http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/International_Olympic_CommitteeFind stories, videos, and photos about International Olympic Committee from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:39:40 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/International_Olympic_Committee14433Find stories, videos, and photos about International Olympic Committee from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/11/18/athletics.olympics.ramzi.doping/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/11/18/athletics.olympics.ramzi.doping/index.html#cnnSTCTextOlympic 1500 meter champion Rashid Ramzi has been stripped of his gold medal after testing positive for doping at the 2008 Beijing Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:39:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/brian_cazeneuve/11/17/vancouver.notes/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/brian_cazeneuve/11/17/vancouver.notes/index.htmlEvan Lysacek is right where he wants to be.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:33:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/10/16/winter.olympics.2018.ioc/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/10/16/winter.olympics.2018.ioc/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe cities of Annecy, Munich and Pyeongchang will battle it out to host the 2018 Winter Olympics.Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:33:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/brian_cazeneuve/10/09/golf.rugby/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/brian_cazeneuve/10/09/golf.rugby/index.htmlOne more reason to buy a ticket to Rio in 2016? Tiger Woods.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:57:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/10/09/olympics.golf.rugby.ioc/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/10/09/olympics.golf.rugby.ioc/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will include rugby union sevens, a shortened version of the 15-player game, and golf as sports, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/frank_deford/10/07/ioc/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/frank_deford/10/07/ioc/index.htmlMy gracious, but this has been a difficult time for us sports troubadours. We do better with simple games, with the tic-tac-toe offensive and defensive Xs and Os, as opposed to the exes and ohs that refer to past marital tense and current romantic joy. I mean, hardly had I begun to digest the news that Lamar Odom of the NBA had married Khloe Kardashian of reality show fame -- ohhh! -- than comes word that Chris Evert and Greg Norman, America's senior sweethearts, had broken up, potential exes-to-be.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:02:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/brian_cazeneuve/10/07/streeter/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/brian_cazeneuve/10/07/streeter/index.htmlIn answering the question of when rather than if, the USOC announced that acting CEO Stephanie Streeter will be on her way out from the top of the U.S. Olympic Committee. Consider it a good start.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/10/02/olympics.2016.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/10/02/olympics.2016.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President Barack Obama urged the International Olympic Committee on Friday to pick his hometown of Chicago as the host of the 2016 Games, saying the city represents the American dream as well as the Olympic spirit.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/10/01/hughes.olympics.chicago/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/10/01/hughes.olympics.chicago/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhat are the first thoughts that pop into your mind when you hear the word Olympics? Probably something synonymous with excellence, greatness, excitement, achievement.Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:09:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/brian_cazeneuve/09/30/olympic.bids.preview/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/brian_cazeneuve/09/30/olympic.bids.preview/index.htmlOn Friday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will choose the city that will host the 2016 Summer Olympics. Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo, the four finalists, will each make a 45-minute presentation before the IOC members Friday afternoon in Copenhagen. They are likely to highlight their bid's assets and address some of the questions raised in the IOC's site evaluation report released earlier this month. The winning city should be announced between noon and 1 p.m. Eastern Time in the U.S.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:18:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/14/news/companies/olympic_golf.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/14/news/companies/olympic_golf.fortune/index.htmTiger Woods already has 14 major titles. He could be adding an Olympic medal to his collection soon.Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/08/13/olympics.2012.london.women.boxing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/08/13/olympics.2012.london.women.boxing/index.html#cnnSTCTextWomen's boxing will be included at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, the president of the International Olympic Committee announced Thursday.Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/04/28/olympic.doping/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/04/28/olympic.doping/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe International Olympic Committee (IOC) have confirmed on their offical Web site that further analysis of samples taken from the Beijing Games have revealed that six athletes tested positive for blood-boosting hormone CERA.Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/04/21/olympics.london/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/04/21/olympics.london/index.html#cnnSTCTextLondon's preparations for the 2012 Olympics were scrutinized by International Olympic Committee (IOC) inspectors on Tuesday when they began a three-day tour of the £9.3 billion project.Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/03/27/olympics.torch/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/03/27/olympics.torch/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Olympic torch relay for the 2012 London Games will be confined to Britain, organizers confirmed on Friday.Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/12/09/ioc.drugs.testing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/12/09/ioc.drugs.testing/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe International Olympic Committee will use newly developed drug testing procedures to retest samples taken from athletes at last summer's Beijing Olympic Games, the IOC said Tuesday.Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:51:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835485,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835485,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSo-called "age-doping" may be the scandal about to break over women's gymnastics. But are there lab tests to quantify how old you are?Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/08/22/olympics.blonska/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/08/22/olympics.blonska/index.html#cnnSTCTextUkrainian Lyudmila Blonska has been stripped of her Olympic heptathlon silver medal, the highest-profile athlete kicked out of the Beijing Games for doping.Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/gymnasts.age/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/gymnasts.age/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe International Olympic Committee has asked gymnastics officials to look into whether China's women's gymnastics team used underaged competitors, an IOC spokeswoman said Friday.Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/16/olympic.wrestler/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/16/olympic.wrestler/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Swedish wrestler who discarded his bronze medal in a protest during the presentation ceremony has been stripped of the award and disqualified from the tournament in Beijing.Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:20:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20218893,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20218893,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe basketball players – including Lakers star Pau Gasol – are denounced for making Asian-caricature facesThu, 14 Aug 2008 11:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/08/06/db.olympicdigitalrights/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/08/06/db.olympicdigitalrights/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Beijing Games have officially become the first "YouTube" Olympics.Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/08/10/games.roundup/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/08/10/games.roundup/index.html#cnnSTCTextControversial Greek sprinter Ekaterina Thanou was banned from the Beijing Games on Sunday by an IOC who could not forgive her role in a drugs-testing scandal at the Athens Olympics four years ago.Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/08/07/olympics.roundup/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/08/07/olympics.roundup/index.html#cnnSTCTextBasketball hero Yao Ming has been given the honor of carrying the flag of host nation China at Friday's Olympic Games opening ceremony in Beijing.Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:05:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/sl_price/08/06/wilft/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/sl_price/08/06/wilft/index.htmlI'm like anybody else. I watch the Olympics because I want to see who wins. But the 2008 Summer Games are intriguing for reasons that go well beyond the 100-meter final, Michael Phelps' bid to become the greatest Olympian ever or the daily mine-is-bigger exercise of comparing medal counts.Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:29:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1827716,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1827716,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFor over a decade, chess and bridge enthusiasts have lobbied the IOC to allow them to compete in the Games. Will they ever succeed?Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/29/iraq.olympics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/29/iraq.olympics/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraq will be allowed to compete in next month's Olympic Games in China after agreeing to restore its independent national Olympic panel, the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday.Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/04/olympic.scam/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/04/olympic.scam/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Olympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee are expected to ask a federal judge Monday to shut down Web sites they allege scam customers trying to buy Olympic tickets, according to court documents.Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/02/china.olympics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/02/china.olympics/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn the last weekend before the Olympic Games begin in Beijing, Olympic officials were still wrestling with pollution problems, Internet access, and at least one doping case -- albeit an old one.Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/25/iraq.olympics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/25/iraq.olympics/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraqi representatives will meet with the International Olympic Committee on Monday to try to reach an agreement that would allow now-banned Iraq to participate in next month's games, an official said Friday.Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/24/iraq.olympics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/24/iraq.olympics/index.html#cnnSTCTextA few months ago, it seemed liked nothing could stop Iraqi sprinter Dana Hussain from representing her country in the upcoming Summer Olympics.