IOC Interviews Tony Estanguet
Tony Estanguet "hangs up his paddle" to focus on his new role as an IOC member. The IOC caught up with Estanguet following his first week of events as an IOC member in Lausanne.
"I’ve lived an incredible career," Estanguet said, "and I am now extremely motivated and committed to ensuring that the Olympic dream continues for future generations."
Estanguet’s accomplishments include serving as an Athlete Role Model at the first Summer Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in 2010 and, more recently, winning a third canoeing gold medal at the London Olympic Games.
The Blame Game
Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay blame "members of their inner circles" for their failed drug tests. USA Today explores whether trainers closest to athletes are the culprits or scapegoats behind doping scandals.While Gay has yet to reveal the newest addition to his inner circle, Powell claims he never tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs until he began working with Canadian trainer Christopher Xuereb.
Xuereb insists he did nothing wrong, and explains it’s difficult "to assist some athletes without risk of being made the scapegoat."
However, reports indicate this is not the first time Xuereb has been caught up in a doping scandal. Read USA Today’s full storyto find out more.
London 2012 Report Receives Criticism
A recent report issued by the UK Trade and Investment department estimates a $15 billion economic boost in the wake of the London Games.
The Financial Times features responses to the report which insist "it is impossible to know for sure how much of the business would have occurred even without the games."
Russian Government "Cracks Down"
Russia’s "anti-gay crackdown" could mean that "any Olympic athlete, trainer, reporter, family member or fan who is gay — or suspected of being gay — can go to jail," according to a New York Times op-edby actor Harvey Fierstein.
As Sochi works to prepare for the 2014 Winter Olympics approach, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s anti-gay legislation works to "criminalize homosexuality."
Rio 2016 Sponsorship Costs
According to Bloomberg,"companies from Vale SA to Petroleo Brasileiro SA" balk at sponsorship costs for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Rio’s sponsorship target might now reach $1.16 billion.
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim’s America Movil SAB and Banco Bradesco SA led a strong start for Rio sponsorships. Many sponsors have now shifted focus to soccer’s 2014 World Cup.
In other news:
8-year-old Xie Chengfeng, has one life-goal: to be the next Tiger Woods. The New York Times reports on this remarkably dedicated boy whose every life-aspect is "virtually geared to training." BBC Scotland provides viewers with aerial footage of venues for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Athletes from around 70 nations will compete in 17 different sports across 11 days of competition throughout the Games. Who was Stella Walsh? SB Nation explores the story of the intersex Olympian who reigned supreme during "a time when people still debated whether women should compete in sports at all." Written byNicole Bennett.
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