Blair cautions Brazil on Olympic, World Cup pitfalls Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Friday that Brazil’s back-to-back hosting of the World Cup and Olympics was an “enormous opportunity,” but warned that it was “possible to get it wrong.” Read more on Agence France Presse via Yahoo! Canada News
US relay runners win Olympic medals appeal GENEVA — American sprinters who were stripped of their 2000 Olympics relay medals because teammate Marion Jones was doping won an appeal Friday to have them restored. Sport – Olympics – Events – Court of Arbitration for Sport – 2000 Summer Olympics Read more on Washington Post
Olympic fun: Let your kids call the shots Sheri Carding and her daughter Taelyr, 8, cheer on Canada. Alright, everybody, line up! Stand still. Shuffle slowly forward. Be patient. Read more on Langley AdvanceNews
18 Olympic, world champions added to New York IAAF Diamond League Eighteen Olympic and world champions including recently crowned world indoor champion Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica and American sprinter Allyson Felix added to the line-up of athletes slated to compete in the Adidas Grand Prix at New York on June 12. The Adidas Grand Prix, [...]
Media Advisory: Minister of State Gary Lunn Takes Part in the 2010 Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame Parade Celebrations … MONTREAL, QUEBEC–(Marketwire – April 22, 2010) – The Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of State (Sport), will take part in the 2010 Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame Parade celebrations in Montréal tomorrow . Read more on [...]
Youth Olympic Games can stop kids leaving sport – Rogge The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) can provide a magnet to attract back youth who turn their back on sports when they reach adolescence, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge told Reuters on Tuesday. Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport
A Canadian Olympic team report card VANCOUVER, B.C. – A rating of how each Canadian sport performed at the 2010 Winter Olympics (with scores out of 10): Read more on The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News
PHOTOS: Sexy Olympic Portraits 13 male athletes at the Vancouver Winter Olympics posed in steamy pictures before the games. Winter Olympic Games – Vancouver – olympic – Sport – Events Read more on ABC News
Olympic Science: Engineering Skate Blades At the Winter Olympics, the science of skate blades catches up with the art of the sport. Read more on Fox News
150,000 want pole dancing to be an Olympic sport A new Olympic sport could be on the horizon-pole dancing. Read more on WQOW Eau Claire
