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28.07.2010
WOA Kids4Trees Goes International Under the Glow of the Youth Olympic Flame
The WOA Kids4Trees Program, which was successfully launched in the United States earlier this spring, expanded internationally under the glow of the Youth Olympic Flame in Dakar, Senegal
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23.07.2010
WOA Sec-Gen Anthony Ledgard Recognizes London 1948 Olympians
The World Olympians Association (WOA) represented by Secretary General Mr. Tony Ledgard with the presence of Mrs. Rosario de Vivanco, President of the Peruvian Association of Olympians (AAOP) and Mr Jose Quinones, President of the Peruvian Olympic Committee, recognized Peruvian Olympians who participated on the London 1984 Olympic Games
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20.07.2010
Continuan desarrollandose los Juegos Centroamericanos Mayaguez 2010 en Puerto Rico
Con la realizacion de 15 pruebas se desarrolla hoy el tercer dia de competencia de los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe, Mayaguez 2010 en Puerto Rico, competicion que se extendera hasta el 31 de julio.
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19.07.2010
Games kick off in Puerto Rico after delay
The 21st edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games began Sunday in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, after tropical winds delayed the start of the competition originally scheduled for Saturday.
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18.07.2010
Los deportistas, listos para entrar en competencia
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.- Alejandro Cardenas, subjefe de mision de la delegacion mexicana en los Juegos Centroamericanos, expuso que las instalaciones de la Villa son buenas y se les esta atendiendo de la mejor manera posible.
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17.07.2010
Tornado delays Caribbean games opening ceremony
A tornado has hit the venue for the XXI Central American and Caribbean Games in Puerto Rico, forcing a delay to the opening ceremony.
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15.07.2010
Central American and Caribbean Games set to start on Saturday
The 21st Central American and Caribbean Games will be held in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, from July 17, 2010 to August 1, 2010.
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14.07.2010
Comienzan a llegar las delegaciones
La mayoria de las delegaciones de atletas, jueces y oficiales ha comenzado a llegar a la Isla para participar en los XXI Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe. "Un total de 1,101 atletas ya se han acomodado en las cinco villas de Mayagüez 2010", informo Nelson Velez, gobernador de la Villa.
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12.07.2010
Mexico listo en ciclismo para los Centroamericanos
Comandado por la campeona mundial en Belgica 2001, Nancy Contreras, y una de las mejores ciclistas de la nueva era, Sofia Arreola, un grupo de 25 competidores mexicanos ira con todo en busca de medallas a los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Mayaguez 2010.
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10.07.2010
Fuego para Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe se Endendera en Teotihuacan
Teotihuacan, Mex.- La Zona Arqueologica de Teotihuacan sera la sede para el encendido del Fuego Nuevo que se utilizara en la inauguracion de los Juegos Centro Americanos y del Caribe de Mayaguez 2010.
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07.07.2010
DIA OLIMPICO CON NOTA 100
Vasquez de Coronado. - El Dia Olimpico no podia celebrarse de otra forma cuando en forma alboroza, cientos de infantes corrieron, practicaron de otros deportes, observaron un circo y por si fuera poco, disfrutaron de la habilidad hipica donde algunos incluso hasta cabalgaron.
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03.07.2010
J'cans dominate sprints at CAC Champs
JAMAICA swept all four 100m gold medals on offer yesterday as the 18th Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Jr Track and Field Championships got underway at the Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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01.07.2010
A ketszeres olimpiai bajnok Schmitt Pal a Magyar Koztarsasag elnoke
Solyom Laszlo allamfoi megbizatasa augusztus 5-en jar le. S az eredeti terveknek megfeleloen kedden kora delutan kerult sor a koztarsasag uj elnokenek megvalasztasara. A hazbizottsag Balogh Andras (MSZP) es Schmitt Pal (Fidesz-KDNP) jeloleset fogadta el. A ket elnokjelolt tiz-tiz percben ismertethette programjat. Balogh Andras utan Schmitt Pal kapott szot.
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30.06.2010
Pal Schmitt becomes Hungary's new president
On 29 June, the Hungarian parliament elected Pal Schmitt as the new head of state.
