PALM DESERT, July 17, 2017 – The International Olympic Committee made a decisive move for the future with its decision to select host cities for both the 2024 and 2028 Olympic Games. Now the International […]
PALM DESERT, July 14, 2017 – The International Olympic Committee gives away 90% of all of its revenue to support the Olympic Movement. Is this, to paraphrase 19th Century British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, “lies, […]
PALM DESERT, June 16, 2017 – The International Olympic Committee’s Executive Board told the International Weightlifting Federation with clarity: either get your doping problem under control by December, or you’ll be pulled from the 2024 […]
PALM DESERT, June 14, 2017 – There’s a lot of people talking about Los Angeles and how it will get the 2028 Olympic Games, but the ones who should be listened for are channeling the […]
PALM DESERT, June 12, 2017 – The International Olympic Committee’s Executive Board reshaped significant aspects of the Olympic Games on Friday by changing events, adding and subtracting athletes from sports and even suggesting that one […]
PALM DESERT, May 26, 2017 – Ever had the sinking feeling of seeing a sports score and not have any idea what it means, or who is winning? It can happen quite a bit with […]
PALM DESERT, May 19, 2017 – The first Canoe-Kayak World Cup is on this weekend in Portugal, with three Olympic gold medalists and a couple of World Champions on hand. But in a 24-event program, […]
PALM DESERT, May 17, 2017 – Given that the IOC Evaluation Commission had nothing but praise for both Los Angeles and Paris in their visits to the 2024 Olympic bid cities, was the effort even […]
PALM DESERT, May 8, 2017 – Saturday’s 2:00:25 marathon by Kenya’s Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge was sensational by any measure. But the reporting on the event made it clear that it would not – as […]
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