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Syria cost Istanbul votes: IOC members

Last Updated: Sunday, September 8, 2013, 18:59

The bloody Syrian civil war cost Istanbul votes over Tokyo to host the world`s biggest sporting event in 2020, two influential International Olympic Committee members said.

Major decisions set for IOC Session in Buenos Aires

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 3, 2013, 13:27

September promises to be an important month in the history of the Olympic Movement, with three key decisions scheduled to be made during the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina, over the next few days.

India will not bid for the Olympics in the near future: Gill

Last Updated: Thursday, November 26, 2009, 00:39

India will not bid for the Olympics in the near future even if it organises a successful Commonwealth Games next year, sports minister Manohar Singh Gill said on Wednesday.

China calls off Harbin`s 2018 Winter Olympics bid

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 14, 2009, 17:50

The Chinese city of Harbin has given up on its plan to bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics after the central government said it was "premature", local officials said on Wednesday.

Japan plans World Cup bid despite Tokyo’s 2016 failure

Last Updated: Monday, October 5, 2009, 17:32

Japan plans to bid for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups despite Tokyo’s failure to win the right to stage the 2016 Olympics.

Shocked US Olympic delegate urges heads of state ban

Last Updated: Sunday, October 4, 2009, 20:26

The Olympic fiasco arising from US President Barack Obama’s failed promotion of Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Games should be avoided by keeping heads of state away from the process, a US delegate said on Sunday.

Tokyo boss blames ‘political jostling’ for 2016 loss

Last Updated: Sunday, October 4, 2009, 20:22

Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara blamed behind-the-scenes political deals for the city’s failure to win the vote to host the 2016 Olympics.

Pele unfazed by Obama backing Chicago`s bid

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 29, 2009, 23:39

Brazilian soccer great Pele isn`t worried President Barack Obama`s star power could help Chicago win the bid for the 2016 Olympics at the expense of Rio de Janeiro.