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26.06.2010
Olympic day - BVI Olympic Hurdles
As part of Olympic day activities in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), Steve Augustine, a BVI 1996 Atlanta Olympian, who ran the 400 meters intermediate hurdles, works with Deya Erickson, 13,
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24.06.2010
Olympic Day Sport and Art
Art of the Olympians and the Al Oerter Center for Excellence held a series of very successful Olympic Day activities. Olympians Liston Bochette (PUR), Skip Cutting (USA) and Nzaeli Kyomo (TAN) spoke to and entertained a museum full of young people.
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23.06.2010
Olympic Day
Message from the President
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23.06.2010
Olympic Day celebrated across the globe
Today is Olympic Day, and people on all continents are practising various sports together, meeting Olympic champions and learning about the Olympic values. Olympic Day, which commemorates the birth of the modern Olympic Games on 23 June 1894, can be celebrated by everybody, everywhere - regardless of age, athletic ability and gender.
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23.06.2010
La Journee olympique est celebree aux quatre coins de la planete
Aujourd'hui, c'est la Journee olympique. A cette occasion, de nombreux sports sont pratiques sur les cinq continents, des rencontres sont organisees avec des champions olympiques et tout un chacun peut en apprendre davantage sur les valeurs olympiques. La Journee olympique, laquelle commemore la naissance des Jeux Olympiques de l'ere moderne le 23 juin 1894, peut etre celebree par tout le monde et partout dans le monde - independamment de son age, de son sexe ou de ses aptitudes sportives.
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18.06.2010
Kids4Trees
World Olympians Association Kids4Trees Spring 2010 Programs in California, Mississippi, Virginia and Colorado.
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05.05.2010
I am a windsurfer and have been sailing since I was 13 years old. I am currently number one in Brazil, and my first participation in an Olympic Games was in Beijing in 2008.
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04.05.2010
IOC announces Yelena Isinbayeva as Youth Olympic Games Ambassador / Yelena Isinbayeva nommee ambassadrice des Jeux Olympiques de la Jeunesse
Olympic pole-vaulting legend Yelena Isinbayeva has become an official Ambassador of the Youth Olympic Games. She joins swimming superstar Michael Phelps, who was announced as an Ambassador in February.
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03.05.2010
Meet Elise! The Young Ambassador from Australia / Faites connaissance avec Elise, jeune ambassadrice originaire d'Australie
My name is Elise Rechichi. My friends would describe me as someone who can never sit still, and I am always up for a challenge!
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30.04.2010
Annan Seeks to Tap Power of Sport / Kofi Annan cherche a tirer parti du pouvoir du sport
Wrapping up the 2010 SportAccord convention in Dubai, former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged sports leaders to do even more to harness the power of sport as a force for social change.
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28.04.2010
SportAccord opens in Dubai / Ouverture de SportAccord a Dubai
At the Opening Ceremony of the SportAccord Convention currently taking place in Dubai, IOC President Jacques Rogge recalled the great legacy Juan Antonio Samaranch has left the Olympic Movement.
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27.04.2010
Zaripov named as Sochi 2014 Ambassador
Irek Zaripov, who won four gold and one silver medal at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games, has become an official Ambassador for Sochi 2014.
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25.04.2010
1980-2001: The Samaranch Years
Juan Antonio Samaranch profoundly marked the Olympic Movement at the end of the 20th century.
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25.04.2010
1980-2001 : Les annees Samaranch
Le president Juan Antonio Samaranch a profondement marque le Mouvement olympique a la fin du 20e siecle.
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24.04.2010
Jacques Rogge pays tribute to Juan Antonio Samaranch
The Marques de Samaranch was a personality known around the world. It is no exaggeration to say that he raised the profile of the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement to such an extent that he made the Games what they are today and modernised the Movement.
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24.04.2010
Jacques Rogge rend hommage a Juan Antonio Samaranch
Le marquis de Samaranch etait connu dans le monde entier. Il n'est pas exagere de dire qu'il a contribue a mieux faire connaitre les Jeux Olympiques et le Mouvement olympique, si bien qu'il a fait des Jeux ce qu'ils sont aujourd'hui, modernisant ainsi le Mouvement. Partant, il est devenu indissociable du Comite International Olympique.
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24.04.2010
Despedida con honores y aplausos a Samaranch
Deportistas y ex deportistas trasladaron el feretro con los restos del presidente de honor del COI hasta la Catedral de Barcelona, donde los Reyes presidieron su funeral.
