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2014 Torch Relay Start; CBC and Visa Team Up; New TTOC President

(ATR) Official claims children from Yakutsk will start 2014 Torch Relay… Visa signs on as first sponsor of Canadian 2014 coverage… Trinidad and Tobago elects new Olympic committee president.
2014 Torch Relay Start; CBC

WSBC Reacts to MLB Decision; IOC Announces Session Schedule; NOCs News

(ATR) Baseball/Softball confederation supports MLB decision not to stop season for Olympics… IOC Session schedule released… Pakistan appeals to PM... IOC member loses race for National Olympic Committee presidency…
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Golf Chief on Rio Course, McIlroy; 2014 3x3 Worlds Host Announced; Sochi Security Warning

(ATR) Head of International Golf Federation says Rory McIlroy may have to play for Ireland; 2016 golf course construction permits granted… Moscow awarded 2014 3x3 World Championships… Potential security warning for Americans at Sochi… more inside.
Golf Chief on Rio Course,

IOC, India Meeting Postponed; Hammer Thrower Loses Medal; IRB Unveils Anti-Corruption Website

(ATR) Proposed IOC, IOA meeting postponed ... 2005 world champion to be stripped of title due to doping ... IRB unveils "Keep Rugby Onside" website ... More inside this Olympic Newsdesk ...
IOC, India Meeting Postponed; Hammer

Rugby Reveals Rio Qualifiers; Skating Champs Test Sochi; Scotland Wins Curling Worlds

(ATR) IRB announces Rugby Sevens qualifying process ... Dutch dominate speedskating champs ... Women's curling worlds serve as Sochi qualifier ... More inside this Olympic Newsdesk ...
Rugby Reveals Rio Qualifiers; Skating

Hockey "Happy" With New Rio Venue; Yu Na Kim Dominates Skating World Championships

(ATR) International Hockey Federation likes in principle the new proposed venue for 2016… Yu Na Kim establishes herself as favorite for Sochi gold medal… Turkish, Israeli NOC elections… More inside…
Hockey "Happy" With New Rio

Another Sponsor for Tokyo; New Modern Pentathlon No. 2; IOA Elections Update

(ATR) Security firm signs on as eighth bid partner of Tokyo 2020 ... Shiny Fang appointed new UIPM secretary general ... Tensions escalate over Indian Olympic Association elections ... More inside this Olympic Newsdesk ...
Another Sponsor for Tokyo; New

Krakow 2022 Bid Enlists Slovakia; Tanzania Schedules NOC Elections

(ATR) Representatives from Polish, Slovak NOCs hold "very preliminary" talks, Around the Rings is told ... Tanzania to elect NOC president, secretary general Dec. 8 ... French swim guru, 51 ... More inside this Olympic Newsdesk ...
Krakow 2022 Bid Enlists Slovakia;

India Answers IOC; Vietnam Elects NOC Chief; IOC Invites Women and Sport Nominees

(ATR) Indian Olympic Association sets election date ... New NOC president eyes Vietnam's first Olympic gold ... IOC invites nominations for 2013 Women and Sport Trophy ... More inside this Olympic Newsdesk ...
India Answers IOC; Vietnam Elects

Decision in Turin Doping Scandal; Call for Syrian Olympic Ban

(ATR) Austrian ski federation cleared in 2006 Olympic doping scandal … Syrian expat group wants country banned … Construction starts on Rio Olympic Park …
Decision in Turin Doping Scandal;