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Qingdao's frantic race to end algae nightmare 4 Jul 2008 06:59 GMT
... grey and heavy with pollution on Friday, despite what Jacques Rogge has warned that endurance events, such as the marathon, may be postponed if the ...
Hong Kong Jockey Club, IOC reaffirm partnership 4 Jul 2008 05:30 GMT
... excellence," the club chairman John C.C. Chan said during the proceedings. The IOC President Jacques Rogge pointed out that the Olympic Museum is a place to discover and better understand ...
Workers scramble to clear embarrassing algae sludge 3 Jul 2008 22:30 GMT
... impacts of competing in China may be on their health. International Olympic Committee chief Jacques Rogge has warned that endurance events such as the marathon may be postponed to protect ...
Unofficial sports get tested 3 Jul 2008 21:19 GMT
... though events are subdivided, bringing the actual total to well over that. IOC President Jacques Rogge, in a nod to those who want the sport of wushu (known in the ...
FeatureOlympic novice 3 Jul 2008 21:19 GMT
... though events are subdivided, bringing the actual total to well over that. IOC President Jacques Rogge, in a nod to those who want the sport of wushu (known in the ...

Olympians allowed to speak out to a point 3 Jul 2008 13:59 GMT
... under the IOC rules of the Olympic Games." In an April speech, IOC president Jacques Rogge said, "We do ask that there is no propaganda nor demonstrations at Olympic Games ...
IOC: ANTI-DOPING EFFORT AT BEIJING OLYMPICS TO BE MORE EXTENSIVE THAN EVER 3 Jul 2008 10:34 GMT
... we are at the forefront of the effort to eradicate doping," said IOC president Jacques Rogge. "Most athletes compete honestly and fairly," said Rogge. "They treasure the Olympic experience. We ...
Beijing Pollution Threatens Success of Summer Games 3 Jul 2008 08:17 GMT
... August barely dented air pollution. But the real wake-up call came when IOC president Jacques Rogge said events that lasted longer than an hour might have to be postponed on ...
Olympic Games offer venue to promote peace and friendship, Ban says in Beijing 3 Jul 2008 07:50 GMT
... the competitions, known as the Bird's Nest Stadium. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and IOC President, Jacques Rogge The Secretary-General hailed China�s preparations for the Games, stating that �the facilities and technologies ...
China's Olympic trials 3 Jul 2008 07:37 GMT
... and operations, and I have confidence that they will do so," the IOC president, Jacques Rogge, said in June. The Chinese government typically has tightened controls around important events, but ...

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And the gold medallist in pigeon killing is ... 3 Jul 2008 07:23 GMT
... Olympic programme. Representatives of the PGA and European Tours met recently with IOC president Jacques Rogge over the possible inclusion of golf at the 2016 Olympics. Meanwhile, rugby union was ...
Olympians allowed to speak out - to a point 3 Jul 2008 06:11 GMT
... under the IOC rules of the Olympic Games." In an April speech, IOC president Jacques Rogge said, "We do ask that there is no propaganda nor demonstrations at Olympic Games ...
Beijing Olympics' more anti-doping efforts 3 Jul 2008 02:54 GMT
... we are at the forefront of the effort to eradicate doping," said IOC president Jacques Rogge. "Most athletes compete honestly and fairly," said Rogge. "They treasure the Olympic experience. We ...
IOC: Beijing anti-doping program the broadest in sports' history 3 Jul 2008 02:30 GMT
... denied participation in the 2012 competition in London." In a separate statement, IOC president Jacques Rogge said the anti-doping program was aimed at protecting clean athletes. "Most athletes compete honestly ...
Inside story of Reporters Without Borders 3 Jul 2008 01:36 GMT
... up by writing open letters to worldwide celebrities. In June 2007, RSF wrote to Jacques Rogge, the International Olympic Committee president, saying the world's worries about the Beijing Olympics were ...
Olympians can make political statements - within the rules 2 Jul 2008 23:32 GMT
... under the IOC rules of the Olympic Games." In an April speech, IOC president Jacques Rogge said, "We do ask that there is no propaganda nor demonstrations at Olympic Games ...
A drug-free Olympics? Dream on 2 Jul 2008 20:25 GMT
... Olympics, an increase of 25 per cent over the 2004 Athens Games. IOC President Jacques Rogge also has announced that suspensions will be implemented after a positive A-sample. In the ...
FeatureAthlete doping 2 Jul 2008 20:25 GMT
... Olympics, an increase of 25 per cent over the 2004 Athens Games. IOC President Jacques Rogge also has announced that suspensions will be implemented after a positive A-sample. In the ...
IOC increases anti-doping program 2 Jul 2008 18:56 GMT
... Committee, we are at the forefront of the effort to eradicate doping," IOC President Jacques Rogge said. "Most athletes compete honestly and fairly. They treasure the Olympic experience. We owe ...
IOC says Beijing anti-doping program will be be most comprehensive in sports history 2 Jul 2008 15:16 GMT
... denied participation in the 2012 competition in London." In a separate statement, IOC president Jacques Rogge said the anti-doping program was aimed at protecting clean athletes. "Most athletes compete honestly ...

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S. Korea to propose joint Oly march with North 2 Jul 2008 04:28 GMT
... plans to contact the North. In June, the head of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge, sent letters to the two Koreas asking them to carry on the eight-year practice, ...
IOC Asks Two Koreas to March Together at Olympics 2 Jul 2008 01:31 GMT
... A high-ranking South Korean official said Tuesday on condition of anonymity that IOC President Jacques Rogge recently made the request to South Korea's Olympic Committee. The official added that the ...
Co-Korean Olympic march proposed 1 Jul 2008 16:50 GMT
... 2008 Beijing Olympics, according to a senior South Korean government official yesterday. IOC President Jacques Rogge made the proposal to both Seoul and Pyongyang, said the Korean official, declining to ...
Beijing Olympics Algae, Joint March 1 Jul 2008 13:52 GMT
... tonnes of the weeds have already been removed. Meanwhile International Olympic Committee head (IOC) Jacques Rogge has proposed a joint march by North and South Korea at the Opening and ...
South Korea, North Korea to join for Olympics? 1 Jul 2008 12:51 GMT
... plans to contact the North. In June, the head of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge, sent letters to the two Koreas asking them to carry on the eight-year practice, ...