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23.04.2010
WOA Mourns the Loss of President Samaranch
The World Olympians Association mourns today the loss of a legend.
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23.04.2010
Spain bids good-bye to former IOC head Samaranch
Dozens of dignitaries and athletes attended a funeral mass Thursday for former International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch who is credited with modernising the Games.
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23.04.2010
Hunderte Trauernde am Sarg von Samaranch
Bei einer Feier zu Ehren des verstorbenen Juan Antonio Samaranch haben hunderte Trauernde ihm die letzte Ehre erwiesen, unter ihnen auch IOC-Prasident Jacques Rogge.
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23.04.2010
Samaranch yasamını yitirdi
Uluslararası Olimpiyat Komitesi Eski Başkanı Juan Antonio Samaranch, hayatını kaybetti.
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23.04.2010
Casi 4.000 personas despiden a Samaranch
Casi 4.000 personas han dado esta tarde el ultimo adios a Juan Antonio Samaranch, fallecido ayer a la edad de 89 anos, en el funeral que se ha celebrado en la catedral de Barcelona y que han presidido los Reyes y las infantas Elena y Cristina.
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23.04.2010
国际奥委会名誉主席萨马兰奇逝世
国际奥委会终身名誉主席胡安·安东尼奥·萨马兰奇(Juan Antonio Samaranch)因心脏病于4月21日在西班牙巴塞罗那去世，享年89岁。萨马兰奇在1980年到2001年间任国际奥林匹克委员会主席。
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22.04.2010
Death of IOC Honorary President Juan Antonio Samaranch / Deces du president d'honneur du CIO, Juan Antonio Samaranch
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was deeply saddened to learn today of the death of Juan Antonio Samaranch, aged 89. He was widely credited with renewing and fundamentally changing the landscape of the Olympic Movement.
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22.04.2010
"We must constantly expand sport's capacity to open the minds and hearts of young people" - Juan Antonio Samaranch on Olympism / "Nous devons constamment etendre la capacite du sport a ouvrir l'ame des jeunes" - Juan Antonio Samaranch s'exprimant sur
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22.04.2010
Juan Antonio Samaranch: a life dedicated to sport / Juan Antonio Samaranch : une vie consacree au sport
Juan Antonio Samaranch was born on 17 July 1920 in Barcelona (Spain). He was the third of six children from a relatively wealthy Catalan family. On 1 December 1955, he married Maria Teresa Salisachs Rowe, who died in 2000.
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21.04.2010
El Salvador, tricampeon centroamericano
Con dominio de principio a fin, El Salvador se proclamo, a falta de un dia de competencias, Campeon de los IX Juegos Centroamericanos, que se realizaron este ano en Panama como epicentro y El Salvador como subsede.
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21.04.2010
Former IOC president Samaranch dies at 89
Former International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Juan Antonio Samaranch died of cardiac arrest Wednesday at the age of 89, the hospital in Barcelona said.
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21.04.2010
IOC President Jacques Rogge on Juan Antonio Samaranch
IOC President Jacques Rogge pays tribute to his predecessor. "Juan Antonio Samaranch was a great president", Rogge says. "He can be accredited with making the Games the success story they are today."
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21.04.2010
Panama y Costa Rica discuten segundo puesto en centroamericanos
La disputa de la segunda plaza por paises en los IX Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos se concentra hoy entre Panama y Costa Rica, ambos con posibilidades de ocupar esa posicion tras El Salvador que lidera la cita.
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21.04.2010
Panama y Honduras dominan en la jornada de natacion en los centroamericanos
Panama y Honduras dominaron hoy la jornada de la natacion de los XI Juegos Centroamericanos al conquistar cinco y tres medallas de oro, respectivamente, en la penultima jornada de la competicion regional.
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20.04.2010
Centroamericanos: Judo le da mas oros al rey El Salvador
Convertido ya en el rey de los Juegos Centroamericanos, El Salvador gano el domingo la mayoría de los oros disputados en el judo, mientras que Panama se alzo con la final de ruta en el ciclismo y sumo triunfos en la piscina en la penultima fecha de las justas.
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20.04.2010
Juegos Centroamericanos ingresan en la recta final
La novena edicion de los Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos ingresa hoy en la recta final de actividades, con la discusion de las medallas en varias disciplinas que cierran las acciones de la cita regional.
