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Bad News About Doping Seen as Good News for Clean Athletes
So let’s just look at this year’s world rankings for the 100 meters. Top, with 9.75 seconds, Tyson Gay. Who has just admitted failing a doping test. And reported to be among five Jamaican athletes to...
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Istanbul 2020: A Chance to Step “Beyond Sport to Make History”
Istanbul 2020 delivered a detailed explanation of the most compelling features of its bid to nearly 100 International Olympic Committee (IOC) members at the 2020 Candidate Cities Briefing in Lausanne,...
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FEI Officials Propose Statute Modification to Allow Princess Haya Third Term...
Her Royal Highness Princess Haya Al Hussein of Jordan looks set to secure a third term as President of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) after powerbrokers at the world governing body...
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Olympic Boycotts Do Not Work
The Honorable Lindsey Graham, Republican, South Carolina, United States Senate 290 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-4001 Dear Sen. Graham: Please allow me to start with a joke. I...
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Sochi 2014 Unveils Record-breaking Olympic Program
Sochi 2014 has unveiled the largest ever Winter Olympic program for next year’s Games, with a record 98 medals to be contested across the seven winter sports of biathlon, bobsleigh, curling, skating,...
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Wrestling Boosts Out-of-Competition Testing as Survival Priority Accelerates...
Nenad Lalovic, President of the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA), has authorized a sharp increase in the budget for out-of-competition anti-doping tests, as the sport...
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Diack Confirms He Will Step Down as IAAF President, Leaves Coe in Pole Position
Lamine Diack today confirmed that he will step down as President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in 2015 and that he will anoint a successor, which is expected to be...
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Turkey Needs to “Clean Their House” if Istanbul 2020 is to Win Bid, IAAF...
Turkey’s government needs to do more to demonstrate that it is dealing with its country’s doping problem if Istanbul’s bid to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics is to be successful, International...
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Bubka to Present New Proposals to Deal with Athletes Attendants Involved in...
Sergey Bubka revealed yesteday that he expects the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to approve new tough sanctions for coaches and officials involved in helping athletes dope. America' former...
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Why London 2012 Worked – the Critical Success Factors
The scale of success achieved at the London 2012 Games has become clearer and more vivid over the past year, providing a new blueprint for the planning and delivery of major events worldwide. There has...
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Why Softball is Far More than Just Baseball’s Little Sister
I recently visited Oklahoma City for the World Cup of Softball, hosted by the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) with USA Softball and sanctioned by the International Softball Federation (ISF), the...
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Sports is Now Front Page News
In 1962, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Earl Warren gave an interview to Sports Illustrated about his thoughts on sports. “I always turn to the sports pages first, which...
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“Quiet diplomacy” Will Ensure Solution to Russian Anti-gay Law Promises IOC...
A resolution will be found to the current row over Russia’s new controversial anti-gay law that is overshadowing the build-up to Sochi 2014, International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president Ser...
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International Doping News Roundup
While the American media remains on its 24/7 fixation with the standoff between New York Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez and Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig over the punishment handed...
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President Obama: We Won’t Tolerate Gays Being Treated Differently at Sochi 2014
United States President Barack Obama has added his voice to the chorus of disapproval over 2014 Winter Olympic host Russia’s contentious new anti-gay law and issued a warning that he has “no patience”...
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Jackie Chan Pitches Up in Support of Baseball-Softball Olympic Bid
Martial arts movie legend Jackie Chan has added his support to the World Baseball Softball Confederation’s (WBSC) campaign to get the sports back on the Olympic program for the 2020 Games. Jackie Chan...
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Time for the IOC to Stand Up for Itself
The British actor and writer, Stephen Fry is a hero of mine. Not only is he an extremely talented, funny, self-effacing public figure, he is also a sports-tragic and very eloquent with an ability to...
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IOC Presidential Candidate Wu Offers to Help London Olympic Museum Project
C K Wu, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) President currently campaigning to take up the most powerful position in world sport as the leader of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has...
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Little League World Series – Why Baseball-Softball Should in 2020 Olympics
As the decision day for what sport is included to the Olympic program from 2020 nears, baseball and softball have emphasized high global teenage participation levels with the Little League World...
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IOC Receives “Strong” Reassurances from Russia following Anti-Gay Bill Debacle
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has today received “strong” reassurances from the Russian Government that “everyone will be welcome” at Sochi 2014 regardless of their sexual orientation...
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