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Arsenal boss supports Annecy bid

By Andrew Warshaw at SportAccord in London 

arsene_wengerApril 7 - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger made a surprise appearance at the SportAccord conference in London today as he lent support to Annecy's flailing 2018 Winter Olympic bid.


Quilter clinches gold in Turkey

By Tom Degun

QuilterApril 6 - Britain's World Champion Ben Quilter (pictured) won gold at the 2011 International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) VI World Games in Antalya, Turkey.

Giant leap for women's ski jumping

By David Owen at SportAccord in London

Womens_ski_jumpingApril 6 - Women's ski jumping was today celebrating the biggest day in its history, after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed its inclusion in the next Winter Olympics in Sochi in 2014.

Sir Clive Woodward criticises celebrity culture

By Andrew Warshaw at SportAccord in London

RooneyApril 6 - Sir Clive Woodward, the British Olympic Association's (BOA) director of sport, says too many athletes, like Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney (pictured), think they have become celebrities before they have achieved sufficient levels of performance.


Beigbeder hoping Sarkozy sparkle can bring Winter Olympics to Annecy

By Tom Degun at SportAccord in London

Nicolas_Sarkozy_in_Annecy_February_2011April 6 - Charles Beigbeder, leader of the Annecy Bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, is confident that French President Nicolas Sarkozy will provide some much-needed heavyweight political punch to their campaign to host the Games ahead of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) vote in Durban on July 6.

Robertson wants non-English stars to play in Team GB

By Tom Degun at SportAccord in London 

Gareth_BaleApril 6 - Sport and Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson has stated that he wants to see non-English footballers, such as Gareth Bale (pictured) and Aaron Ramsey of Wales, permitted to represent Great Britain at the London 2012 Games so as to not be denied the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to compete in a home Olympics.




Lee defends the concept of legacy

By Mike Rowbottom at SportAccord in London

Mike_Lee_head_and_shouldersApril 5 - Mike Lee, advisor to the successful Olympic bidders for London 2012 and Rio 2016, and also to the bid which secured the 2022 World Cup finals for Qatar, defended the use of what he called "the 'L' word – Legacy" in the Debating Chamber at the former General London Council building here.