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20.04.2010
Zegnaj, PREZESIE...
W poniedziałek, 19 kwietnia 2010 r. w ostatnia droge odprowadzilismy Piotra Nurowskiego
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19.04.2010
Los Tigres de la Inter en el trono de la rama masculina
La 'asamblea deportiva de la ONU' termino sabado, tal como se esperaba: con el regreso de los Tigres de la Universidad Interamericana (UIPR) al trono en la rama masculina de las Justas Interuniversitarias de Atletismo de la Liga Atletica Interuniversitaria (LAI), que sirvieron para el estreno oficial del Estadio Centroamericano con miras a los Juegos Mayaguez 2010.
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16.04.2010
Bubka joins four other Olympic medallists to lead new IOC Commission
Sergey Bubka (pictured) has been appointed chairman of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) new Entourage Commission, it has been announced.
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15.04.2010
Olympic Education in India / Education olympique en Inde
More than ever, getting the young generation onto the field of sport and exposing them to the Olympic values is one of the IOC main priorities. To get there, the IOC has developed the Youth Olympic Games and an Olympic Values Education Programme (OVEP),
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14.04.2010
Briton elected President of World Curling Federation
Scotland's Kate Caithness has been elected as the World Curling Federation's (WCF) first female President, making her the only Briton to head the international governing body of an Olympic sport.
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13.04.2010
Bach leads tribute to Polish Olympic Committee President
Thomas Bach, the vice-president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), led the tributes to Piotr Nurowski, the President of the Polish Olympic Committee (POC), killed yesterday in the plane crash that has devastated Poland.
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12.04.2010
Łzy i niedowierzanie rodziny olimpijskiej po smierci prezesa PKOl w katastrofie prezydenckiego samolotu
Łzy i niedowierzanie towarzyszyły sportowcom, działaczom, politykom zebranym w Centrum Olimpijskim, by pożegnać tragicznie zmarłego w katastrofie lotniczej pod Smoleńskiem prezesa Polskiego Komitetu Olimpijskiego Piotra Nurowskiego.
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12.04.2010
Polish Olympic chief among dead in plane crash
Polish Olympic Committee head Piotr Nurowski has died in the plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski. Nurowski was 64.
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09.04.2010
IS PLAYING SPORTS STUPID?
Last month while I was visiting the Island I overheard a young woman saying to her companion, 'People who do sport are stupid', so I replied are they?
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08.04.2010
Colombia campeona en Odesur
Colombia se impuso por primera vez en su historia en los IX Juegos Sudamericanos Medellin 2010 al hacerse inalcanzable para su principal rival, Brasil, que con 130 medallas de oro no podra superar las 143 de los locales, faltando una jornada para concluir los juegos.
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08.04.2010
Se apago la antorcha de los IX Juegos Odesur
La antorcha de los IX Juegos Sudamericanos Medellin 2010 se apago dando paso a la celebración apoteosica que preparo la comision organizadora.
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07.04.2010
First Golden Medal for Netherlands Antilles in ODESUR Games
Anne-Marie Pietsersz won the first Golden Medal for the Netherlands Antilles in the Trap shooting Competition. This took place earlier this week in Medellin (Colombia) during the South American Games ("ODESUR Games").
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06.04.2010
Venezuela alcanza 200 medallas en Medellin
La delegacion venezolana que participa en los Juegos Suramericanos de Medellin, Colombia, alcanzo ayer 200 medallas distribuidas en 76 de oro, 54 de plata y 70 de bronce para ubicarse en el tercer lugar detras de Colombia y Brasil.
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05.04.2010
IOC launches Young Ambassador Programme for the Youth Olympic Games / Le CIO lance le programme des jeunes ambassadeurs pour les Jeux Olympiques de la Jeunesse
With fewer than 150 days to go until the first Youth Olympic Games (YOG), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) launched its Young Ambassador Programme in Singapore.
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03.04.2010
Sudamericanos: Brasil suma ocho medallas en natacion
Brasil gano ocho de las primeras 10 medallas de oro que otorga la natacion, pero en las otras 43 finales del viernes apenas se llevo tres mas para seguir a la sombra de Colombia que se afianzo en el primer lugar de los Juegos Sudamericanos.
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02.04.2010
Sudamericanos: Venezuela se consagra en karate con seis oros
Venezuela sumo una medalla de oro y totalizo seis para consagrarse campeon del torneo de karate do en los Juegos Sudamericanos.
