Golfers elated at Olympic inclusion
Copenhagen - Golf's controlling body International Golf Federation (IGF) said Friday it was elated after the sport was accepted back into the Olympic fold for the 2016 and 2020 Games. IOC members voted on Friday to bring back golf after an absence of...
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IOC, Brazil to draw up plan of action for Rio 2016
Riode Janeiro - Less than a month after Rio de Janeiro was chosen to host the 2016 Olympics, International Olympic Committee (IOC) representatives were meeting with Brazilian authorities to draw up a plan of action to prepare the Games. The meeting w...
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Golf, rugby sevens in Olympic fold; Rogge reelected - Summary
Copenhagen - Golf and rugby sevens were admitted to the Olympics by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), while Jacques Roggee was reelected its president for a final four-year term on Friday. The two sports will join the summer Games in 2016 in...
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EXTRA: Golf, rugby sevens join Olympics
Copenhagen - Golf and rugby sevens were admitted to the Olympics by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday. The two sports will join the summer Games in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. ...
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Rogge, golf, rugby and a crown prince hope for IOC nod
Hamburg/Copenhagen - Golf and Rugby hope for the nod to return to the Olympics in 2016 and Jacques Rogge seeks re-election as top Olympian at the International Olympic Committee Session Friday. The week of Olympic meetings also concludes with the ele...
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Drug violence casts doubts on Rio de Janeiro Olympics - Feature
Rio de Janeiro - A wave of drug violence that claimed at least 21 lives in Rio de Janeiro this weekend cast major doubts on the prospects of the city that has recently been chosen to host the 2016 Olympics, and on the country that is set to host the ...
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New Zealand and Malaysia sign free trade agreement
Wellington - New Zealand and Malaysia signed a free trade agreement in Kuala Lumpur Monday evening that would eliminate all tariffs by 2016. The agreement should boost New Zealand's kiwi fruit and liquid milk exports, as well as its education provide...
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Tokyo plans to bid for 2020 Olympics
Tokyo - Tokyo is planning to apply to host the 2020 Olympics, the city's governor, Shintaro Ishihara, said Monday. Japan's capital applied for the 2016 games but lost out to Rio de Janeiro in the International Olympic Committee vote in early October....
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Rogge, golf, rugby and a crown prince hope for IOC nod - Summary
Hamburg/Copenhagen - Golf and Rugby hope for the nod to return to the Olympics in 2016 and Jacques Rogge seeks re-election as top Olympian at the International Olympic Committee Session Friday. The week of Olympic meetings also concludes with the ele...
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Golf, rugby sevens join the Olympics - Summary
Copenhagen - The world's leading golf and rugby professionals will be competing for gold medals at the 2016 Olympics after both sports were admitted to the summer Games by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday. The two sports - with rug...
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Obama gets Nobel Peace Prize amid questions - Feature
Washington - Just a week ago, US President Barack Obama's international stature was being questioned after his last-minute intense lobbying failed to bring the 2016 Olympics to his hometown of Chicago. Then he won the Nobel Peace Prize. Only in the n...
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