IOC impressed by South Korea's 2014 bid
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South Korea's bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympics is impressive but the country may need to bolster its winter sports competitiveness, an International Olympic Committee evaluation official said on Saturday.
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Economic size wields major influence over how well a nation does at the Olympics.
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One of Russia, Austria or South Korea will be celebrating later on Wednesday when the host venue of the 2014 Winter Olympics is decided.
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Russiaâs Black Sea resort of Sochi was awarded the 2014 Olympics on Wednesday, rewarding President Vladimir Putin and taking the Winter Games to his country for the first time.
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ATHENS, Greece - The satisfaction of knowing they should have won gymnastics gold might be all the South Koreans get. While the country's Olympic team met with lawyers Sunday to plan its appeal over the medal given to American Paul Hamm, the Court of Arbitration for Sport indicated it won't take the case...
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IOC President Jacques Rogge hailed &quot;the awakening of Asia&quot; at the Athens Olympics as the global event headed toward its finale.
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ATHENS -- In another era, say as far back as the pre-BALCO days, it would have been a wonderful moment. The host country's new hero, a rising star, sets an Olympic record, wins a gold medal, and lifts the emotions of an entire nation.
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MOSCOW, July 5 -- The choice of the Black Sea resort of Sochi late Wednesday to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games was celebrated here as a personal victory for the diplomacy of President Vladimir Putin and belated vindication for a booming country that often feels slighted by the West.
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Governor Kim Jin-sun said on Wednesday that he would achieve his dream of uniting families divided by the North-South Korea border by Pyeongchang winning the right to host the 2014 Winter Games.
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When the world's greatest sporting and marketing event crosses paths with one of the best economic growth stories ever, the result could be the opportunity of a lifetime for corporate sponsors of the Beijing Olympics.
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Last February in the Olympic Games in Turin, a new discipline of snowboard cross -- "NASCAR on snow" -- proved to be as exciting and TV ratings-worthy as its early billing.
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South Korea has welcomed North Korea's invitation to the United Nations nuclear watchdog to send a delegation to Pyongyang, a possible first step towards its nuclear disarmament.
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Russia's energy giant Gazprom could soon become one of the main sponsors for the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Sochi 2014 bid chairman said on Friday.
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North and South Korea launch a joint bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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A year before the final vote, the race for the 2014 Winter Olympics is about to get serious.
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Small is beautiful, or so Singapore hopes to convince members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) when they vote on the site of the inaugural Youth Games this month.
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As the city prepares to make public a detailed explanation of its bid for the 2016 Olympics on Tuesday, organizers say such scenes help illustrate that Chicago is a global city.