Olympics Features

UPDATED: Premier Monti sticking with Febuary 14th deadline to support Rome 2020 bid

LAURA WALDEN / Sports Features Communications TAMPA: Italian Premier Mario Monti has spoken out to Repubblica TV and confirmed that the government will maintain their original deadline of February 14th to decide on the backing for the Rome 2020 Olympic ... read more

posted February 3rd 2012.

Interview stage completed for Rio 2016 Olympic golf course design hopefuls

Sports Features Communications TAMPA: The Rio 2016 Organising Committee announced today that the interviews had been completed with the eight potential course designers in the selection process to find the winner who will design the Olympic golf course of the ... read more

posted February 3rd 2012.

Japan Consortium wins broadcasting rights for Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016

LAURA WALDEN / Sports Features Communications TAMPA: International Olympic Committee (IOC) has once again awarded the Japan Consortium the broadcast rights in Japan for two Olympiads including the Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016 Games. The Associated Press reports that the ... read more

posted February 3rd 2012.

Sochi 2014: First broadcasting summit reveals launch of winter Games in 3D

Around 100 braodcasters attended the meeting / Sochi 2014 LAURA WALDEN / Sports Features Communications TAMPA: The Sochi 2014 games organizers welcomed about 100 representatives from leading TV companies from around the world for the first International Meeting of Broadcasters. The meeting serves to update broadcasters on the preparations ... read more

posted February 3rd 2012.

Rome 2020: Friday the Council of Ministers should make a decision

Sports Features Communications TAMPA: Reports in the Italian press say that the Italian Council of Ministers are set to meet on Friday and Premier Mario Monti must decide on the backing of the Rome bid. Evidently there is a time ... read more

posted February 2nd 2012.

SPORTS TOURISM: Baku 2020 adds new luxury hotels to boost hospitality

The stunning Jumeirah Bilgah Beach Hotel / Jumeirah Bilgah Beach Hotel LAURA WALDEN / Sports Features Communications TAMPA: Six new luxury hotel chains have built landmark accommodations in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku giving the city’s tourism industry a more international boost. A line up of five star hotels opened recently in ... read more

posted February 2nd 2012.

Madrid 2020 Olympic bid reveals new public support survey

LAURA WALDEN / Sports Features Communications TAMPA: The Madrid 2020 Olympic bid to announce today that a new public survey carried out by Mediapost shows the campaign is supported by 84% of the Spanish population and that 90% think that ... read more

posted February 2nd 2012.

NEIL WILSON: Does nationality in the Olympics just have a price?

The Lithuanian NOC vote on Donate Rimsaite to serve the required three year qualification / NOC of Lithuania THE NEIL WILSON COLUMN / An exclusive, authoritative series from Sports Features Communications LONDON: Much hysteria in Britain in the last year over its recruitment of foreign athletes to aid its Olympic campaign in London this year. Plastic Brits is ... read more

posted February 2nd 2012.

Doha 2020 gets boost as Qatar readies for first National Sports Day

Aspire sports walk gets people out and moving  / Aspire LAURA WALDEN / Sports Features Communications TAMPA: The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) is getting ready to observe the first National Sports Day on February 14 that will see all public sports facilities in the nation open their doors to the ... read more

posted February 2nd 2012.

Azerbaijan Parliament adopts appeal for the Games in 2020

Sports Features Communications TAMPA: The Azerbaijani parliament meeting in its first spring session today has voted and adopted an appeal for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to hold in the 2020 summer Olympic Games in Baku. National news service APA ... read more

posted February 1st 2012.

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