http://www.mail.com/people/19688-jacques-rogge.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/19688-jacques-rogge.html 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/2105086-ap-interview-rogge-praises-wrestlings-changes.html LONDON (AP) — Wrestling's governing body has "reacted well" and made the necessary changes to give the sport a chance of saving its place in the Olympics, IOC President Jacques Rogge said. In an interview with The Associated Press, Rogge said FILA has dealt with the issues that led the IOC executive board in February to remove wrestling from the list of c... Thu, 23 May 2013 19:45:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2105086-ap-interview-rogge-praises-wrestlings-changes.html 2013-05-23T19:45:59Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2104738-taiwans-wu-confirms-hell-ioc-presidency.html TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — C.K. Wu confirmed Thursday he is running for president of the International Olympic Committee, becoming the fourth candidate and the second from Asia bidding to replace Jacques Rogge. Wu, a 66-year-old architect from Taiwan who has been International Amateur Boxing Association president since 2006, said he is declaring his candidacy ... Thu, 23 May 2013 09:45:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2104738-taiwans-wu-confirms-hell-ioc-presidency.html 2013-05-23T09:45:13Z 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/2084978-ap-sources-singapore-member-eyes-ioc-presidency.html LONDON (AP) — IOC Vice President Ng Ser Miang of Singapore is set to become the second declared candidate in the race to succeed Jacques Rogge as IOC president. Ng will announce his candidacy in Paris on Thursday, several officials with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because th... Tue, 14 May 2013 17:16:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2084978-ap-sources-singapore-member-eyes-ioc-presidency.html 2013-05-14T17:16:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2077428-americas-cup-boat-nosedived-broke-pieces.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The America's Cup catamaran that capsized in San Francisco Bay, killing an Olympic gold medalist, nosedived during a difficult maneuver and broke into many pieces, an official said Friday. However, it remained unclear why the Artemis flipped on Thursday, trapping crew member Andrew "Bart" Simpson under the wreckage for at least 10 min... Fri, 10 May 2013 21:21:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2077428-americas-cup-boat-nosedived-broke-pieces.html 2013-05-10T21:21:37Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2075248-british-sailor-dies-americas-cup-practice.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Andrew "Bart" Simpson had already garnered an Olympic gold medal in sailing in 2008 and a silver at last year's games when Artemis Racing came calling with a chance to win yachting's top prize — the America's Cup. "Moving the family to San Fran for 6 months is pretty hectic!!!," Simpson tweeted in March. "The cup should be fun though!... Fri, 10 May 2013 18:16:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2075248-british-sailor-dies-americas-cup-practice.html 2013-05-10T18:16:34Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2076412-pescante-endorses-ioc-presidential-candidate-bach.html ROME (AP) — Longtime IOC member Mario Pescante of Italy has endorsed Thomas Bach's bid to become the next president of the Olympic body. A day after declaring his candidacy for IOC president, Bach attended a ceremony in Rome Friday marking the Italian Olympic Academy's 25th anniversary. Academy founder Pescante called Bach the guest of honor, saying "it's... Fri, 10 May 2013 12:00:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2076412-pescante-endorses-ioc-presidential-candidate-bach.html 2013-05-10T12:00:07Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2076414-ioc-president-rogge-pays-tribute-to-simpson.html LONDON (AP) — IOC President Jacques Rogge paid tribute Friday to former Olympic sailing champion Andrew "Bart" Simpson after his death in a training accident. The 36-year-old Briton was trapped underwater Thursday after his catamaran capsized while training in San Francisco Bay for the America's Cup. Simpson was one of Britain's leading sailors, having wo... Fri, 10 May 2013 11:56:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2076414-ioc-president-rogge-pays-tribute-to-simpson.html 2013-05-10T11:56:51Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2073642-thomas-bach-announces-ioc-presidential-candidacy.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Thomas Bach became the first member to declare as a candidate for IOC president on Thursday, saying his long experience in the Olympic movement makes him "well prepared" for one of the most powerful jobs in sports. Bach, an IOC vice president, is considered the front-runner in the race to succeed Jacques Rogge, who steps down in ... Thu, 09 May 2013 11:49:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2073642-thomas-bach-announces-ioc-presidential-candidacy.html 2013-05-09T11:49:31Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2045546-selig-mlb-wont-interrupt-season-olympics.html NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball won't change its schedule to boost the sport's chances of getting back into the Olympics. Baseball was an Olympic medal sport from 1992-2008, then was dropped for last year's London Games. IOC President Jacques Rogge says baseball should make its top athletes available, as they are in basketball and hockey. ... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:01:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2045546-selig-mlb-wont-interrupt-season-olympics.html 2013-04-26T00:01:54Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1974408-carlos-slims-company-wins-olympic-tv-rights.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican magnate Carlos Slim, the world's richest man, secured the Latin American broadcast rights to the 2014 and 2016 Olympics on Friday. The IOC said America Movil, the Mexican telecommunications company controlled by Slim, was awarded the rights to next year's Winter Games in Sochi and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on me... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:37:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1974408-carlos-slims-company-wins-olympic-tv-rights.html 2013-03-22T23:37:56Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1941648-wrestling-considers-changing-singlet-olympics.html LONDON (AP) — Kicked out of the Olympics and desperately trying to get back in, wrestling hopes a wardrobe change will wow those set to rule on the sport's fate. The acting head of wrestling's governing body said Friday the federation is negotiating with manufacturers to produce a new singlet — the skimpy sleeveless T-shirt worn by competitors — that will... