Gebrselassie Bids for Place in Olympic History
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Haile Gebrselassie, one of the greatest long distance runners of all time, bids to make Olympic history on Friday as the athletics program opens in Athens.
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Paul Hamm stated his case for the all-around gold medal before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland. Now the waiting begins.
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For the Record: 30 December 2004, Thursday. Sports: 15 April 2004, Thursday. Bulgaria officially submitted its bid for hosting the 2014 Olympics.
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Ethiopia's champion distance runner Haile Gebrselassie will make his New York racing debut in the NYC Half-Marathon on August 5, the New York Road Runners said on Tuesday.
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A series of unusually quick times in the men&#39;s 100 metres heats have sparked expectations of a possible world record in Sunday&#39;s Olympic final.
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Haile Gebrselassie, a 34-year-old Ethiopian regarded as perhaps the best distance runner ever, has won 107 races in 55 cities. But he has never raced in New York.
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A member of the Chinese Olympic Committee came to Athens last May. He visited our Olympic sites, which were still under construction, and met members of the Greek Olympic Committee.
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By Ingrid Stegemoeller, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Sep.
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Britain's Olympic 800 metres bronze medallist Kelly Holmes is to bid for double glory at the Olympic Games here for the third successive time she announced.
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Australia beat Spain 6-3 this morning to win a place in the Olympic men&#39;s hockey final. The Kookaburras will play the Netherlands, the defending champions, in the final on Friday.
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Olympics organisers are to submit of one of the biggest planning applications in European history.
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Sweden will bid for the 2014 Olympics -- the country&#39;s seventh attempt to hold the Winter Games since 1984. The Swedish Olympic Committee said Wednesday it will submit an application for the cities of Ostersund and Aare.
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David Beckham has become the envoy of London for the city&#39;s bidding for the 2012 Olympics. The England captain is expected to make a speech on behalf of London at the IOC&#39;s Session in Singapore next July.
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ON Monday, New York City submitted its bid for the 2012 Olympic Games to the International Olympic Committee, and next July, in Singapore, the IOC will decide.
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Olympic athletes may be allowed to blog for the first time at the 2008 Beijing Games.
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After hosting the Summer Olympics in 1932 and 1984, the City of Angels may submit a bid for the Games. The City Council unanimously endorsed a proposal Wednesday to vie for the Summer Games as early as 2016.
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OSTRAVA, Czech Republic  - Twice Olympic 10,000 meters champion Haile Gebrselassie broke the world one-hour and 20 kilometers marks at the "Golden Spike" grand prix athletics meeting on Wednesday.