Olympic sports

...in the wake of the Crawford report. Coates is playing hard ball over David Crawford's claim there is a funding bias towards Olympic sports that should be redressed. Crawford rejected outright an AOC proposal to increase funding to...

In this article: John Coates, Australian Olympic Committee, and US Olympic Committee

...said of organizing the 1980 world championships in New York. "I didn't care if I slept or ate. It was do or die." Men's judo became an Olympic sport in the 1964 Games. Kanokogi threatened legal action if women's judo was not treated...

In this article: United States, New York City, Seoul, Leukemia, Olympic sport, and New York Times

...movement or of Olympians. "We merely drew a comparison between the amount of funding that went to the elite Olympic sports and other sports. "I'm not quite sure where there was anything that was insulting about anyone in our report."

In this article: Ken Wallace, Australian Olympic Committee, and Steve Hooker

...but that process could take months and the Vancouver 2010 opening ceremonies are less than three months away. Ski jumping is the only Olympic sport without events for both men and women since the IOC voted earlier this year to include...

In this article: International Olympic Committee, British Columbia, Vancouver, Winter Games, Ski jumping, Olympic sport, and Sochi, Russia

...be inappropriate for us to comment on the potential Comcast-NBC deal, we are supportive of any initiative that increases exposure for Olympic sport and athletes," USOC spokesman Patrick Sandusky said. NBC Universal Sports and Olympics...

In this article: Comcast, USOC, International Olympic Committee, NBC Universal, NBC, Dick Ebersol, Revenue, MLB Network, and Vancouver Olympics

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - Added 3m ago Cyclist Davide Rebellin of Italy will be stripped of the silver medal in the road race from the 2008 Beijing Olympics because of doping. . . . Police say Russian figure skater Andrei Lutai...

In this article: Lake Placid, N.Y., World Cup, Todd Hays, Andrei Lutai, 2008 Beijing Olympics, and Italy

...Group. It is comprised of wrestling alumni from that Virginia school, who hope to revive a team dropped in the 1990s and raise funds to help Olympic sports at colleges. Cal State-Fullerton is among 83 schools in Division I wrestling. In 1981,...

In this article: Cal State-Fullerton, California, Oregon State, Revenue, Iowa State, and USA Today

...of the five panelists have a background in AFL or Rugby League. Only one, Pam Tye, has a background in Olympic sports. As an athlete in an Olympic sport, I am fairly and squarely on the receiving end of Crawford's serve. My reflex is to try...

In this article: Australia, Australian Institute of Sport, Cathy Freeman, Sarah Cook, Rugby League, Beijing Olympics, and Paris Hilton

...athletes and fans alike. Among the most significant was a suggestion that the federal government "question" its funding bias towards Olympic sports and direct more resources towards sports that attract high participation. While the...

In this article: David Crawford, Australian Olympic Committee, Kieren Perkins, Australia, 2012 London Olympics, and Cricket Australia

Neatorama's own Johnny Cat has got the best idea concerning the Olympics that I've heard in a long time. Here it is, in his own words: After some dull moments in beach volleyball, I realized the Games could use a little perk in...

In this article: Olympic Sport and IOC