IOC Commission Inspects Durban For 2018 Winter Games Bid
AllAfrica.com reports that the evaluation commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) visited the eThekwini Municipality last weekend as part of …
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Tromso 2018 Has A New Leader
Petter Ronningen has been selected to take over as head of Tromso’s bid committee for the 2018 Winter Games, succeeding Bjorge Stensbol, who ran into …
Tromso 2018 Looks For New Leader
Bjorge Stensbol, former head of 2018 Winter Olympic Games bid committee resigned from his position last month because of internal differences, and now dpa …
Olympic Head’s Resignation Could Affect South Korea’s 2018 Bid
Kim Jong-Kil, head of South Korea’s Olympic Committee, resigned his post Monday in a feud with the new administration of President Lee Myung-Buk. Kim was …
New Zealand Interested In 2018 Commonwealth Games Bid
A report from Radio New Zealand says that Auckland and Christchurch are being considered as possible venues to bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The New …
PyeongChang Prepares For 2018 Winter Olympic Games Bid
The U-Sports Intelligent System is in operation at the YongPyong ski resort in PyeongChang South Korea. According to a media release the system is named after …
PyeongChang Gets into Position for 2018 Olympic Winter Games Bid
A legacy of PyeongChang’s bid for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, the 2008 “Dream Program” of Korea’s Gangwon province was held last week. The fifth …
Survey To Gauge Support For Reno-Tahoe 2018 Bid To Be Presented
Results of a survey done by Research 2000 to gauge community support for a Reno-Tahoe 2018 Winter Olympic Games bid is expected to be presented to the …
PyeongChang 2008 Dream Program To Bolster Possible Future Olympic Bid
With aspirations of launching a future Olympic bid, PyeongChang is hosting the 2008 Dream Program from February 17 to 26. The Boxwang Phoenix Park and …
Munich’s 2018 Bid “Strong” – IOC President
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge told a German newspaper Sunday that Munich’s bid for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games was …