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Awards Gala Turns to Doping Talk
By Alan Abrahamson | 11-19-2013
MONACO — Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the Jamaican sprint stars, were named Saturday the IAAF male and female athletes...
READ MOREPortland Wins 2016 World Indoors
By Alan Abrahamson | 11-19-2013
MONACO — The U.S. team has long been No. 1 in the world in track and field. Hosting the world in...
READ MORESAFP: No Jamaica Doping Problem
By Alan Abrahamson | 11-19-2013
MONACO — Jamaica does not have a doping problem, sprint star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce said. Eight Jamaican track and field athletes have...
READ MOREBig Problem: No Munich 2022
By Alan Abrahamson | 11-14-2013
What is wrong with this picture? Vienna: no. Rome: no. Munich: no. Even Switzerland, home of the International Olympic Committee: no.
READ MOREAt the UN: The Bach Doctrine
By Alan Abrahamson | 11-7-2013
The recently elected president of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, delivered a remarkable speech Wednesday to the United Nations...
READ MOREStealth Olympic Summit
By Alan Abrahamson | 11-5-2013
The International Olympic Committee held something of a stealth meeting of key power-brokers Sunday at its lakefront headquarters in Lausanne,...
READ MOREThe Relay Lights the Way
By Alan Abrahamson | 11-5-2013
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Moscow Avenue runs for 10 kilometers. It starts at Victory Square, commemorating the sacrifices of World...
READ MOREThis Just has to Stop
By Alan Abrahamson | 10-24-2013
The international sportswriters’ association, which goes by the acronym AIPS, held its two-day executive committee meeting this week in Doha,...
READ MOREPutin: One Clever Guy
By Alan Abrahamson | 10-22-2013
It has been just over four months since Russian president Vladimir Putin signed into law a measure that purports to...
READ MOREHow to Decode IOC News Releases
By Alan Abrahamson | 10-22-2013
The headlines Wednesday were all about Richard Carrión stepping down from his senior positions within the International Olympic Committee in...
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