lauren
Woolstencroft Wins Paralympic Gold Medal for Canada in SlalomFirst Tracks
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Wisniewska wins bronzecanadianimmigrant.ca
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Manitoba Borrowing Costs Fall Below Ontario's: Canada Credit
BusinessWeek
Vancouver, Canada's third-biggest city, sold C$125 million of 4.5 percent debt maturing in June 2020. The bonds priced to yield 88 basis points above the

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UNEP team criticise Sochi 2014 construction - KHL Group

March 16th, 2010


BBC News
UNEP team criticise Sochi 2014 construction
KHL Group
Other sites visited included the Biathlon venue and Olympic Village in the mountain cluster, the Gasprom complex, and Rosa Khuta. Construction of the 2014
Russia Pouring Unprecedented Amount of Cash into Winter Olympics in SochiGeorgian Business Week
Olympic Newsdesk — Sochi Says More Environment Attention Needed; IOC Takes UN Around the Rings (subscription)

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Street Festival performers to showcase work at YOG in August
Channel News Asia
and the arts - such as dance, music and even magic shows. Street Festival performers will also get to showcase their work at the Youth Olympic Village.

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Abstinence and the athlete
Stuff.co.nz (blog)
Perhaps that's the reason 100000 condoms were given out in the Olympic Village in Vancouver for the recent winter Olympics. If anything, it's after an event

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The latest news from the USOC - March 16
Sports Network
NY The 1932 and 1980 Olympic Village of Lake Placid is poised to welcome over a dozen Olympians later this month including three-time medalist Julia

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Prokhorov Urges Russia to Buy Greece, Commandeer Olympic Flame - BusinessWeek

March 16th, 2010

Prokhorov Urges Russia to Buy Greece, Commandeer Olympic Flame
BusinessWeek
Acquiring Greece, home of the Olympic Games, would be a marketing opportunity for Russian gas exporter OAO Gazprom, which could use the Olympic flame as its

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Coalition gives Mayor Daley 'D' for job performance
Chicago Sun-Times
a personal low 35 percent approval rating tied to the parking meter mess, City Hall corruption scandals and Chicago's first-round Olympic flame-out.

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Designer of famous flame has other sky-high pursuits
Calgary Herald
Alan Dixon likes to tinker, whether it's building a First World War-style biplane, restoring an old car, or putting the Olympic flame atop the Calgary Tower

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The Canadian Press
Move over Quatchi and Miga, the Paralympics are Sumi's time to shine
The Canadian Press
VANCOUVER, BC — As the Olympic flame faded to black at the end of February, two of the best-known faces of the 2010 Winter Games quietly faded away with it.

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Henley Standard
Our Sporting Life comes to museum
Henley Standard
AN Olympic torch was paraded through Henley to mark the launch of a new exhibition. More than 100 people marched from Henley leisure centre to the River and

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