WEEKLY EDITION
THE BUSINESS OF THE OLYMPICS
June 26, 2009
Ed Hula, Editor
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Latest from Lausanne: Olympic
Day Celebrated Worldwide
Day Celebrated Worldwide
NOCs around the world celebrated Olympic Day with activities geared to encourage participation in sport . ...more
IAAF President: Organizers of World
Championship Should Pick up Pace
Championship Should Pick up Pace
Lamine Diack calls ticket sales "weak" with only about 25 percent sold for the day Usain Bolt competes. ...more
Bidding for the Games: Lausanne
Temporary Home for 2016 Bid Leaders
Temporary Home for 2016 Bid Leaders
The U.S. Olympic Committee international director and his counterpart from Rio 2016 have taken up residence in Lausanne. ...more
Voices From The Family
"Through the Football for Hope Movement, FIFA supports organizations that consciously use the appeal and attraction of football to promote social development, education, health and integration."
− FIFA president Sepp Blatter on the launch of the inaugural Football For Hope Forum in Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
"We're very focused on finishing our project. From us you're going to see a heads-down focus on everything, every minute, of every day until the end."
− VANOC CEO John Furlong on Vancouver 2010 relying on its sponsors and government funders to mark milestones
"All they are doing is creating a 21st Century slum."
− City Hall Conservative leader Andrew Boff on scheme to sell off the London 2012 Olympic Village property after Games to a mixed development of social housing and more expensive apartments
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EVENT OF THE WEEK
FIFA Confederations Cup Final
South Africa
June 28
Brazil faces USA in the final match of the last test event before the 2010 World Cup. On the scene coverage from Around the Rings.
Brazil faces USA in the final match of the last test event before the 2010 World Cup. On the scene coverage from Around the Rings.
International Symposium on Adapted Physical Activity (ISAPA 2009)
Gavle, Sweden
June 23 to 27
6th IAAF World Youth Championships
Bressanone, Italy
July 8 to 12
ISF XII Men's World Championships
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada
July 17 to 26
13th FINA World Championships
Rome, Italy
July 19 to August 2
UCI BMX World Championships
Australia
July 20 to 26
2009 World Rowing Junior Championships
Brive la Gaillarde, France
August 5 to 8
ISSF World Championships
Slovenia
August 6 to 17
2009 UCI Juniors Road & Track World Championships
Moscow
August 7 to 15
Badminton World Federation 17th
India
August 10 to 16
Senior Modern Pentathlon World Championships
London
August 11 to 19
IOC Executive Board / IAAF Meeting
Berlin
August 14
12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics
Berlin
August 15 to 23
2009 World Rowing Championships
Poznan, Poland
August 23 to 30
2009 Gold Coast Triathlon World Championships
Gold Coast, Australia
September 9 to 13
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