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01.04.2010
Kenya win all eight gold medals at World Cross Country Championships
Kenya today won all eight titles at World Cross Country Championships for the first time ever as they totally dominated the event in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
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31.03.2010
Chilenas repitieron en Medellin logros de Massu y Gonzalez en Atenas 2004
Las tenistas chilenas Cecilia Costa y Fernanda Brito ganaron en los IX Juegos Sudamericanos dos medallas de oro y una de bronce, la misma cosecha de otros dos compatriotas suyos en 2004 en los Juegos Olímpicos de Atenas.
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31.03.2010
Jogos Sul-Americanos: Brasil conquista mais tres medalhas de ouro
A Confederacao Brasileira de Ginastica (CBG) tem motivos de sobra para comemorar a participacao nos Jogos Sul-Americanos de Medelin.
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30.03.2010
Colombia alcanza un record historico de medallas en los Juegos Odesur
La buena marcha de los deportistas colombianos les permitio superar las 333 medallas que conquisto Brasil durante los Juegos del 2002.
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29.03.2010
WOA-Kids4Trees Program Kicks off in Malibu
The Kids4Trees Program, national partners with the USDA Service, and international partners The World Olympians Association (WOA), launched its spring 2010 planting event schedule for 6-12 year-olds throughout the United States in Malibu this morning.
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28.03.2010
Organizers of 2010 Winter Games donates surplus medical supplies to Haiti
Over 2000 pounds of surplus medical and dental supplies and equipment from the recent Vancouver 2010 Winter Games are being provided to earthquake-hit Haiti as part of Olympic Truce legacy, the Games' organizers announced Friday.
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27.03.2010
Singapore 2010 unveils Journey of the Youth Olympic Flame Torch design / Singapour 2010 : la torche du parcours de la flamme est devoilee
Singapore 2010 Organising Committee have revealed the Torch design of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Flame. The Youth Olympic Flame will travel to one city in each of the five continents: Berlin (Germany), Dakar (Senegal), Mexico City (Mexico), Auckland (New Zealand) and Seoul (Republic of Korea).
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25.03.2010
Paralympics 2010: A legacy certain to inspire
The Paralympic Winter Games ended Sunday night with the turning off of both the flame and the spotlight on sports for people with disabilities.
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24.03.2010
Closing ceremonies end months of Canadian excitement over Games
Canada's first Paralympic Games - and only the 10th ever - ended Sunday with an explosion of fireworks and lights beaming into the sky.
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24.03.2010
Fireworks and Congratulations Close Vancouver
A heart-warming and spectacular Closing Ceremony this evening officially ended the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games.
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23.03.2010
Russia Paralympic team making up for Olympic disappointment
Russia's Paralympic team can expect a warmer welcome home than their Olympic counterparts received after they picked up another two gold medals on the final day of competition here to ensure that they can approach Sochi 2014 in good heart.
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22.03.2010
Brasil Lidera en Judo
Brasil, con tres medallas de oro, lidera la competicion de Judo al cabo de la primera jornada de este deporte en el marco de los IX Juegos Sudamericanos.
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21.03.2010
Judocas garantem mais um ouro para o Brasil em Medellin
Depois do ouro conquistado pela dupla Luis Alberto dos Santos e Rioti Uchida na categoria "katame-no-kata" (tecnica de solo), o judo brasileiro foi responsavel por mais uma medalha de ouro nos Jogos Sul-americanos de Medellin. Nesta sexta-feira, Rafael Silva e Leonardo Leite tambem subiram no ponto mais alto do podio.
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20.03.2010
Inauguran los IX Juegos Sudamericanos Medellin 2010
Con la participacion de mas de tres mil deportistas provenientes de 15 paises, ayer fueron inaugurados los IX Juegos Sudamericanos Medellin 2010, en el estadio Atanasio Girardot, en el que desfilaron las diferentes delegaciones en presencia de las maximas autoridades de Colombia y las autoridades de los paises invitados.
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19.03.2010
11th SAm Games in Medellin
Colombia will host from March 19-30 the South American Games with athletes of Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador and Colombia, and guest of France, Canada and the US.
