News & Notes, Volume 6, Number 82 (USA Track & Field)
During meetings this week in Lausanne, Switzerland, the executive board of the International Olympic Committee accepted an IAAF request to include the women’s 3,000m steeplechase at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
China’s gold-catching points at Beijing Olympics loom (People’s Daily)
China’s gold rush at Beijing Olympics can never be ignored first because winning is universally adored. And second in particular, the world’s premier sports gala will be on its home soil.
David J. Neal | Krzyzewski sports all the credentials (Miami Herald)
Somebody besides Ms. Dookie-on-Dukies over there tell me again why it’s a bad idea to have Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski handle our U.S. national basketball team through the 2008 Olympics.
IOC rejects women’s boxing (The State)
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The IOC rejected women’s boxing Thursday and approved open-water swimming and women’s steeplechase for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.The International Olympic Committee executive board ratified the recommendations of its program commission for events and disciplines within the 28 existing sports in the Summer Games.
IOC makes strides in gender equity (Salt Lake Tribune)
The IOC rejected women’s boxing Thursday but approved open-water swimming and women’s steeplechase for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The International Olympic Committee executive board ratified the recommendations of its program commission for events and disciplines within the 28 existing sports in the Summer Games.
Women’s boxing out, steeplechase in at next Olympics (The Olympian)
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The IOC rejected women’s boxing Thursday but approved open-water swimming and women’s steeplechase for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Athletics: USATF News & Notes, Volume 6, Number 82 (RunnersWeb.com)
IOC approves women’s steeplechase for next Olympics.
IOC debates boxing for women (USA Today)
Women’s boxing, an emerging sport thrust under a harsh spotlight by a fighter’s death in April, soon could be in the Olympics. The International Olympic Committee’s executive board will discuss Thursday whether to add women’s boxing to the Summer Games, possibly by the 2008 Beijing Games.
Athletics: British athletics can learn from China’s methods (Telegraph.co.uk)
The Chinese, since winning the right to stage the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, have been aggressive and proactive in finding and training their potential Olympic athletes.
www.theage.com.au (The Age)
A second shoulder reconstruction to teammate Nicole Sanderson has Olympic gold medallist Natalie Cook waiting on a ruling to determine whether she can play with a star Brazilian partner in this summer’s Beach Volleyball Tour.
Yoyogi eyed for 2016 Games bid / Tokyo govt plans involve 1 tril. yenproject to redevelop site of 1964 Olympics (Daily Yomiuri Online)
The Tokyo metropolitan government has been working on a 1 trillion yen plan to redevelop Yoyogi Park and its surrounding areas as the main venue for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, it was learned Friday.
IOC rejects women’s boxing (The State)
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The IOC rejected women’s boxing Thursday and approved open-water swimming and women’s steeplechase for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.The International Olympic Committee executive board ratified the recommendations of its program commission for events and disciplines within the 28 existing sports in the Summer Games.
IOC debates boxing for women (USA Today)
Women’s boxing, an emerging sport thrust under a harsh spotlight by a fighter’s death in April, soon could be in the Olympics. The International Olympic Committee’s executive board will discuss Thursday whether to add women’s boxing to the Summer Games, possibly by the 2008 Beijing Games.
Q&A | Mike Krzyzewski (The Charlotte Observer)
The Duke basketball coach on Wednesday was named to coach the United States in the 2006 world championships in Japan and the 2008 Olympics in Beijing:
Women’s boxing out, steeplechase in at next Olympics (The Olympian)
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The IOC rejected women’s boxing Thursday but approved open-water swimming and women’s steeplechase for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
IOC rejects women’s boxing! (Fightnews.com)
The International Olympic Committee today rejected women’s boxing, but approved women’s steeplechase for inclusion in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Yoyogi eyed for 2016 Games bid / Tokyo govt plans involve 1 tril. yenproject to redevelop site of 1964 Olympics (Daily Yomiuri Online)
The Tokyo metropolitan government has been working on a 1 trillion yen plan to redevelop Yoyogi Park and its surrounding areas as the main venue for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, it was learned Friday.
IOC turns away women’s boxing for 2008 (TSN)
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The IOC rejected women’s boxing Thursday but approved open-water swimming events and women’s steeplechase for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Women’s boxing out, steeplechase in at next Olympics (The Olympian)
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The IOC rejected women’s boxing Thursday but approved open-water swimming and women’s steeplechase for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
College coach lands top job (The Courier Mail)
MIKE Krzyzewski has been head coach of the United States’ men’s basketball team through the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
IOC Confident of Solving Doping Impasse (AP via Yahoo! News)
IOC president Jacques Rogge is confident “intelligent solutions” will be found to prevent athletes from being arrested on doping charges during the Turin Olympics.
Baseball could return to Olympics (MLB.com)
HOUSTON — There’s a chance that baseball could be reinstated as an Olympic sport in time for the 2012 Summer Games scheduled for London, Major League Baseball’s top ranking official said on Tuesday night before the White Sox played the Astros in Game 3 of the World Series at Minute Maid Park.
IOC rejects women’s boxing (The State)
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The IOC rejected women’s boxing Thursday and approved open-water swimming and women’s steeplechase for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.The International Olympic Committee executive board ratified the recommendations of its program commission for events and disciplines within the 28 existing sports in the Summer Games.
