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UN leader promises to sprint like an Olympic champion to stop climate change

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on world sports and Olympic officials to lend support to a global climate

Promising to "sprint like an Olympian" himself to secure a climate deal among nations in December

to replace emissions provisions of the Kyoto Protocol expiring in 2012.   "The fight against climate

in urgent need of your help," Ban told the Olympic Congress at Copenhagen's Bella Center where the climate

Antarctica to the Arctic Rim, from the dry plains of Africa to the steppes of Mongolia" to push for a global climate

held a meeting of more than 100 heads of State and Government in New York last month to press for a climate


UN leader promises to sprint like an Olympic champion to stop climate change

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on world sports and Olympic officials to lend support to a global climate

Promising to "sprint like an Olympian" himself to secure a climate deal among nations in December

to replace emissions provisions of the Kyoto Protocol expiring in 2012.   "The fight against climate

in urgent need of your help," Ban told the Olympic Congress at Copenhagen's Bella Center where the climate

Antarctica to the Arctic Rim, from the dry plains of Africa to the steppes of Mongolia" to push for a global climate

held a meeting of more than 100 heads of State and Government in New York last month to press for a climate


Tokyo promises 2016 Olympics in harmony with nature

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By Duncan Mackay in Copenhagen October 2 - Tokyo played the green-card as it tried to defy its status as big underdogs when it presented its case to host the 2016 Olympics here today.

Friday's presentations and vote: the same Bella Convention Centre that will host the United Nations climate

Governor Shintaro Ishihara (pictured) said: "It is symbolic you choose the same venue as the UN climate


Tokyo promises 2016 Olympics in harmony with nature

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By Duncan Mackay in Copenhagen October 2 - Tokyo played the green-card as it tried to defy its status as big underdogs when it presented its case to host the 2016 Olympics here today.

Friday's presentations and vote: the same Bella Convention Centre that will host the United Nations climate

Shintaro Ishihara (pictured) said: "It is symbolic you choose the same venue as the UN climate



Exclusive: Half of money lost in Madoff scam set to be recovered by IOC

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By David Owen September 25 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is hoping to recover about half of the $4.8 million (£3 million) it has written down as a result of the Bernard Madoff (pictured) affair.

.   In spite of that setback and the challenging current investment climate, the IOC’s finances


Exclusive: Half of money lost in Madoff scam set to be recovered by IOC

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By David Owen September 25 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is hoping to recover about half of the $4.8 million (£3 million) it has written down as a result of the Bernard Madoff (pictured) affair.

.   In spite of that setback and the challenging current investment climate, the IOC’s finances


Viewers in New Zealand may have to pay to watch Commonwealth Games

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September 23 - Viewers in New Zealand will have to pay to watch the Commonwealth Games live next year if plans for Sky TV takes to over the broadcasting rights from Television New Zealand (TVNZ) are approved.

.   She said: "In this economic climate that's not something that's manageable for us.


Viewers in New Zealand may have to pay to watch Commonwealth Games

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September 23 - Viewers in New Zealand will have to pay to watch the Commonwealth Games live next year if plans for Sky TV takes to over the broadcasting rights from Television New Zealand (TVNZ) are approved.

.   She said: "In this economic climate that's not something that's manageable for us.


Viewers in New Zealand may have to pay to watch Commonwealth Games

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September 23 - Viewers in New Zealand will have to pay to watch the Commonwealth Games live next year if plans for Sky TV takes to over the broadcasting rights from Television New Zealand (TVNZ) are approved.

.   She said: "In this economic climate that's not something that's manageable for us.


Gold Coast is not withdrawing from 2018 race promises Clarke

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September 21 - A Trans-Tasman row has broken out between Auckland and the Gold Coast over the 2018 Commonwealth Games with former 10,000 metres world record holder Ron Clarke (pictured) in the middle of it.

He said: "We've got a better climate and better credentials [than Auckland].   "Somebody wrote


Gold Coast is not withdrawing from 2018 race promises Clarke

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September 21 - A Trans-Tasman row has broken out between Auckland and the Gold Coast over the 2018 Commonwealth Games with former 10,000 metres world record holder Ron Clarke (pictured) in the middle of it.

He said: "We've got a better climate and better credentials [than Auckland].   "Somebody wrote


Gold Coast is not withdrawing from 2018 race promises Clarke

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September 21 - A Trans-Tasman row has broken out between Auckland and the Gold Coast over the 2018 Commonwealth Games with former 10,000 metres world record holder Ron Clarke (pictured) in the middle of it.

He said: "We've got a better climate and better credentials [than Auckland].   "Somebody wrote


Chicago will not be affected by USOC rows, Rogge claims

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September 17 - Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Olympics will not be affected by the rows between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) that have overshadowed its campaign, Jacques Rogge (pictured) claimed today.

“However, he explained that in the current political climate, circumstances forbade him from coming to