Sochi Scene - IOC Visits Mountain Venues; AIPS Sets Congress Dates
(ATR) Inspectors don hard hats for day two of Coordination Commission ... Furlong on board for closing press conference ... AIPS signs host contract for 2013 Congress ... More inside this Sochi Scene ...
Monday Memo - Sochi Co-Comm; Tuesday Talk with Olympic Museum Director
(ATR) IOC inspectors visit Sochi ... Francis Gabet discusses renovations to Olympic Museum ... All that and more ahead this week from Around the Rings ...
Sponsor Spotlight - Bhopal Activists at Co-Comm Presser; Nike to Sponsor Rio 2016?
(ATR) Activists against Dow Chemical's sponsorship protest during IOC press conference in London ... Reports claim Nike is Rio 2016's newest sponsor ... Bosco opens shop in London ... More inside.
On the Scene in Lausanne - "No Big Issues" for Sochi, Says Co Comm Chair
(ATR) Jean-Claude Killy says Sochi 2014 presents "no big issues" of concern for his Coordination Commission with a little less than two years to go until the Games. ATR's Matthew Grayson reports from IOC headquarters.
Rio Reveals Golf Course Designer; Ruggiero Heads Lillehammer 2016 Co-Comm
(ATR) U.S. architect beats out Nicklaus and Norman ... Additions to IOC commissions include former Annecy 2018 CEO ... Lawyer predicts BOA loss at CAS ... Australia to ignore BOA handshake warning ... "Thorpedo" doubts comeback ...
"Good People" Aboard Rio 2016 Says IOC Games Director
(ATR) Gilbert Felli tells Around the Rings the quality of people now working for Rio 2016 is one of the most encouraging signs seen by the IOC Coordination Commission this week.
IOC Co-Comm to Raise Concerns over 2012 Venue
(ATR) London 2012 chiefs will not be
able to approve the venue for badminton and rhythmic gymnastics until
next spring due to ongoing concerns over long journey times from the
Olympic Village to Wembley Arena.