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:53:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826229,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826229,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe International Olympic Committee has upheld a ban on Iraqi teams at the Beijing Games, saying Thursday the government missed the deadline to address accusations of political interferenceThu, 24 Jul 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1811727,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1811727,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsChicago was among the four cities picked as finalists Wednesday for the 2016 Summer Olympics, setting the stage for a high-profile bidding contest between candidatesWed, 04 Jun 2008 18:15:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/frank_deford/03/26/chinese.takein/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/frank_deford/03/26/chinese.takein/index.htmlAbout this time every year, a few months before the Summer Olympics begin, there is often a certain amount of anxiety. Usually, it relates to whether all the facilities will be constructed in time for the sappy opening ceremonies. And usually, everything comes together, and fellowship and brotherhood once again reign on earth.Fri, 02 May 2008 20:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/23/china.promises/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/23/china.promises/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith a year to go before the 2008 Olympics get under way, questions linger over China's efforts to improve its human rights record.Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:02:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1693740,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1693740,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe IOC formally stripped Marion Jones of her five Olympic medals Wednesday, wiping her name from the record books following her admission that she was a drug cheatWed, 12 Dec 2007 14:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/06/08/olympics.skateboarding/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/06/08/olympics.skateboarding/index.htmlThe International Olympic Committee (IOC) is keen for skateboarding to become an official sport at the 2012 London Games.Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/05/29/austria.bans/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/05/29/austria.bans/index.htmlThe Austrian Olympic Committee imposed lifetime Olympic bans on Tuesday on 14 team officials linked to the blood doping scandal at last year's Turin Games.Tue, 29 May 2007 11:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/02/06/olympics.ioc/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/02/06/olympics.ioc/index.htmlThe International Olympic Committee this week will review progress of upcoming Olympics including the London 2012 Games amid reports in British media that their cost was spiraling.Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:26:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/10/26/tv.beijing/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/10/26/tv.beijing/index.htmlThe swimming finals and much of the gymnastics at the 2008 Beijing Olympics will be held in the morning, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) revealed on Thursday.Thu, 26 Oct 2006 08:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/04/04/Olympics.funds/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/04/04/Olympics.funds/index.htmlNational Olympic Committees (NOCs) on Tuesday pressed the International Olympic Committee for more money, saying its lead sponsorship program needed to be reviewed.Tue, 04 Apr 2006 11:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/02/10/olympic.doping/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/02/10/olympic.doping/index.htmlAs the Winter Olympics get under way, a row over suspensions and confusion over accusations of doping dominated discussion in Torino.Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:06:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/11/02/turin.100days/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/11/02/turin.100days/index.htmlTurin is ready to host the 2006 Winter Olympics and is set to deliver a spectacular display of "Italian style,"according to the head of the Games' organizing committee.Wed, 02 Nov 2005 11:48:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/07/20/olympics.jaca/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/07/20/olympics.jaca/index.htmlThe Pyrenean city of Jaca will bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics after Spain's Olympic Committee reversed a decision to reject the proposal.Wed, 20 Jul 2005 16:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/07/11/games.paris/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/07/11/games.paris/index.htmlLondon's winning bid to stage the 2012 Olympics breached the rules, Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoe claimed on Monday.Mon, 11 Jul 2005 13:22:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/07/06/singapore.olympics.update/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/07/06/singapore.olympics.update/index.htmlFour of the five cities bidding to host the 2012 Olympic Games have delivered their final presentations to the International Olympic Committee in Singapore.Wed, 06 Jul 2005 09:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/07/05/ioc.session/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/07/05/ioc.session/index.htmlInternational Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge opened their four day annual session in Singapore on Tuesday, telling delegates they had a tough decision to make between the five cities competing for the 2012 Olympics.Tue, 05 Jul 2005 13:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/07/05/singapore.olympics/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/07/05/singapore.olympics/index.htmlAfter a final, furious lobbying effort by an elite who's who of politicians and athletes, members of the International Olympic Committee are meeting in Singapore to decide which of five cities will host the 2012 Olympic Games.Tue, 05 Jul 2005 06:46:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/06/06/olympics.report/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/06/06/olympics.report/index.htmlExactly a month before the vote, front-runner Paris received the best overall review Monday in an IOC evaluation of the five cities bidding for the 2012 Olympics.Mon, 06 Jun 2005 13:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/04/28/olympics.sports/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/04/28/olympics.sports/index.htmlHeads of the 28 Olympic sports federations will hold an emergency meeting before an International Olympic Committee (IOC) vote on July 8 which could result in some sports being axed from the 2012 Games.Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/04/01/athletics.hungary/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/04/01/athletics.hungary/index.htmlHungarian athletes Adrian Annus and Robert Fazekas have failed in their attempt to win back their gold medals from the Athens Olympics.Fri, 01 Apr 2005 15:32:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/24/commentary/column_sportsbiz/sportsbiz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/24/commentary/column_sportsbiz/sportsbiz/index.htmNew York City's efforts to land the 2012 Olympics have produced one of those only-in-New-York spectacles for the city's residents.Thu, 24 Feb 2005 19:46:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/12/02/olympics.rogge/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/12/02/olympics.rogge/index.htmlInternational Olympic Committee chief Jacques Rogge has asked the cities seeking to host the 2012 Games to stop bickering and concentrate on their own efforts.Thu, 02 Dec 2004 11:28:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/09/27/olympics.madrid/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/09/27/olympics.madrid/index.htmlMadrid will be the first stop on a tour by an IOC panel assessing the five bid cities for the 2012 Olympics.Mon, 27 Sep 2004 14:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/08/29/olympics.doping/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/08/29/olympics.doping/index.htmlHungarian hammer throw champion Adrian Annus has been stripped of his gold medal for failing to take a follow-up drug test, the International Olympic Committee said on Sunday.Sun, 29 Aug 2004 13:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/08/27/olympics.lifter/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/08/27/olympics.lifter/index.htmlHungarian weightlifter Ferenc Gyurkovics has failed a drug test and may lose his Olympic silver medal, a national Olympic committee spokesman has announced.Fri, 27 Aug 2004 14:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/08/20/athletics.sprinters/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/08/20/athletics.sprinters/index.htmlPolice have completed their investigation of a motorcycle accident reported by disgraced Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou.Fri, 20 Aug 2004 10:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/08/17/athletics.sprinters/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/08/17/athletics.sprinters/index.htmlThe Greek sprinters at the center of an Olympic doping controversy have withdrawn from the Athens Games.Tue, 17 Aug 2004 08:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/08/12/olympics.kenteris/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/08/12/olympics.kenteris/index.htmlGreece's top sprinter Costas Kenteris has missed a scheduled dope test on the eve of the Athens Games, Olympics and Greek officials have said.Thu, 12 Aug 2004 19:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/07/18/athletics.young/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/07/18/athletics.young/index.htmlThe triumphant U.S. 4x400m team from the 2000 Sydney Olympics, including Michael Johnson, should lose their gold medals, the IAAF decided on Sunday.Sun, 18 Jul 2004 11:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/07/02/olympics.korea/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/07/02/olympics.korea/index.htmlNorth and South Korea will be allowed to march together at the opening of the 2004 Athens Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Friday.Fri, 02 Jul 2004 15:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/06/24/Olympics.torch/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/06/24/Olympics.torch/index.htmlThe Olympic flame arrived in Switzerland on a relay which was due to take the torch to the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the first time in 56 years.Thu, 24 Jun 2004 10:33:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/05/18/olympics.bids.2012/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/05/18/olympics.bids.2012/index.htmlThe International Olympic Committee has named a shortlist of five cities as possible hosts for the 2012 Olympics.Tue, 18 May 2004 09:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/05/18/olympics.2012/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/05/18/olympics.2012/index.htmlThe International Olympic Committee will announce on Tuesday the shortlist of candidates to host the 2012 Olympic Games.Tue, 18 May 2004 07:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/05/17/olympics.2012/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/05/17/olympics.2012/index.htmlThe nine cities hoping to stage the 2012 Olympic Games face a cull this week as Olympic chiefs meet to draw up a shortlist of candidates.Mon, 17 May 2004 12:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/05/12/athens.games/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/05/12/athens.games/index.htmlThe International Olympic Committee says it no longer doubts whether Athens will be ready to host this year's Summer Games.Wed, 12 May 2004 08:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/05/04/athens.roof/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/05/04/athens.roof/index.htmlAthens Olympic organizers have again delayed beginning work on a spectacular dome that is intended to be the architectural centerpiece of this summer's Games.Tue, 04 May 2004 09:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/04/27/olympics.insurance/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/04/27/olympics.insurance/index.htmlThe International Olympic Committee has taken out insurance cover in case this year's Athens Games are cancelled.Tue, 27 Apr 2004 13:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/31/athens.strike/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/31/athens.strike/index.htmlA strike by two million Greek workers has prompted Olympic organisers to warn Athens that any more action could threaten the Games in August.Wed, 31 Mar 2004 08:55:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/01/27/korea.ioc/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/01/27/korea.ioc/index.htmlA vice president of the International Olympic Committee, Kim Un-Yong, was arrested early Wednesday on charges of bribery, embezzlement and other irregularities, court officials told CNN.Tue, 27 Jan 2004 17:02:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/01/23/olympics.korea/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/01/23/olympics.korea/index.htmlIOC vice-president Kim Un-yong has been suspended from all Olympic duties pending investigations into corruption charges against him in South Korea.Fri, 23 Jan 2004 13:36:00 EST