LAUSANNNE, SWITZERLAND – Jacques Rogge, president of the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee, says that his successor should be paid a salary, part of a wider set of reforms he would like to see. Rogge is paid a stipend for living expenses, but he and his predecessors have not been paid salaries, in [...]
Wrestling dropped from Olympics, but has 2020 Games chance
February 12, 2013 by
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Wrestling has been dropped as an Olympic sport, the IOC announced Tuesday – but it will have a chance to be part of the 2020 Olympic Games, the location of which has not yet been decided. The IOC dumped wrestling Tuesday and has reportedly also been reviewing Taekwondo and modern Pentathlon as [...]
Lance did it, he says
January 18, 2013 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Lance Armstrong was doped for all of his Tour de France races, the cyclist told Oprah Winfrey, US television interviewer in a recorded show that was aired Thursday evening. The second half of the show airs Friday night, but the “did he or didn’t he” question that has plagued the sport for [...]
Indian Olympic National Committee handed ban by IOC
December 5, 2012 by
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has been suspended by the IOC (International Olympic Committee) executive board at a two-day meeting in Lausanne, 4 December. The suspension, says the IOC, is “due to its failure to comply with the Olympic Charter and its statutes, failure to inform the IOC in a timely matter, [...]
Olympics body considers suspending India, stripping Armstrong medals
December 3, 2012 by
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The IOC (International Olympic Committee) will consider suspending the Indian national Olympic Committee for interfering XX when the Lausanne body holds a two-day meeting that starts Tuesday 4 December. Also on the agenda: Lance Armstrong’s cycling Olympic bronze medal and other doping issues that have surfaced in recent months. The IOC meeting [...]
Rain, rain, rain: Nyon had the most
November 11, 2012 by
Basement of Olympic headquarters badly damaged by flooding GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Heavy rain throughout the Lake Geneva region Saturday night to Sunday morning sent police, highway workers and firefighters to several areas. The basement of the head office of the IOC, International Olympic Committee, and the Vidy campground in Lausanne were flooded early Sunday morning [...]
Davos/St Moritz for 2022 Olympics: Bern ok’s CHF30m
October 17, 2012 by
BERN, SWITZERLAND – Davos to St Moritz – if Switzerland has its way the 2022 Winter Olympic Games will take place in canton Graubuenden. The federal government said Wednesday 17 October that it will back the region’s candidacy with a CHF30 million credit if parliament gives the green light, and if the canton and the [...]
Saudi women gain Olympics victory, but heroine won’t ride
June 26, 2012 by
Young rider’s horse’s back problems end jumping hopes LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Dalma Rushi Malhas from Saudi Arabia did not make the cut for the Saudi Olympic equestrian team because of her ailing horse, but disappointment that she will not be the country’s first woman to compete in the Olympics was softened by a surprise announcement [...]
One year of Syrian battles: refugees, calls for land mine ban, athletes to London
March 14, 2012 by
The continuing fighting in Syria is creating a host of complex problems GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – March marks one year of fighting in Syria, with reports 14 March that government forces are heavily bombarding the northern city of Idlib, near the border with Turkey. The incessant fighting between government forces and insurgents is sending a growing [...]
IOC tells Indian gov’t Dow will stay as Olympics sponsor
March 13, 2012 by
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The International Olympic Committee in Lausanne stated 13 March that it will continue to support Dow Chemical as a major sponsor for the Olympic Games in 2012 in London, rebuffing attempts by the government of India to have the company removed. The Times of India and other Indian media report that the [...]
