Jacques Rogge

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Seattle Times, 04.01.09 10:31 UTC

On offense, he is known for his body shot

Have goon, will travel? Let's just say that Heat coach Stan Van Gundy isn't a big fan of Magic center Jamaal Magliore's defensive tactics. "He's like the guys in hockey who can't skate, but have one ...

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Chigago Tribune, 14.12.08 01:34 UTC

IOC president: Obama is good for 2016 Olympic bid

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - There is an austere feeling to the president's office, in the old part of International Olympic Committee headquarters. Gray leather chairs. Glass-topped desk free of any ...

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The Independent, 01.12.08 02:02 UTC

Ben Ainslie: 'I can only win one medal per Games & dash; I've done all I can do'

When Ben Ainslie was 15 he won a junior world championship sailing a Laser Radial, a class of dinghy. Someone at the BBC, noting this splendid achievement, decided that it would be nice to invite him ...

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The Independent, 25.11.08 12:03 UTC

Coe: Olympics could ease recession misery

London 2012 organisers face the toughest economic circumstances outside of a state of war to put on the games, an influential member of the International Olympic Committee said. Kevan Gosper, an ...

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BBC World News, 24.11.08 22:01 UTC

Drug-free sport is Utopia - Rogge

Olympic chief Jacques Rogge has told the BBC that hoping for a drug-free Olympic Games is "naive" and that cheating is "embedded in human nature".

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BBC World News, 24.11.08 21:32 UTC

Drug-free sport is Utopia - Rogge

Olympic chief Jacques Rogge has told the BBC that hoping for a drug-free Olympic Games is "naive" and that cheating is "embedded in human nature".

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The Independent, 07.11.08 13:32 UTC

Olympic chief Rogge criticised for 'lack of respect'

In a highly unusual show of discord between Olympic leaders, IAAF chief Lamine Diack sharply criticized IOC president Jacques Rogge on Friday for displaying "a lack of respect" for the sport of ...

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BBC World News, 30.10.08 13:36 UTC

IOC reopens 2012 stadium debate

Olympics boss Jacques Rogge has told the BBC that London 2012's main stadium does not need an athletics legacy.

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International Herald Tribune, 23.10.08 13:01 UTC

IOC chief prolongs his silence on a second term

Only one presidential election is of global interest at the moment, and it does not involve Jacques Rogge. But the Belgian orthopedic surgeon of erect bearing and strong principles will soon have an ...

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Times Online Sport, 15.10.08 23:34 UTC

Olympics in for long crawl with push for more open-water races

Great Britain's hopes of improving on the success of the team at the Beijing Olympics may be boosted by a push to have more than one open-water swimming event in the 2012 London Games. Britain won ...