http://www.mail.com/int/subjects/3938-summer-olympic-games.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/subjects/3938-summer-olympic-games.html http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2161900-doping-inquiry-schwazer-widens.html ROME (AP) — Italian investigators have expanded their doping investigation into former Olympic race walk champion Alex Schwazer, looking into an alleged cover-up involving coaches and doctors. Prosecutors in Schwazer's hometown of Bolzano on Wednesday named five people who have been placed under investigation in the case. They are Schwazer's former coach ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:06:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2161900-doping-inquiry-schwazer-widens.html 2013-06-19T15:06:10Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2159422-official-olympic-failure-led-to-judokas-suicide.html MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian judo official says a four-time European judo champion who committed suicide had been depressed since failing to win a medal at last year's London Olympics. Authorities said Elena Ivashchenko died on Saturday at age 28 after jumping off the balcony of a 15th-floor apartment in the Siberian city of Tyumen. The director of a Tyumen ju... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:07:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2159422-official-olympic-failure-led-to-judokas-suicide.html 2013-06-18T15:07:56Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2157246-protesters-streets-brazilian-cities.html SAO PAULO (AP) — More than 100,000 people took to the streets in largely peaceful protests in at least eight cities Monday, demonstrations that voiced the deep frustrations Brazilians feel about carrying heavy tax burdens but receiving woeful returns in public education, health, security and transportation. In Sao Paulo, Brazil's economic hub, at least 65... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:28:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2157246-protesters-streets-brazilian-cities.html 2013-06-18T03:28:28Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2154096-istanbul-addresses-protests-2020-presentation.html LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — As Turkey's prime minister lashed out at protesters, leaders of Istanbul's bid for the 2020 Summer Games sought to diminish the impact of the unrest in a presentation to a key audience of Olympic officials from around the world on Saturday. Istanbul officials said the "voice of tolerance" will prevail in the wake of the anti-g... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:47:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2154096-istanbul-addresses-protests-2020-presentation.html 2013-06-15T16:47:53Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2153154-us-to-host-key-olympic-meeting-2015.html LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The United States will host a major Olympic meeting in 2015, a boost to a potential U.S. bid for the 2024 Summer Games. Washington D.C. was chosen Friday to host the general assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees, which represents more than 200 national bodies. The announcement came at ANOC's current annual... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:23:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2153154-us-to-host-key-olympic-meeting-2015.html 2013-06-14T21:23:22Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2149098-spain-passes-anti-doping-law.html MADRID (AP) — Spain passed a new anti-doping law on Thursday that it hopes will clean up the country's tarnished image after the Operation Puerto case and boost Madrid's bid for the 2020 Olympics. The new law approved by parliament includes the expansion of doping tests for athletes to night hours (11 p.m. to 6 a.m.) and costly fines for those who deal in... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:17:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2149098-spain-passes-anti-doping-law.html 2013-06-13T16:17:48Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2148900-slight-dip-number-english-playing-sport.html LONDON (AP) — A survey shows there has been a dip in the number of men and women playing sport every week in England in the past six months, following an initial surge in the wake of the London Olympics. However, 1.4 million more people are playing sport now than in 2005 when London won the right to host the 2012 Games. The government-funded Sport England... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:12:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2148900-slight-dip-number-english-playing-sport.html 2013-06-13T11:12:41Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2147118-istanbul-protests-no-bearing-2020-plans.html ISTANBUL (AP) — The anti-government protests in Turkey "will have no bearing" on Istanbul's ability to host the 2020 Olympics, the bid committee said Wednesday. The Olympic bid has been rattled by the nearly two weeks of protests that began in Istanbul and spread to dozens of other cities. It's the biggest test yet in the 10-year rule of Prime Minister Re... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:56:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2147118-istanbul-protests-no-bearing-2020-plans.html 2013-06-12T17:56:51Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2146150-usoc-interested-eye-2020-olympic-race.html The U.S. Olympic Committee is observing the bidding for the 2020 Games, hoping to learn something from Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo as they try to land the Olympics. The USOC board met Tuesday and received an update from a committee formed to decide whether the United States should try for the 2024 Games. CEO Scott Blackmun said the USOC is in discussions w... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2146150-usoc-interested-eye-2020-olympic-race.html 2013-06-12T09:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2141476-organizers-med-games-unaffected-protests.html MERSIN, Turkey (AP) — This month's Mediterranean Games in Turkey will be "unaffected" by the anti-government protests sweeping the country, organizers said Monday. The Olympic-style event is scheduled for June 20-30 in the Mediterranean coastal city of Mersin, with thousands of athletes from two dozen countries expected to take part. The protests, which h... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:14:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2141476-organizers-med-games-unaffected-protests.html 2013-06-10T17:14:16Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2141892-olympic-park-to-host-professional-boxing.html LONDON (AP) — London's Olympic Park will stage professional boxing in September at the Copper Box Arena, a venue that hosted handball and fencing in the modern pentathlon during last year's games. A multi-fight agreement was struck Monday for Sept. 21 at the 7,000-seat venue nicknamed the "box that rocks" during the Olympics, including a British middlewei... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:46:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2141892-olympic-park-to-host-professional-boxing.html 2013-06-10T16:46:16Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2136104-protests-crack-turkeys-international-image.html ISTANBUL (AP) — A violent police crackdown on a small environmental sit-in at Istanbul's central Taksim Square has done more than spawn a week of protests across the country. It has left cracks in the shiny international image of a tolerant and deeply democratic Turkey. It might even have rattled the nation's grand ambitions on the world stage, which incl... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:43:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2136104-protests-crack-turkeys-international-image.html 2013-06-07T20:43:23Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2137010-ioc-gripped-election-frenzy-sports-politics.html As Jacques Rogge called the executive board meeting to order, signs of change were staring him right in the face. Four of the six candidates vying to succeed Rogge as International Olympic Committee president were sitting around the same conference table. The two other contenders were down the hall in the same Russian convention center, mixing with the de... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:51:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2137010-ioc-gripped-election-frenzy-sports-politics.html 2013-06-07T17:51:56Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2134806-beaten-gatlin-bolt-signs-slowing.html ROME (AP) — After five years of dominating sprinting, Usain Bolt is showing signs of slowing down. The Jamaican lost by one-hundredth of a second Thursday to American sprinter Justin Gatlin, who timed 9.94 seconds in the 100 meters at the Golden Gala meet. It was Bolt's first significant international loss since his false-start disqualification at the 201... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:26:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2134806-beaten-gatlin-bolt-signs-slowing.html 2013-06-06T22:26:46Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2133416-spanish-rider-samuel-sanchez-to-sit-tour.html MADRID (AP) — Former Olympic gold medalist Samuel Sanchez of Spain will sit out the Tour de France. The cyclist's Euskaltel Euskadi team says Sanchez, who won the road cycling event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, will miss the grueling three-week event because he needs to rest. The 35-year-old Sanchez finished third overall and first in the climber categor... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:12:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2133416-spanish-rider-samuel-sanchez-to-sit-tour.html 2013-06-06T10:12:15Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2130624-sorry-usain-gatlin-wont-trash-talking.html ROME (AP) — The way Justin Gatlin sees it, trash talking is the lifeblood of the most glamorous race on the track. And if that doesn't go down well with Usain Bolt, well so be it. The American sprinter, who will face Bolt in the 100 meters at the Golden Gala on Thursday, has been touting himself after posting impressive wins in two of the opening Diamond ... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:11:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2130624-sorry-usain-gatlin-wont-trash-talking.html 2013-06-05T12:11:51Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2130488-turkeys-tourism-industry-shrugs-protest-fears.html ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey, a largely Muslim nation that bridges Europe and Asia, has a flourishing tourist industry based on ancient historical sites and ruins, a world-ranked metropolis in Istanbul, wide sandy Mediterranean beaches and stunning regions of natural beauty. A look at the industry as Turkey is hit by its largest anti-government demonstrations i... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:18:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2130488-turkeys-tourism-industry-shrugs-protest-fears.html 2013-06-05T11:18:02Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2128048-bolt-ready-to-best-rome-meet.html ROME (AP) — Usain Bolt is looking forward to performing at his best again after being slowed by a hamstring injury a month ago. The 100-meter world record-holder makes his European debut this season at Thursday's Golden Gala. The six-time Olympic champion has ran the 100 only once this year, narrowly edging one of his training partners, Kemar Bailey-Cole,... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:36:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2128048-bolt-ready-to-best-rome-meet.html 2013-06-04T12:36:55Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2125020-istanbul-2020-bidders-remain-confident-support.html ISTANBUL (AP) — Promoters of Istanbul's bid to host the 2020 Olympics remain confident the Turkish people are united behind their campaign despite fierce anti-government protests around the country in recent days. As riot police used tear gas against protesters Monday for a fourth straight day in Istanbul, two senior IOC officials said the unrest should n... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:26:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2125020-istanbul-2020-bidders-remain-confident-support.html 2013-06-03T17:26:31Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2125616-ioc-candidate-oswald-wants-olympic-sports.html LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — New sports could be added to the Summer Olympics by cutting less competitive events within existing sports, IOC presidential candidate Denis Oswald said Monday. Oswald said a "more creative approach" is needed to establish the sports program in the wake of the IOC's handling of wrestling's Olympic status. "If you streamline so... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:54:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2125616-ioc-candidate-oswald-wants-olympic-sports.html 2013-06-03T11:54:41Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2120910-rogge-defends-system-wrestlings-olympic-status.html ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — IOC President Jacques Rogge on Friday defended the process that led to the removal of wrestling from the Olympic program and the sport's quick return as a candidate for inclusion in the 2020 Games. "I don't see any shortcoming in the system," Rogge said. "I don't see an error in the system." Wrestling was eliminated from the ... Fri, 31 May 2013 11:45:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2120910-rogge-defends-system-wrestlings-olympic-status.html 2013-05-31T11:45:23Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2118480-russian-critic-wide-corruption-sochi-games.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russian officials and businessmen have stolen billions of dollars during the years of preparations for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, a prominent Russian opposition figure claimed Thursday. Boris Nemtsov, a former Russian deputy prime minister-turned-Kremlin critic, and an associate said in a report released Thursday that up to $30 billion ... Thu, 30 May 2013 17:25:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2118480-russian-critic-wide-corruption-sochi-games.html 2013-05-30T17:25:15Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2118784-adam-nelson-to-2004-gold-shot.html ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Nine years later, Adam Nelson can finally call himself an Olympic gold medalist. The American shot putter was officially elevated on Thursday to champion in the shot put from the 2004 Athens Games, taking the gold that was stripped from a Ukrainian rival for doping. The International Olympic Committee reallocated the medals f... Thu, 30 May 2013 16:36:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2118784-adam-nelson-to-2004-gold-shot.html 2013-05-30T16:36:15Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2118412-3-bid-cities-pitches-2020-olympics.html ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Less than four months before the IOC vote, the three cities vying for the 2020 Olympics took their campaign to a key international audience on Thursday — with each claiming to be the safest and most financially secure choice at a time of global uncertainty. Officials from Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo made presentations to the S... Thu, 30 May 2013 14:37:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2118412-3-bid-cities-pitches-2020-olympics.html 2013-05-30T14:37:59Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2118286-putin-supports-wrestlings-olympic-inclusion.html ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Russia President Vladimir Putin reiterated his support for wrestling remaining in the Olympics after the Rio de Janeiro Games. Wrestling was "one of the fundamental sports" of the Olympics, Putin told International Olympic Committee members at a lunch in St. Petersburg on Thursday. The Olympic movement, Putin said standing ne... Thu, 30 May 2013 11:44:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2118286-putin-supports-wrestlings-olympic-inclusion.html 2013-05-30T11:44:56Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2118348-london-olympic-organizers-dish-surplus-money.html LONDON (AP) — London Olympic organizers say a surplus of 30 million pounds ($45 million) from the 2012 Games will be handed out to the government, Britain's Olympic committee and others. The British Olympic Association will receive 5.3 million pounds ($8 million), and another 2.6 million pounds ($4 million) will go to the British Paralympic Association. A... Thu, 30 May 2013 11:42:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2118348-london-olympic-organizers-dish-surplus-money.html 2013-05-30T11:42:34Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2116100-wrestling-baseball-softball-squash-ioc-list.html ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — And now for the gold-medal match. Three months after being surprisingly booted out of the 2020 Olympics, wrestling is back in the frame and will compete against baseball-softball and squash for a spot in the games. "We had the opportunity to have a second chance to compete," international wrestling federation head Nenad Lalov... Wed, 29 May 2013 19:48:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2116100-wrestling-baseball-softball-squash-ioc-list.html 2013-05-29T19:48:32Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2115652-swimming-gymnastics-olympic-revenue-boost.html ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Swimming and gymnastics were the big winners Wednesday in a new revenue-sharing ranking of Olympic sports, signaling the start of the debate over how to split the money from the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. The IOC executive board promoted the international swimming and gymnastics federations into the top tier along with tra... Wed, 29 May 2013 08:20:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2115652-swimming-gymnastics-olympic-revenue-boost.html 2013-05-29T08:20:39Z