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18.03.2010
Medellin shines with gold from the South American Games
The gold medals that Maria Luisa Calle and Santiago Botero displayed with pride March 17 after taking first place in the women's and men's individual time trials, respectively, were a brilliant start for Medellín as the home city for these cyclists and home of the IX South American Games 2010.
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16.03.2010
Sochi 2014 to Launch Cultural Olympiad in 2010
The Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee for Russia's first ever Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games today unveiled its Cultural Olympiad program with a creative performance, confirming the participation of the nation's leading figures from the worlds of art and culture.
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16.03.2010
Культурная Олимпиада <<Сочи 2014>> стартует в 2010 г
Сегодня Оргкомитет <<Сочи 2014>> представил программу Культурной Олимпиады, в которой примут участие ведущие деятели культуры и искусства России. Согласно требованиям Международного олимпийского комитета, Культурная Олимпиада начинается за 4 года до начала Олимпийских и Паралимпийских игр, а ее кульминация приходится на период их проведения.
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12.03.2010
One Inspires Many: a celebration of ability, courage and the human spirit at Opening Ceremony for the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games
Tonight the world's best winter Paralympic athletes were welcomed to Vancouver and Whistler in a ceremony that delighted all and set the stage for nine days of awe-inspiring sport.
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09.03.2010
WOA Presidents Newsletter
The January 2010 World Olympians Newsletter by Richard Fosbury, President of the WOA
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08.03.2010
IOC reveals Medal Design Competition winner for the first Youth Olympic Games
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced the winner of the Youth Olympic Games Medal Design Competition as Setsuko Fukuzawa, from Montreal, Canada, with her design entitled 'Yes, Youth Can'.
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01.03.2010
Thank You And Merci Vancouver!
After 16 days of fantastic sporting competition on the Olympic venues of Vancouver, Richmond, and Whistler, the curtain has now fallen on the XXI Olympic Winter Games Vancouver 2010. Described by IOC President Jacques Rogge, as 'excellent and very friendly Games'.
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28.02.2010
Hockey supremacy back in Canada
In a country where hockey defines its national identity, the 14th and record-breaking gold medal of the 2010 Winter Olympics was the one that really allowed the party to start. It also allowed the country to exhale.
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27.02.2010
Bobsleigh: Holcomb's USA 1 win's four-man gold
Steven Holcomb's USA 1 won the United States' first Olympic bobsleigh gold in 62 years on Saturday after their 'Night Train' sleigh bulleted past the field on the Whistler track.
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26.02.2010
Ski Cross Wins Rave Reviews
Fans and competitors declared the first Olympic ski cross competition a smashing success as the skiers savoured their role in Olympic history.
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25.02.2010
YOG to help with health: Prince Albert II / Les JOJ, un atout pour la sante selon le Prince Souverain Albert II
The Youth Olympic Games will be a step towards improving the current lack of physical activity among many children and youngsters, according to Prince Albert II.
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24.02.2010
Results of the IOC Athletes' Commission Election
Adam Pengilly from Great Britain (bobsleigh) and Angela Marie Ruggiero from the USA (ice hockey) have been elected to the Athletes' Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by their peers at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games for a term of eight years.
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24.02.2010
Resultats des elections a la commission des athletes du CIO
Le Britannique Adam Pengilly (bobsleigh) et l'Americaine Angela Marie Ruggiero (hockey sur glace) ont ete elus a la commission des athletes du Comite International Olympique (CIO) par leurs pairs lors des Jeux Olympiques d'hiver de 2010 a Vancouver.
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23.02.2010
Great gesture of fair play for Angerer / Un beau geste de fair-play
Just before German Tobias Angerer was about to compete in the men's cross country pursuit event (15 classic and 15 free), in which he went on to win the silver medal, he suddenly missed one of his poles.
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22.02.2010
Michael Phelps Becomes Youth Olympic Games Ambassador / Michael Phelps devient ambassadeur des Jeux Olympiques de la Jeunesse
Olympic swimming legend Michael Phelps today became the first official Ambassador of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG).
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21.02.2010
Vancouver 2010 - A Human Legacy / Vancouver 2010 - Un heritage sur le plan humain
The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games will leave more than just a physical legacy of stadiums and infrastructure to British Columbia and Canada once the Games are over.
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20.02.2010
IOC Members Working for Athletes / Les membres du CIO au service des athletes
International Olympic Committee (IOC) members play an important behind-the-scenes role for the benefit of athletes and other stakeholders at the Olympic Games.
