Posts Tagged Olympic games

US wrestling discussing major international event

The U.S.-based Committee to Preserve Olympic Wrestling is discussing a major, multi-national event this summer to promote the sport ahead of a key IOC vote on its Olympic future.

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Nyet! Russia fails to qualify for women’s worlds

Epiphanny Prince will head back to Chicago a little sooner than expected.

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Search on for new home for Olympic arch in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials are searching for a new home for a major symbol of the 2002 Winter Olympics: a 36-foot-tall arch that graced the Medals Plaza in downtown Salt Lake City.

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Istanbul addresses protests in 2020 presentation

A Turkish riot policeman holds a weapon while standing  in Taksim square  in Istanbul, Saturday, June 15, 2013. Protesters will press on with their sit-in at an Istanbul park, an activist said Saturday, defying government appeals and a warning from Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the two-week standoff that has fanned nationwide demonstrations to end. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — As Turkey’s prime minister lashed out at protesters, leaders of Istanbul’s bid for the 2020 Summer Games sought to diminish the impact of the unrest in a presentation Saturday to a key audience of Olympic officials from around the world.

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US to host key Olympic meeting in 2015

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The United States will host a major Olympic meeting in 2015, a boost to a potential U.S. bid for the 2024 Summer Games.

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