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Indian Boxing Fed. still suspended by IABA

December 6, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By C. Rajshekhar Rao AP Sports Writer NEW DELHI (AP) – The Indian Boxing Federation’s suspension will not be lifted after it failed to call fresh elections needed for it to return to the international fold.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2013, AIBA, Beijing Olympics, Commonwealth Games, IBF, IOA, IOC, India, International Olympic Committee, London Olympics, Mary Kom, New Delhi, President Abhay Singh Chautala, Rajshekhar Rao, Secretary General Lalit Bhanot, Switzerland, Vijender Singh, Vol 32 No 50 | December 7 - December 13

IOC member says India running out of time

September 28, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By C. Rajshekhar Rao AP Sports Writer NEW DELHI (AP) — A top Indian Olympic official says the suspended Indian Olympic Association is running out of time to clean up its administration before next year’s major sporting events.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Abhinav Bindra, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, IOA, IOC, Indian Olympic Association, International Olympic Committee, Lalit Bhanot, New Delhi, Rajshekhar Rao, Randhir Singh, Suresh Kalmadi, Though Kalmadi, Vol 32 No 40 | September 28 - October 4, Winter Olympics

Youthful voice: “A look into this year’s Olympics”

August 27, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Summer Olympic Games have been around since the 1896 Games in Athens, Greece. Since then, the United States have won a total of 929 gold medals, while China has only won a total of 163 gold medals. Though China received the most gold medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics, the total amount is still far from the amount of medals received by the United States …

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Greece, IOC, Karena Tien, London, Michael Phelps, Missy Franklin, Moscow, New York City, North Greenwich Arena, Olympic Games, Olympics, Paris, Ricoh Arena, SYLP, Summer Olympics, Though China, United States, Youth issue

Tokyo again wants Olympics to heal national crisis

August 4, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Graham Dunbar The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Tokyo wants to host a Summer Olympics for the second time, so that the games can again help speed up Japan’s recovery from a national crisis.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, European Championship, IOC, London Olympics, Masato Mizuno, Summer Games, Summer Olympics, Tokyo Olympics, UEFA, Vol 31 No 32 | August 4 - August 10, Yoshiro Mori, japan, turkey

China leaves underage gymnast in the cold

March 15, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Used, perhaps abused and now tossed away. Chinese officials’ treatment of Olympic gymnast Dong Fangxiao, found to have been underage when China fielded her at the Sydney Games in 2000, really makes the blood boil.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: China, China National Games, China Youth Daily, Chinese, Despite China, Dong Fangxiao, FIG, IOC, International Olympic Committee, John Leicester, Keith Russell, Li Jun, Luo Chaoyi, New Zealand, Sydney Games, University Games, japan

Hiroshima, Nagasaki to bid for 2020 Olympics

October 15, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

TOKYO (AP) — Hiroshima and Nagasaki — sites of atomic bombings in World War II — are teaming up to make a bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics that will emphasize world peace.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2013, American B-29, Asian Games, Enola Gay, Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba, IOC, International Olympic Committee, Mexico City, Summer Olympics, Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara, Vision Campaign, Vol 28 No 43 | October 17-October 23, japan

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