SportAccord 2011 Special Edition Magazine Now Online
Features include Hein Verbruggen interview, federation leaders on why sport matters, countdown to London 2012 "testing time," London's changing scene, ATR's Olympic Bid Power Index for the 2018 Winter Games, a preview of bid city candidates for 2020, Steffi Jones interview and more...
Op Ed: Rogge Legacy Shaped by Final Term
Jacques Rogge is on his way to his final four years as IOC President, with much to do to assure his legacy.
Op Ed: Media Role for Olympic Bids - Respect, Reform, No Spies
(ATR) After visits to all four cities in the race for the 2016 Olympics, we think it's time for some changes in the way the media fit into the selection of a host city.
Bid City Blog from Tokyo: English Spoken, Media Count, Fashionwear
(ATR) English is spoken here, a message Japanese bid leaders are eager to deliver during the visit of the IOC 2016 commission in Tokyo this week big numbers for the press corps and a bid neckwear update. Around the Rings Editor Ed Hula has more in the Bid City Blog
Oprah and White House Come to Aid of Chicago Bid
(ATR) Oprah Winfrey toasts the IOC commission inspecting Chicago's Olympic bid and the White House pledges more help for 2016. More on the scene coverage from Chicago, inside
Media Watch -- Chicago Gets Ready for IOC Visit; Kenya Looks for Support from Brazil
Chicago gets ready for IOC evaluation commission visit... Kenya looks for help from Brazil... Beijing Olympics receives 12 nominations for the Sport Emmy awards...
On the Scene: IOC Faces Chicago Weather Bluster
(ATR) Volunteers endured biting winds and rain to help show a team from the IOC the venues planned for the Chicago bid for the 2016 Olympics.
Op Ed: Obama Time for U.S. Bid
(ATR) President Barack Obama's first public utterance of the word "Olympics" as head of state probably isn't the way Chicago bid leaders had hoped it might go.
Olympic Briefs -- Eight Candidates Vie for KOC Leadership; Coe Joins 2018 Bid
(ATR) Former International Judo Federation President Y.S. Park stands out in field to head the Korean Olympic Committee... LOCOG chair named board member of England's World Cup bid
Op Ed: Banning Corruption from Chicago Olympic Bid
(ATR) The impeachment of the governor of Illinois removes a cloud over the Chicago Olympic bid. But is this episode just a reminder that political corruption is a fact of life in the Windy City?
