Tokyo Unveils Stadium Design; Turkey Touts UN Summit; Qatar to Keep Bidding
(ATR) Zaha Hadid to remodel Japan's National Stadium ... Istanbul hosts UN tourism summit ... Qatar lays out "masterplan" ... Paris 2012, Annecy 2018 inquest due Dec. 5 ... More inside this edition of Bidding for the Games ...
Doha 2020 comments on IOC candidate city shortlist decision
Joy, Disappointment for 2020 Olympic Bids
(ATR) Tokyo, Istanbul and Madrid head to the next stage of the race for 2020, Doha and Baku are out. The Around the Rings team in Quebec reports ...
On the Scene - Three Finalists Picked for 2020 Olympic Race
(ATR) Three cities will make the final stage of bidding for the 2020 Olympics.
ANOC President Prioritizes; No Nostalgia for Rogge; Diack Talks Diamond League
(ATR) Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah seeks input from NOCs ... IOC president insists "I never look back" ... IAAF boss says showcase series "has proved itself" ... More inside this Olympic Newsdesk ...
Syrian NOC Chief on London; Women's Boxing Rankings; World's Oldest Olympian
(ATR) Mowaffak Joumaa says he'd feel honored to be banned from London 2012 ... Federations, NOCs mark 100 days to Olympics ... Women's boxing launches world rankings ... Olympian turns 100 ... Baku, Doha bid news ...
Qatari Heir to ANOC; New Job for Furlong; Coe's Medal Predictions
(ATR) Crown Prince of Qatar leads Doha bid in Moscow ... VANOC chief joins Vancouver football franchise ... LOCOG chair says "China, USA, then Russia" ... IOC hosts 2018 YOG bidders ...
IOC Panel Grills 2020 Olympic Bids Via Teleconference
(ATR) The five bid cities vying for the 2020 Olympics make presentations to an IOC panel of experts Wednesday that will help decide which of them will make a shortlist of finalists to be announced in May.
Two-Point Lead in 1st ATR 2020 Olympic Bid Power Index
(ATR) A tight race is underway for the 2020 Summer Olympics, according to the first edition of the Around the Rings Olympic Bid Power Index. Two points separate the leaders ... the results inside.
Doha 2020 Unveils Olympics Plan, Reveals Proposed Dates
(ATR) Doha 2020 lays down a challenge to the other four applicant cities for the Olympics, unveiling plans Monday to host Games that offer the Olympic Movement potential to grow sport and commercial revenues in uncharted territory.
