http://www.mail.com/organizations/20888-switzerland-olympic-team.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/organizations/20888-switzerland-olympic-team.html http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2137016-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 17:28:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2137016-ioc-gripped-election-frenzy-sports-politics.html 2013-06-07T17:28:14Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2126468-istanbul-2020-bidders-remain-confident-support.html ISTANBUL (AP) — Olympic bidders say the Turkish people "remain united" in the effort to hold the 2020 Summer Games in Istanbul despite fierce anti-government protests 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 not harm the bid. The demonstrat... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:45:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2126468-istanbul-2020-bidders-remain-confident-support.html 2013-06-03T17:45:29Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2112038-presidency-2020-bids-focus-ioc-meetings.html ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Call it the perfect storm of Olympic politics. With sports leaders gathering in St. Petersburg, Russia, this week for a global convention, three high-profile campaigns will be played out at the same time in an unusual confluence of issues that will set the tone for the future of the Olympic movement. The r... Mon, 27 May 2013 16:17:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2112038-presidency-2020-bids-focus-ioc-meetings.html 2013-05-27T16:17:30Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2108018-swiss-lawyer-denis-oswald-to-ioc-president.html LONDON (AP) — Denis Oswald declared his candidacy for IOC president Friday, becoming the fifth member and second European to enter the race to succeed Jacques Rogge. The 66-year-old Swiss lawyer and head of the international rowing federation sent a letter to IOC members announcing his decision. "My 40 years of service to the Olympic movement have provide... Fri, 24 May 2013 15:06:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2108018-swiss-lawyer-denis-oswald-to-ioc-president.html 2013-05-24T15:06:28Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2102750-richard-carrion-declares-ioc-presidential-bid.html LONDON (AP) — Richard Carrion of Puerto Rico entered the IOC presidential race Wednesday, promising to use his business experience to guide the Olympics through the world's troubled financial times and proposing to deploy IOC staff permanently in host cities to help organize the games. The 60-year-old Carrion, a banking executive who chairs the IOC financ... Wed, 22 May 2013 13:46:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2102750-richard-carrion-declares-ioc-presidential-bid.html 2013-05-22T13:46:53Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1910380-wrestling-chief-promises-swift-rules-overhaul.html GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Wrestling needs to overhaul its often mystifying rules while the sport seeks to retain its Olympic status, according to the new interim president of the international wrestling federation. Wrestling is partly to blame for the International Olympic Committee's decision to drop the sport from 2020, Nenad Lalovic told T... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:13:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1910380-wrestling-chief-promises-swift-rules-overhaul.html 2013-02-23T18:13:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1889826-jacques-rogge-to-meet-with-wrestling-leader.html LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Facing a wave of criticism from around the world, IOC President Jacques Rogge will meet with the head of wrestling's governing body to discuss ways the sport can fight to save its place in the Olympics. The IOC executive board dropped wrestling from the program of the 2020 Games on Tuesday, a decision which brought a sharp bac... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:59:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1889826-jacques-rogge-to-meet-with-wrestling-leader.html 2013-02-13T19:59:06Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1885894-ioc-drops-wrestling-2020-olympics.html LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — IOC leaders dropped wrestling from the Olympic program on Tuesday, a surprise decision that removes one of the oldest Olympic sports from the 2020 Games. The IOC executive board decided to retain modern pentathlon — the event considered most at risk — and remove wrestling instead from its list of 25 "core sports." The IOC boar... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1885894-ioc-drops-wrestling-2020-olympics.html 2013-02-12T13:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1840554-apnewsbreak-ucis-mcquaid-replaced-ioc-panel.html LONDON (AP) — The head of cycling's governing body has been replaced on a key International Olympic Committee panel as he deals with the fallout from the Lance Armstrong doping scandal. International Cycling Union President Pat McQuaid said Wednesday he was too busy to attend all the meetings of the Olympic commission evaluating bids for the 2020 Summer G... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1840554-apnewsbreak-ucis-mcquaid-replaced-ioc-panel.html 2013-01-23T15:55:00Z