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Never mind the cost, host cities must have an unwavering commitment to #Olympics http://www.france24.com/…/20161128-ioc-urges-unwavering-com…

IOC urges 'unwavering commitment' by Games' hosts
28 November 2016 - 06H05IOC urges 'unwavering commitment' by Games' hosts Tweet © AFP | Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike is leading a cost-cutting fight for the city's 2020 Olympic Games TOKYO (AFP) - Tokyo and other upcoming Olympic host cities must make an "unwavering commitment" to achieving a succes...
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English language version of Hajo Seppelt's latest documentary: Doping - Top Secret: The Protection Racket
http://www.sportschau.de/…/video-doping---top-secret-the-pr…

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The “Total protection project.” codename for alleged doping cover-up at #London2012 #Olympics
http://www.foxsports.com.au/…/32171bc314e791148aebfda020f1d…

Rot goes to core of athletics
AN alleged doping cover-up that enabled Russian medallists to compete at the 2012 London Olympics even had a codename: The “Total protection project.”
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Russian athletes are believed to have been blackmailed by #IAAF dignitaries http://www.sportschau.de/…/leichtathletik-korruption-schutz…

Russia - Leichtathletik - Mehr Sport - sportschau.de
Research conducted by French daily newspaper Le Monde and German broadcaster ARD suggests that extortion, dubious financial transactions and other mafia-style practices have been employed in international athletics over a period of many years.
sportschau.de|By /By Hajo Seppelt and Daniel Bouhs

Research by #LeMonde and German broadcaster #ARD suggests extortion, etc, in international athletics http://www.sportschau.de/…/leichtathletik-korruption-schutz…

Russia - Leichtathletik - Mehr Sport - sportschau.de
Research conducted by French daily newspaper Le Monde and German broadcaster ARD suggests that extortion, dubious financial transactions and other mafia-style practices have been employed in international athletics over a period of many years.
sportschau.de|By /By Hajo Seppelt and Daniel Bouhs

http://www.sportschau.de/…/leichtathletik-korruption-schutz…
#IAAF believed to have deliberately ignored highly suspicious blood test results for at least six top athletes since 2011

Russia - Leichtathletik - Mehr Sport - sportschau.de
Research conducted by French daily newspaper Le Monde and German broadcaster ARD suggests that extortion, dubious financial transactions and other mafia-style practices have been employed in international athletics over a period of many years.
sportschau.de|By /By Hajo Seppelt and Daniel Bouhs

'extortion, dubious financial transactions and other mafia-style practices.. in international athletics'

http://www.sportschau.de/…/leichtathletik-korruption-schutz…

Russia - Leichtathletik - Mehr Sport - sportschau.de
Research conducted by French daily newspaper Le Monde and German broadcaster ARD suggests that extortion, dubious financial transactions and other mafia-style practices have been employed in international athletics over a period of many years.
sportschau.de|By /By Hajo Seppelt and Daniel Bouhs

South Korea’s figure-skating icon Kim Yu-na dragged into scandal surrounding president Park hyehttp://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2048921/south-koreas-biggest-sports-star-kim-yu-na-and-olympic-swimmer

South Korea’s biggest sports star Kim Yu-na and Olympic swimmer dragged into scandal surrounding president Park Geun-hye
The figure-skating icon was supposedly blacklisted for not taking part in a bizarre calisthenics event, while swimmer Park Tae-hwan says he was blackmailed ahead of Rio Olympics
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Former Brisbane Lord Mayor warns Gold Coast 2018 venues will "never pay their way" #commonwealthgames
http://www.insidethegames.biz/…/former-brisbane-lord-mayor-…

Former Brisbane Lord Mayor warns Gold Coast 2018 venues will "never pay their way" amid Aquatics Centre cost fears
A former Lord Mayor of Brisbane has claimed that Gold Coast 2018 facilities could become a burden on the public purse after the Commonwealth Games.
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Questions for #IAAF president’s son over $5m request to Doha amid 2017 bid
https://www.theguardian.com/…/questions-for-iaaf-presidents…

Questions for IAAF president’s son over $5m request to Doha amid 2017 bid
Exclusive: Emails seen by the Guardian suggest Papa Massata Diack made a request for cash during the Qatari capital’s failed bid to host the 2017 world athletics championships
theguardian.com|By Owen Gibson

Video: For many #Rio residents, #Olympic dream turns into a nightmare - France 24
http://m.france24.com/…/20161116-focus-brazil-rio-de-janeir…

Video: For many Rio residents, Olympic dream turns into a nightmare - France 24
FOCUS : It's been three months since the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro hosted the Summer Olympics, but the euphoria generated by the event is...
france24.com|By FRANCE 24 English

#Olympics Borough Newham second-least ‘vibrant’ borough in London economy, study claims
http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/…/newham_second_least_vibra…

Newham second-least ‘vibrant’ borough in London economy, study claims
Newham has the second-least vibrant economy in the country, a new report by an international accountancy firm has claimed.
newhamrecorder.co.uk|By Iain Burns

Swimmers warn #Olympics ‘are dirtier than ever’
http://www.irishexaminer.com/…/swimmers-warn-olympics-are-d…

Swimmers warn Olympics ‘are dirtier than ever’
Former Olympic swimmers Nikki Dryden and Alison Wagner have given details at the Web Summit of a new petition they have launched in an effort to clean up international athletics.
irishexaminer.com

Qatar World Cup 2022: Amnesty hits out at UK silence on human rights
https://www.theguardian.com/…/qatar-world-cup-2022-amnesty-…

Qatar World Cup 2022: Amnesty hits out at UK silence on human rights
Organisation criticises Greg Hands for failing to highlight abuse of migrant workers during visit to Doha trade event
theguardian.com|By Peter Walker

interesting #Olympics book review - 'His ambitious chronicles deliver the goods on how policies were concocted...'
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/…/gold-1964-tokyo-games-set-c…/…

Gold in 1964 Tokyo Games set Cassell on life path | The Japan Times
From humble roots growing up in a coal mining camp in Wise County, Virginia, Ollan Cassell built a successful, inspiring career in track and field. After f
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#Rio’s Party Ends With Austerity Hangover #Rio2016 #Olympics
http://www.wsj.com/…/rios-party-ends-with-austerity-hangove…

Rio’s Party Ends With Austerity Hangover
After four years of megaevents culminating in the 2016 Olympics, the party ended for Rio de Janeiro on Friday, when the state government unveiled a draconian austerity package aimed at unwinding years of fiscal profligacy.
wsj.com|By Paul Kiernan and Benjamin Parkin

#Pyeongchang2018 - the Forgotten #Olympics - remember its destruction of Mount Gariwang protected forest

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