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19.02.2010
Evan Lysacek of USA Wins Gold
Evan Lysacek stood atop the podium, looking dazed as the first notes of the "The Star-Spangled Banner" floated through the arena.
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17.02.2010
Olympic History Made on Ice
Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo broke Russia's 46-year stranglehold on the Olympics figure skating pairs event on Monday night with a mesmerizing performance.
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16.02.2010
Athletes get on board to build the atmosphere
Snowboarding athletes stand on top of Cypress Mountain, seconds away from to the moment they've been training for - their shot at the gold medal win.
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15.02.2010
Welcome To The World's Biggest Potlatch!
A Potlatch is a big party hosted by one First Nations clan in honour of another and, according to Tewanee Joseph, the CEO of the Four Host First Nations Society (FHFN), this is exactly what the Vancouver 2010 Games will be - the world’s biggest Potlatch!
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13.02.2010
Let the Games Begin
Canadians created an Opening Ceremony they could call their own as Vancouver invited viewers from around the world to watch the XXI Olympic Winter Games.
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12.02.2010
Vancouver - For 16 days and beyond / Vancouver - Bien plus que 16 jours
At the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, the world's best winter athletes will compete in six competition venues in the greater Vancouver region.
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12.02.2010
From Chamonix 1924 to Vancouver 2010 - 86 years and 21 editions of the Winter Games / De Chamonix 1924 a Vancouver 2010, 86 ans et 21 editions de Jeux d'hiver
On 25 January 1924, the first Olympic Winter Games got under way at the French resort of Chamonix, coiled at the foot of the imposing Mont Blanc
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11.02.2010
WOA Executive Committee Meets
The WOA Executive Committee is meeting today in Vancouver.
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11.02.2010
Olympic Flame Travels Through First Nation
Ocean Hyland carries the Olympic flame on an Aboriginal canoe
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11.02.2010
Nanjing to host 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2014 / Nanjing elue ville hote des 2es Jeux Olympiques de la Jeunesse d'ete en 2014
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today elected Nanjing, People's Republic of China, as the host city of the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2014
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11.02.2010
People to Watch in Vancouver
Michael Walchhofer (AUT)
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10.02.2010
Olympian Reunion Center 2010 Opening Gala
Dick Fosbury, President of the World Olympians Association, Anthony Legard, Secretary General of the World Olympians Association and Charmaine Crooks, President Olympians Canada and Second Vice President of the World Olympians Association, along with Founding Partner VISA, Inc. are pleased to invite you to celebrate the grand opening of the Olympians Reunion Center for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
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10.02.2010
People to Watch in Vancouver
Didier Cuche (SWI)
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09.02.2010
Hundreds welcome the Olympic Torch at only U.S. stop
Short and sweet. That sums up the 2010 Olympic Torch's first and only visit to American soil.
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09.02.2010
People to Watch in Vancouver
Bode Miller (USA)
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08.02.2010
Bobsleigh in Vancouver: thrilling quality racing
A combination of G-force, labyrinths and omegas and a highly competitive field on the impressive Whistler track should make for some thrilling quality racing in Vancouver.
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08.02.2010
People to Watch in Vancouver
Shaun White (USA)
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07.02.2010
Staging a Comeback
Former prima ballerina Liu Yan was paralyzed while preparing for her solo performance at the Olympics Opening Ceremony. She is now, once more, in the limelight.
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04.02.2010
People to Watch in Vancouver
Biba Sakurai (JPN)
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04.02.2010
Vancouver Olympics Preview: Men's Speed Skating
Speed skating and the Winter Olympics should almost be synonymous.
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01.02.2010
Past American Figure Skaters Honored
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28.01.2010
Forever Olympians, Class of '56 takes up torch
They rose to athletics excellence in Melbourne, but Canada's team was just getting started
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27.01.2010
People to Watch in Vancouver
The Hungarian speed skating team (HUN)
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26.01.2010
Plushenko takes Mens Short with new personal best score
Olympic Champion Evgeni Plushenko of Russia took the Men's Short Program and set a new record score on the way. France's Brian Joubert and Yannick Ponsero are following in second and third in what was an exciting competition.
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26.01.2010
People to Watch in Vancouver
Dan Zhang and Hao Zhang (CHN)
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