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The Vancouver Olympics; a critical retrospect

24 August 2010

The Vancouver Winter Games 2010 are being critically reviewed by Laura Robinson, who looks into the...[more]




The Old Boys of sport are making a Pan Am mess

24 August 2010

In the buildup to the Vancouver Olympics, Canadians were shocked to learn that the IOC could...[more]


Laura Robinson compares the lack of female canoe events at the Pan Am Games 2015 with the female ski jumpers' exclusion from the Vancouver Games 2010. Photo (c) www.justcanoeit.com


Former IOC vice-president will not take part in YOG

16 August 2010

Richard Pound, member of the IOC and the only IOC-internal critic of the Youth Olympic Games,...[more]


Richard Pound (photo) has chosen vacation over the Youth Olympic Games. “It would be hypocritical to spend even more of the IOC's money to come to something in which I do not believe”, he says. Photo from Play the Game 2009


Oil spill of Olympic dimensions

28 July 2010

The disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has left its clear mark on David Cameron's visit to...[more]


The protests against BP might reach all the way into the Olympic movement, as BP sponsors the American Olympic Committee and the 2012 London Olympics. Photo (c) by Flickr user Fibonacci Blue. Used under a Creative Commons 2.0 license.


FIFA imposes transparency rule on WC bidders

16 July 2010

The bidding processes for the World Cups 2018 and 2022 are nearing their concluding phase and in an...[more]


FIFA is attempting to make the bidding process for the World Cup more transparent. Photo (c) by Flickr user Holster®. Used under a creative commons 2.0 license.


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