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1941648-wrestling-considers-changing-singlet-olympics.html 2013-03-08T20:03:00Z 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/1889058-ioc-president-rogge-to-meet-with-wrestling-leader.html LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — 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 2020 Olympics. The IOC executive board removed wrestling from the program of the 2020 Games on Tuesday, cutting it from the list of 26 sports at last year's London Olympics. The decisio... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:33:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1889058-ioc-president-rogge-to-meet-with-wrestling-leader.html 2013-02-13T15:33:34Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1888428-column-swifter-higher-stronger-dumber.html The motto of "swifter, higher, stronger" says little about the Olympics these days and everything about the lengths to which the clueless fuddy-duddies at the IOC will go in pursuit of the almighty buck. At this pace, "The Bachelor" and "The Voice" will be locks for the 2020 Games. Not so wrestling, which the IOC executive committee dropped in a secret vo... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:44:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1888428-column-swifter-higher-stronger-dumber.html 2013-02-13T08:44:29Z 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/1877932-ioc-to-drop-1-sport-modern-pentathlon-hot-seat.html LONDON (AP) — Removing a sport from the Olympics is one of the IOC's most sensitive tasks. After months of evaluation, a decision will come next week. The century-old competition of modern pentathlon appears the most at risk. The IOC executive board will meet in Lausanne, Switzerland, and announce Tuesday which of the current 26 sports on the Olympic prog... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1877932-ioc-to-drop-1-sport-modern-pentathlon-hot-seat.html 2013-02-08T17:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1874986-putin-angry-sochi-olympics-cost-overruns.html SOCHI, Russia (AP) — A year before the 2014 Winter Olympics are to begin, President Vladimir Putin has demanded that a senior member of the Russian Olympic Committee be fired, apparently due to cost overruns in host city Sochi — a demand certain to be fulfilled. The current price tag for the Sochi Games is 1.5 trillion rubles ($51 billion), which would ma... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1874986-putin-angry-sochi-olympics-cost-overruns.html 2013-02-07T19:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1872346-iocs-rogge-defends-high-costs-sochi-olympics.html SOCHI, Russia (AP) — With the Winter Olympics a year away, IOC President Jacques Rogge praised Sochi organizers on Wednesday and defended the $51 billion price tag. Speaking in an interview with The Associated Press in the Black Sea resort, Rogge said he was impressed by the preparations for Russia's first Winter Olympics. "The site is very compact, it's ... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1872346-iocs-rogge-defends-high-costs-sochi-olympics.html 2013-02-06T14:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1872098-iocs-rogge-praises-prep-2014-sochi-games.html SOCHI, Russia (AP) — IOC President Jacques Rogge says he is impressed by preparations for the Sochi Olympics, which open in a year. Rogge, who is touring the Olympic venues ahead of the one-year countdown, praised the organizers Wednesday. Rogge told The Associated Press "I'm impressed with the fact that the site is very compact, it's high quality and is ... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1872098-iocs-rogge-praises-prep-2014-sochi-games.html 2013-02-06T12:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1829662-ioc-vp-armstrong-tell-whole-truth.html LONDON (AP) — Lance Armstrong's doping confession to Oprah Winfrey was "too little, too late" and failed to provide any new information that will help clean up the sport he tarnished through years of cheating, the vice president of the IOC said Friday. A day after stripping Armstrong of his bronze medal from the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the IOC urged the dis... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1829662-ioc-vp-armstrong-tell-whole-truth.html 2013-01-18T16:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1773508-campaign-ioc-president-takes-shape-quietly.html LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Thomas Bach strides through the hotel lobby between meetings with a phone pressed to his ear. Over in one corner of the foyer sits Richard Carrion, deep in discussion with a fellow member. A few tables away, Ng Ser Miang chats with a colleague over a cup of tea. All in the same room, three leading contenders all quietly engage... Tue, 18 Dec 2012 09:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1773508-campaign-ioc-president-takes-shape-quietly.html 2012-12-18T09:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1745618-ioc-strips-4-medals-2004-athens-olympics.html LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Eight years after winning Olympic medals in Athens, four track and field athletes from eastern Europe were ordered to hand them back Wednesday because of positive doping tests. Lance Armstrong, meanwhile, can hold onto his bronze medal from the 2000 Sydney Games for a little while longer. The International Olympic Committee ex... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1745618-ioc-strips-4-medals-2004-athens-olympics.html 2012-12-05T22:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1745814-athletes-lose-medals-armstrong-decision-pending.html LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Eight years after winning Olympic medals in Athens, four track and field athletes from eastern Europe were ordered to hand them back Wednesday because of positive doping tests, while Lance Armstrong can hold onto his bronze medal from the 2000 Sydney Games a little while longer. The International Olympic Committee executive bo... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1745814-athletes-lose-medals-armstrong-decision-pending.html 2012-12-05T19:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1745812-ioc-opens-case-skorea-soccer-player-banner.html LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The IOC says it has opened a disciplinary case against a South Korea soccer player who displayed a political banner after his team beat Japan in the London Games bronze-medal match. The Olympic body must decide if Park Jong-woo will receive the medal it has withheld from him since Aug. 10. IOC President Jacques Rogge says it h... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1745812-ioc-opens-case-skorea-soccer-player-banner.html 2012-12-05T18:17:00Z