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Flu jabs call for Winter Olympic Games athletes
on the vaccination issue well before the start of the games. photo: 2010 Olympic coins (Flickr ... , Winter Olympic Games) ... Olympische Spelen 2009.jpg Canada's Olympic team doctor, Bob McCormack, says ...
Dutch skater speeds up for Olympics
to protect the name of the Olympic Games and the Canadian city. As a result, the “Svencouver” campaign had to be changed to “Svenergy”. (Canada, Dutch Olympic team, Dutch sport, Olympic Games, speed skating, sport, Sven Kramer, Vancouver, Winter Olympic Games) ...
Olympic flame lit for 2010 Winter Games
Olympia_-_Temple_of_Hera_3.jpg The Olympic flame for the 2010 Winter Games ... of the ancient Olympic games. The flame is lit by the reflection of sunlight in a parabolic mirror in the restored Olympic stadium. The flame will be transported by 12,000 relay runners over a distance ...
Second Winter Games race for Wüst
qualified for a second race at the 2010 Winter Olympics, to be held in the Canadian city of Vancouver ... earned a place in the Winter Olympics 1000 metres race. Photo of Ireen Wüst from Wikimedia Commons (2010 Winter Olympics, Canada, Heerenveen, Ireen Wüst, Mark Tuitert, Simon Kuipers ...
Vancouver desperate for Olympic snow
. The Olympic committee says the games will go ahead come what may. "We have the necessary technology available," a spokesperson has said. Olympic torch near a snowless Vancouver ... concern for the organisers of the Winter Olympics. Sixteen days before the opening ceremony ...
Rotterdam preparing bid to host 2028 Olympics
olympics-1928-amsterdam.jpg Rotterdam Council is supporting local initiatives to host the 2028 Olympic Games in the city. Rotterdam says it has a tradition of major sporting ... ) (Amsterdam, Olympic Games, Rotterdam, the Netherlands) ...
Opstelten hopes bring Olympics to Amsterdam
of Rotterdam will try to bring the Olympic Games to the Netherlands in 2028. The Dutch Olympic ... will be the centennial of the 1928 Olympic Games, which were hosted in Amsterdam. Photo Flickr / dutchurbanpics (2028, Ivo Opstelten, Netherlands, NOC*NSF, Olympic Games, Rotterdam, VVD) ...
Women to box in 2012 Olympics
vrouwen die boksen.jpg The International Olympics Committee, IOC, has announced that women's boxing will first appear on the Olympic programme during the London 2012 Games. Women boxed in London as early as 1720. Women's boxing appeared as a demonstration sport in the 1904 Olympics ...
Olympic skating tickets sold out
already been placed. (North America, speed-skating, Vancouver Winter Olympic Games) ... skating.jpg Tickets for the speed-skating events at the Winter Olympic Games in the Canadian city of Vancouver have been sold out five months in advance. Only 2 ...
Rio de Janeiro to host 2016 Olympics
olympic games.png Rio de Janeiro is to host the 2016 Olympic Games ... ’s nomination marks the first time ever a South American country will be hosting the Olympic Games ... , tourist and hotel accommodation and infrastructure. The 2012 Olympic Games will be held in London ...
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