David J. Neal | Krzyzewski sports all the credentials (Miami Herald)
Somebody besides Ms. Dookie-on-Dukies over there tell me again why it’s a bad idea to have Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski handle our U.S. national basketball team through the 2008 Olympics.
Norman’s plea for China (The Courier Mail)
AUSTRALIAN silver medallist Peter Norman - forever remembered for his part in a 1968 Olympic dais protest by two black American athletes - believes the Beijing Olympics will be the perfect opportunity to affect social change in China.
Yoyogi eyed for 2016 Games bid / Tokyo govt plans involve 1 tril. yenproject to redevelop site of 1964 Olympics (Daily Yomiuri Online)
The Tokyo metropolitan government has been working on a 1 trillion yen plan to redevelop Yoyogi Park and its surrounding areas as the main venue for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, it was learned Friday.
IOC turns away women’s boxing for 2008 (TSN)
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The IOC rejected women’s boxing Thursday but approved open-water swimming events and women’s steeplechase for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
IOC rejects women’s boxing! (Fightnews.com)
The International Olympic Committee today rejected women’s boxing, but approved women’s steeplechase for inclusion in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
I-O-C approached about unified Korean team
Ohio News Now - approached him about a unified team in the 2008 Summer Olympics.Athletes from the divided peninsula marched together at
China launches satellite to observe Beijing
zeenews.com - is also entitled to monitor the environment of Beijing during the 2008 summer Olympics games, the official said
New USA Professional Track Cycling Team
Daily Peloton - New USA Professional Track Cycling Team Spike Pro Track Team Biotest Laboratories Becomes First U.S. Cycling Team Spike Team Created With Eye on 2008 Summer Olympics With the promise of returning professional track
Satellite observing Beijing sent into orbit
China Economic Net - is also entitled to monitor the environment of Beijing during the 2008 Summer Olympics Games, the official said
China launches satellite to observe Beijing
zeenews.com - is also entitled to monitor the environment of Beijing during the 2008 summer Olympics games, the official said
Dynetek Delivers Hydrogen Storage Systems to China
Fuel Cell Today - them achieve the clean air initiatives for the 2008 summer Olympics,’ said Robb Thompson, Dynetek President and CEO
IOC turns away women’s boxing for 2008 (TSN)
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The IOC rejected women’s boxing Thursday but approved open-water swimming events and women’s steeplechase for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
IOC debates boxing for women (USA Today)
Women’s boxing, an emerging sport thrust under a harsh spotlight by a fighter’s death in April, soon could be in the Olympics. The International Olympic Committee’s executive board will discuss Thursday whether to add women’s boxing to the Summer Games, possibly by the 2008 Beijing Games.
David J. Neal | Krzyzewski sports all the credentials (Miami Herald)
Somebody besides Ms. Dookie-on-Dukies over there tell me again why it’s a bad idea to have Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski handle our U.S. national basketball team through the 2008 Olympics.
IOC rejects women’s boxing, OKs swimming, steeplechase (USA Today)
The IOC rejected women’s boxing Thursday but approved open-water swimming and women’s steeplechase for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Also approved were increases in women’s teams in soccer, field hockey and handball, and the use of team events in table tennis.
IOC makes strides in gender equity (Salt Lake Tribune)
The IOC rejected women’s boxing Thursday but approved open-water swimming and women’s steeplechase for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The International Olympic Committee executive board ratified the recommendations of its program commission for events and disciplines within the 28 existing sports in the Summer Games.
College coach lands top job (The Courier Mail)
MIKE Krzyzewski has been head coach of the United States’ men’s basketball team through the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
David J. Neal | Krzyzewski sports all the credentials (Miami Herald)
Somebody besides Ms. Dookie-on-Dukies over there tell me again why it’s a bad idea to have Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski handle our U.S. national basketball team through the 2008 Olympics.
Beijing Games to have more women (Rocky Mountain News.com)
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The International Olympic Committee rejected women’s boxing Thursday but approved open-water swimming and women’s steeplechase for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
IOC Confident of Solving Doping Impasse (AP via Yahoo! News)
IOC president Jacques Rogge is confident “intelligent solutions” will be found to prevent athletes from being arrested on doping charges during the Turin Olympics.
IOC rejects women’s boxing (The State)
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The IOC rejected women’s boxing Thursday and approved open-water swimming and women’s steeplechase for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.The International Olympic Committee executive board ratified the recommendations of its program commission for events and disciplines within the 28 existing sports in the Summer Games.
Towering temples - and tension (IC Croydon)
FOR many, the skyscrapers and fashion houses of Hong Kong and Shanghai represent the modern face of the world’s most populous country. But it is the capital on the northern plain which provides the latest evidence of China’s relentless progress into the 21st century and opening up to the West.
Yoyogi eyed for 2016 Games bid / Tokyo govt plans involve 1 tril. yenproject to redevelop site of 1964 Olympics (Daily Yomiuri Online)
The Tokyo metropolitan government has been working on a 1 trillion yen plan to redevelop Yoyogi Park and its surrounding areas as the main venue for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, it was learned Friday.
David J. Neal | Krzyzewski sports all the credentials (Miami Herald)
Somebody besides Ms. Dookie-on-Dukies over there tell me again why it’s a bad idea to have Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski handle our U.S. national basketball team through the 2008 Olympics.
