http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Summer_OlympicsFind stories, videos, and photos about Summer Olympics from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:38:12 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Summer_Olympics14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Summer Olympics from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/31/london.uk.olympics.2012/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/31/london.uk.olympics.2012/index.html#cnnSTCTextSaturday marks 1,000 days until the London 2012 Olympic Games, and officials promise the event is on track and on budget.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/traveltips/10/05/olympics.vacation.planning/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/traveltips/10/05/olympics.vacation.planning/index.html#cnnSTCTextRio's Olympic bid coup on Friday may have the lyrics to "Copacabana" playing on a loop in your head, but it's still too early to squeeze into a Brazilian bikini -- you can't even book a flight to the 2012 Olympic Games in London yet.Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/02/olympics.2016/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/02/olympics.2016/index.html#cnnSTCTextRio de Janeiro, Brazil, will host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee announced Friday.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:34:00 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://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/09/17/wpnsa.olympics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/09/17/wpnsa.olympics/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe first venue to be completed for the 2012 Summer Olympics hosts its first major international sailing competition this week, in what is considered a test run for the Games.Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/08/18/ahtletics.worlds.berlin.richards/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/08/18/ahtletics.worlds.berlin.richards/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmerican Sanya Richards finally claimed her first global women's 400 meters gold medal with victory in the World Championships in Berlin on Tuesday.Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/05/14/phelps.speaks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/05/14/phelps.speaks/index.html#cnnSTCTextMichael Phelps -- the Olympic gold-medal swimmer who jumped into hot water over a photo of him holding a bong -- has returned to competition for the first time since the Beijing Olympics.Thu, 14 May 2009 21:27:00 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://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/cliff_corcoran/03/05/poola.breakdown/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/cliff_corcoran/03/05/poola.breakdown/index.htmlLocation: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, JapanFri, 06 Mar 2009 19:04:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/02/01/michael.phelps.marijuana/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/02/01/michael.phelps.marijuana/index.html#cnnSTCTextOlympic gold medalist Michael Phelps admitted to "regrettable" behavior Sunday and vowed it wouldn't happen again after a British newspaper published a photograph of the swimmer smoking from a bong.Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:32:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/12/02/radcliffe.london/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/12/02/radcliffe.london/index.html#cnnSTCTextWorld record holder Paula Radcliffe will return to run in next year's London marathon on April 26 when she faces five of the first six finishers at the Olympic Games in Beijing.Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:59:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/magazine/specials/sportsman/2008/12/01/sportsman.2008/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/magazine/specials/sportsman/2008/12/01/sportsman.2008/index.htmlThe party of the year in the swimming world took place not in Beijing's Water Cube in August but in a New York City hotel ballroom the week before Thanksgiving. The occasion was the Golden Goggle Awards, the Oscars of the amphibious set, and most of the 43 members of the U.S. Olympic swim team turned out for the splashy event. With their short skirts, high heels and ripped biceps the women were visions of powerful femininity. The dudes wore their tuxedos ironically, with shaggy hair and bow ties askew. Before the awards show began, there was a rip-roaring cocktail hour. The view of midtown Manhattan from the ballroom revealed the grand old Ziegfeld Theatre, which on this night was hosting a red-carpet premiere for the latest overwrought Hollywood drama. Despite the constellation of paparazzi flashes the assembled actors couldn't match the star power at the Golden Goggles.Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:20:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/11/20/olympic.speed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/11/20/olympic.speed/index.html#cnnSTCTextI have always dreamed of winning a medal at the Olympic Games -- and sailing seemed like a good sport to target.Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:14:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/10/01/radacliffe.marathon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/10/01/radacliffe.marathon/index.html#cnnSTCTextWorld record holder Paula Radcliffe of Britain has confirmed she will defend her New York marathon title on November 2.Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:25:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836464,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836464,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBrits are known for theater, pageantry, music and humor. But if stodgy politicians have their way, none of that may come through in the 2012 OlympicsWed, 27 Aug 2008 00:05:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20220986,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20220986,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe record-setting American calls the ceremony a "great start" to the 2012 gamesMon, 25 Aug 2008 14:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/08/24/olympics.close/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/08/24/olympics.close/index.html#cnnSTCTextGrand fireworks and spectacular choreography brought to a close the Beijing Games Sunday as one of the most remarkable Olympics in recent history were declared at an end.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:24:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835582,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835582,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs spectacular as the sports were, the Games in the end had become more of an extravaganza for the Chinese, with the rest of the world tagging alongSun, 24 Aug 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/07/29/olympic.moments/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/07/29/olympic.moments/index.html#cnnSTCTextGreat moments define the Olympics. From amazing highs to shocking disappointments, each Olympics produces its own signature snapshots in time.Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/08/12/olympics.marathon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/08/12/olympics.marathon/index.html#cnnSTCTextDefending Olympic women's marathon champion Mizuki Noguchi of Japan has been ruled out of the Beijing Games because of injury.Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/08/olympics.opening/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/08/olympics.opening/index.html#cnnSTCTextFireworks, athletes and pageantry on a scale never before seen in the Olympics opened the Summer Games in Beijing on Friday as the Asian nation kicked off the biggest and most scrutinized Games in history.Sat, 09 Aug 2008 08:07:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/selena_roberts/08/08/women/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/selena_roberts/08/08/women/index.htmlThe modern Olympic Games have always been a chick-flick moment for women who finally have the camera long enough to turn America's head. They haven't batted their eyes, but performed flips for enough mass adoration to last Mary Lou Retton's lifetime. They haven't vanished as fly-by darlings, but endured as women who have delivered iconic nicknames (Suzy "ChapStick" Chaffee) and haircuts (The Dorothy Hamill 'do) and first-name familiarity (Mia, as in Hamm).Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:31:00 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://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/05/oly.china.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/05/oly.china.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTextOnce the gold medals leave Beijing, will China's economy remain gilded?Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/07/09/oly.media/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/07/09/oly.media/index.html#cnnSTCTextThis year's Summer Olympic Games have been seen as China's coming-out party, destined to be as significant for the host country as the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo were for Japan.Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/03/oly.hats/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/03/oly.hats/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn ancient China, a hat tells of social rank. For the six Ngan siblings, hats tell the story of their rise to fortune.Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:46:00 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://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/04/04/oly.switzerland/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/04/04/oly.switzerland/index.html#cnnSTCTextYes, we have Roger. Yes, we developed the "Bird's nest" Olympic stadium. But in Switzerland, the 2008 Summer Olympics are still far away -- and not just geographically. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/10/olympic.plot/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/10/olympic.plot/index.html#cnnSTCTextIslamic terrorists planned to attack Beijing, Shanghai and other Chinese locations with poisonous gas and explosives to sabotage the Summer Olympic Games, China announced Thursday.Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:21:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/20/tibet.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/20/tibet.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextTibet's spiritual leader Thursday said he was powerless to stop anti-Chinese violence as authorities in Beijing acknowledged for the first time that unrest had spread into neighboring Chinese provinces.Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/tibet.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/tibet.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextNew video from China suggests that security forces have yet to gain complete control of Tibet and neighboring provinces which have suffered eruptions of anti-Chinese violence since last week.Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:34:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1714838,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1714838,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHollywood director Steven Spielberg's decision to quit the Beijing Olympics over the Darfur crisis is drawing condemnation by China's state-controlled mediaWed, 20 Feb 2008 18:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/sailing/01/08/britain.olympics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/sailing/01/08/britain.olympics/index.html#cnnSTCTextDouble gold medalist Ben Ainslie headed the first nine names -- all from the sport of sailing -- officially selected for Britain's line-up at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:20:00 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/11/17/athletics.ayhan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/11/17/athletics.ayhan/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer European 1,500-meter champion Sureyya Ayhan has tested positive for doping and faces a lifetime ban.Sat, 17 Nov 2007 16:43:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/22/viewer.feedback/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/22/viewer.feedback/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe IOC (International Olympic Committee) should consider a country's record in human and animal rights, as well as its respect for the environment, before granting the said country the honor of hosting the Olympics. The 2008 Beijing Olympics is a result of polical concession and lobbying by prominent businesses. Oscar Lei, Toronto, CanadaSun, 21 Oct 2007 04:42:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/more/09/04/barbosa.brazil.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/more/09/04/barbosa.brazil.ap/index.htmlSAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) -- Phoenix Suns guard Leandro Barbosa on Tuesday broke his silence after Brazil's disappointing performance in the Americas Olympic qualifying tournament.Tue, 04 Sep 2007 07:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/06/20/swimming.hanson/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/06/20/swimming.hanson/index.htmlThe career of Australian Olympic swimming champion Brooke Hanson hangs in the balance after being electrocuted in a freak accident.Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/06/06/olympic.logo/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/06/06/olympic.logo/index.htmlThe jagged logo for the London 2012 Olympics has attracted a barrage of criticism, with thousands signing an online petition calling for it to be scrapped.Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/06/05/olympic.londonlogo/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/06/05/olympic.londonlogo/index.htmlLondon 2012 Olympics chiefs have defended the newly-unveiled logo following widespread public criticism that it was 'hideous' and a waste of money.Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/02/03/athletics.thanou/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/02/03/athletics.thanou/index.htmlGreek sprinter Katerina Thanou, who was banned from all competitions for two years following a controversial doping rule violation at the 2004 Athens Olympics, has competed in her first race since the ban ended.Sat, 03 Feb 2007 20:30:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/01/09/olympics.2016/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/01/09/olympics.2016/index.htmlThe United States will bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games in either Los Angeles or Chicago, officials have announced.Tue, 09 Jan 2007 18:23:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/11/01/olympics.lemley/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/11/01/olympics.lemley/index.htmlJack Lemley, the U.S. engineer drafted in to oversee construction for the London 2012 Olympics, has said that he quit because of fears that political rows would delay projects and raise costs.Wed, 01 Nov 2006 08:31:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/08/23/basket.world/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/08/23/basket.world/index.htmlThe United States outgunned sharp-shooting Italy 94-85 to preserve their perfect record at the world basketball championship on Wednesday.Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/06/27/cycling.hamilton/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/06/27/cycling.hamilton/index.htmlAmerican cyclist Tyler Hamilton will keep his gold medal from the 2004 Athens Olympics, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled on Tuesday.Tue, 27 Jun 2006 14:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/03/28/olympics.beijing/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/03/28/olympics.beijing/index.htmlConstruction of the venues for the 2008 Beijing Olympics has hit problems but organizers are confident they will still be delivered on schedule at the end of next year.Tue, 28 Mar 2006 07:47:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/12/23/olympics.voting/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/12/23/olympics.voting/index.htmlLondon's winning bid for the 2012 Olympics could have been helped by an IOC member pressing the wrong button during the voting, according to a BBC report.Fri, 23 Dec 2005 14:04:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/11/09/easian.games.china/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/11/09/easian.games.china/index.htmlThey came, they saw and they conquered like never before.Wed, 09 Nov 2005 05:36:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/07/18/swimming.worlds/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/07/18/swimming.worlds/index.htmlChina pulled off a golden diving double on the opening day of the world swimming championships in Montreal.Mon, 18 Jul 2005 13:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/07/06/olympics.vote/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/07/06/olympics.vote/index.htmlWhen the International Olympic Committee met in Singapore to decide which city would win the 2012 Olympics, the odds favored front-runner Paris.Thu, 07 Jul 2005 03:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/07/06/singapore.london/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/07/06/singapore.london/index.htmlBritish sports chiefs were euphoric after London was chosen to stage the 2012 Olympic Games.Wed, 06 Jul 2005 12:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/07/06/singapore.olympics/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/07/06/singapore.olympics/index.htmlLondon has defeated European rival Paris to host the 2012 Summer Games, bringing the Olympics back to Britain for the first time in more than half a century.Wed, 06 Jul 2005 04:47:00 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/06/03/weightlifting.greece/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/06/03/weightlifting.greece/index.htmlGreek weightlifter Leonidas Sampanis, stripped of Olympic bronze after a doping offense in Athens, has withdrawn his appeal to the international Court of Arbitration for Sport.Fri, 03 Jun 2005 12:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/04/23/olympics.london/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/04/23/olympics.london/index.htmlLondon's bid team for the 2012 Olympics has withdrawn the offer of inducements for sporting bodies announced in Berlin last week.Sat, 23 Apr 2005 15:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/04/18/olympics.london/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/04/18/olympics.london/index.htmlLondon has stepped up its campaign to win the 2012 Olympics with a $20 million carrot to athletes and National Olympic Committees (NOC) worldwide.Mon, 18 Apr 2005 17:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/03/10/olympics.paris/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/03/10/olympics.paris/index.htmlStriking French workers took care to express support for Paris's bid to host the 2012 Olympics when the IOC's evaluation commission toured the capital on Thursday.Thu, 10 Mar 2005 20:42:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/02/22/olympics.paris/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/02/22/olympics.paris/index.htmlParis 2012 Olympic bid chiefs insist a visit by the IOC's evaluation commission will not be affected by a national stike called by French public sector unions for March 10.Tue, 22 Feb 2005 17:12:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/11/19/swimming.thorpe/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/11/19/swimming.thorpe/index.htmlIan Thorpe may skip next year's world championships in order to stay focused for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the Australian's coach Tracey Menzies has said.Fri, 19 Nov 2004 15:45:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/09/03/athletics.brussels/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/09/03/athletics.brussels/index.htmlSaif Saeed Shaheen shattered the world steeplechase record at the Brussels Golden League meeting.Fri, 03 Sep 2004 19:35:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/08/30/news/fortune500/nbc_olympics/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/08/30/news/fortune500/nbc_olympics/index.htmIn hindsight, NBC Universal's big bet on the Athens Olympics isn't looking so risky after all.Mon, 30 Aug 2004 15:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/08/19/olympics.doping/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/08/19/olympics.doping/index.htmlThe International Weightlifting Federation said on Thursday it had suspended two more weightlifters who failed out of competition drugs tests, bringing the total number to seven.Thu, 19 Aug 2004 07:53:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/08/17/news/fortune500/olympics_ratings/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/08/17/news/fortune500/olympics_ratings/index.htmAmerican swimmer Michael Phelps and NBC have something in common: With expectations high, both got off to a shaky start at the Olympics, but both are now showing signs that things have turned around.Tue, 17 Aug 2004 15:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/08/01/377384/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/08/01/377384/index.htmThe 2004 Olympics are only a hop, skip, and long jump away. But just when corporate sponsors should begin cashing in on the Games' historic return to their birthplace, they're instead looking beyon...Sun, 01 Aug 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/07/01/olympics.sweden/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/07/01/olympics.sweden/index.htmlLanding in a special jet painted in Olympic colors and dubbed the "Zeus," the Olympic flame was greeted Thursday by a throng of spectators as it began its relay through Stockholm, the site of the 1912 Summer Games.Thu, 01 Jul 2004 08:09:00 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/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 EDT