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Rome's city council to vote Thursday on 2024 Olympics bid

The Associated Press
Sep 26, 2016 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Rome's city council will vote Thursday whether to support Mayor Virginia Raggi's rejection of the city's bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The motion is expe...
Asia Olympic leaders back idea to include Oceania athletes

The Associated Press
Sep 25, 2016 7:00 am - DANANG, Vietnam (AP) - The Olympic Council of Asia has backed a proposal to allow athletes from Oceania to compete at the Asian Winter Games in Japan next year. OCA pres...
Raised-fist protesters Smith, Carlos to join US team in DC

By EDDIE PELLS
Sep 24, 2016 7:00 am - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Tommie Smith and John Carlos, the American sprinters whose raised-fist salutes at the 1968 Olympics are an ageless sign of race-inspired p...
Naperville Olympian makes local appearance

By Paul Michna
Sep 24, 2016 1:00 am - Olympic swimmer and gold medalist Kevin Cordes of Naperville was the special guest during Saturday's Run for the Mind 5K at St. James Farm near Warrenville. Cordes gave ...
US Olympic sports lag on minority, women hiring

By EDDIE PELLS
Sep 23, 2016 7:00 am - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The U.S. Olympic Committee and the sports it oversees are behind the curve when it comes to placing women and minorities in key coaching a...
Australian Olympic Commitee supports study of 2028 games bid

The Associated Press
Sep 23, 2016 7:00 am - BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - The Australian Olympic Committee says it supports a decision by mayors in south-east Queensland state to fund a feasibility study into bidding...
USOC, LA 2024 reach deal on key marketing agreement

By EDDIE PELLS
Sep 23, 2016 7:00 am - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The U.S. Olympic Committee and leaders of the effort to bring the 2024 Games to Los Angeles reached terms on a marketing agreement Friday,...
Italy: Another Olympic bid unlikely for 20 years

The Associated Press
Sep 23, 2016 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Italian Olympic Committee president Giovanni Malago says another bid isn't likely for "the next 20 years" after the Rome 2024 candidacy was rejected by Mayor...
Los Angeles adds 3 venues to bid for 2024 Olympics

The Associated Press
Sep 22, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Three existing venues have been added to Los Angeles' bid for the 2024 Olympics, including Long Beach as one of four main sports clusters. LA2024 anno...
USOC chair warns of 'Cold War mentality' in antidoping fight

By EDDIE PELLS
Sep 22, 2016 7:00 am - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The leader of the U.S. Olympic Committee warned of turning the effort to fix the world's broken anti-doping system into a Cold War-style s...

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