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Reedie fails to get on to the IOC Executive Board

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 AUGUST 7 -BRITAIN'S Sir Craig Reedie (pictured) has failed to win a seat on the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) ruling Executive Board.

Rene Fasel, head of the international ice hockey federation, replaced Italy's Ottavio Cinquanta as the


Bid cities mark year to go until 2016 decision

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  THE four cities bidding to follow London 2012 and host the 2016 Olympics have marked the fact that today means that there is exactly a year to the day until the decision is announced.

Coghen, a member of the Spanish team that won the hockey gold medal at the 1992 Olympics, said: "We have


EXCLUSIVE: Tories - Brown has betrayed Team GB

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  PRIME MINISTER Gordon Brown (pictured) was today accused of betraying Britain's athletes preparing for London 2012.

Robertson highlighted the case of hockey as a perfect example of a sport that could be let down by any

Robertson told insidethegames: "British Hockey is absolutely right to be extremely concerned about possible

"Because hockey is equally popular with both men and women and people can play it from an early age until


Gray to head British Swimming up to London 2012

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  ALISTAIR GRAY (pictured), a leading strategy consultant with vast experience of the sporting sector, has been appointed as the new chairman of British Swimming, meaning he will play a major role in two sports during the build-up to London 2012.

He is an executive member of the European Hockey Federation and a former chairman and president of honour

of the Scottish Hockey Union.   


COLUMN: Paul Gains on how Vancouver 2010 is close already to achieving its marketing target

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  THERE are less than 500 days to go until the start of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and insidethegames' new columnist, PAUL GAINS, discovers that officials in Canada are confident of reaching their marketing target despite the current economic climate

individuals will receive at least four tickets to all the prestigious sports including the men’s and women’s hockey


Sports gathering in Lausanne to push their case

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  LEADERS of the seven sports hoping to be included on the programme for the 2016 Olympics are in Lausanne tonight fine-tuning presentations to the International Olympic Committee that could prove vital in whether they make it or not.

The International Federation for Roller Sports proposes road races on city streets, but no rink hockey


Mayor wants London to stage more events as he hails it world capital of sport

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 AUGUST 22 - LONDON MAYOR Boris Johnson today unveiled plans in Beijing to develop London as the number one sporting destination for national and international sporting occasions.

leading sports such as the 2009 World Gymnastics Championships at the O2, Red Bull Air Race and NHL Hockey


Pakistan appoints new hockey coach for London 2012

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  AYAZ MAHMOOD, a member of the Pakistan hockey team that won the Olympic gold medals in 1984, has

A Government inquiry was launched after Pakistan finished only eighth in the hockey tournament at the

won three gold medals since it started competing in the Olympics at London in 1948, all of them in hockey

The chairman of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Qasim Zia is hoping that Mahmood can help them build

responsibility given to this set of Olympians because they are young and know the requirement of modern day hockey

The PHF has also hired the services of a Dutch hockey expert Wouter Tazelaar to find ways to help establish


Pakistan appoints new hockey coach for London 2012

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  AYAZ MAHMOOD, a member of the Pakistan hockey team that won the Olympic gold medals in 1984, has

A Government inquiry was launched after Pakistan finished only eighth in the hockey tournament at the

won three gold medals since it started competing in the Olympics at London in 1948, all of them in hockey

The chairman of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Qasim Zia is hoping that Mahmood can help them build

responsibility given to this set of Olympians because they are young and know the requirement of modern day hockey

The PHF has also hired the services of a Dutch hockey expert Wouter Tazelaar to find ways to help establish


Four cities bidding for 2012 Winter Youth Olympics

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 JUNE 20 - FOUR candidate cities have submitted detailed plans to host the first Winter Youth Olympic Games in 2012, it was announced today.

Youth Olympics will feature about 1,000 athletes aged 14-18 competing in seven sports - skiing, ice hockey


COLUMN: David Owen on the chances of cricket making it back into the Olympics

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 JUNE 21 - THE slogan "Twenty20 in 2020" is set to be increasingly heard around the world soon as cricket steps up its attempts to be included in the Olympics and, as DAVID OWEN reveals, it has a powerful shot among its armoury

altogether surprising: the country has had little to cheer at the Games since its once invincible field hockey


Wrexham to bid for major event

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 JUNE 23 - WREXHAM, the largest town in North Wales, is planning to launch a bid to host the 2019 Commonwealth Youth Games, it was announced today.

They cover eight sports: athletics, fencing, gymnastics, hockey, tennis, squash, swimming and weightlifting


Multi-million pound boost for Britain's rowers and canoeists

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  AUGUST 28 - BRITAIN'S successful rowers and canoeists who between them won eight Olympic medals in Beijing, including three gold, has received a boost with the news that their training facilities are to be upgraded.

rowing squads, which will be used mainly by rowers based at Caversham Lake, GB canoeing and England Hockey

Other works planned around the country include a new archery range and all-weather hockey pitches at


Adlington opens UK School Games

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  AUGUST 28 - REBECCA ADLINGTON, the double Olympic gold medallist, tonight officially opened the third annual UK School Games, being held in Bath and Bristol.

Record numbers are competing in Bath and Bristol this year, where the new sport of hockey will join competition


BOA praise Macau pre-Games training camp

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 JULY 25 - A LEADING official of the British Olympic Association has today praised the team's pre-Games training camp in Macau as a "treasure".

So far, some 40 British athletes are already in Macau, including women's hockey and gymnastics and men's

hockey.