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Going, going... Games condoms

National
2009-11-6

"FASTER, higher, stronger." It's not just the Olympic motto - it was also a catchphrase used on condoms distributed to athletes attending the 2008 Beijing Games. And while many records were broken on the track,...

Vancouver torch starts its journey

Sports | Olympics
2009-10-23

THE torch relay for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics got underway yesterday, with the sun's rays igniting the flame during a brief break in the clouds at the ancient Olympic stadium. It was the first time in...

South Africa could bid to host 2020 Olympics

Sports | Olympics
2009-10-22

THE 2010 World Cup organizing committee chief thinks a successful tournament could lead to the Olympics being hosted in Africa for the first time in 2020. "The IOC decided to give South America its first Olympics,...

Hiroshima, Nagasaki to pitch for 2020 Olympics

Sports | Olympics
2009-10-11

HIROSHIMA and Nagasaki, the victims of the only atomic bombings in history, are teaming up to try to bring the Olympics to Japan in 2020, the cities' mayors said today. Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba and Nagasaki...

2010 athletes' village to be ready despite problems

Sports | Olympics
2009-10-7

ATHLETES' housing for the 2010 Winter Olympics will be ready on time, despite earlier financial problems that Vancouver's mayor said yesterday had threatened to make it a "train wreck." But Vancouver taxpayers,...

Lula hails Rio's victory in Olympic bid 'biggest gift'

Sports | Olympics
2009-10-3

BRAZILIAN President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hailed yesterday a victory for Rio de Janeiro's bid for hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics as "the biggest gift" he ever got as president. "As president, this is the...

Samba! Rio wins right to host the 2016 Olympics

Sports | Olympics
2009-10-3

THE 2016 Games are going to Rio de Janeiro. Finally, South America gets an Olympics. In a vote of high drama, the bustling Brazilian carnival city of beaches, mountains and samba beat surprise finalist Madrid,...

Rio wins right to host the 2016 Olympics

Sports | Olympics
2009-10-3

FINALLY, South America gets an Olympics. The 2016 Games are going to Rio de Janeiro. In a vote of high drama in Denmark's Copenhagen, the bustling Brazilian carnival city of beaches, mountains and samba yesterday...

Disappointment in Tokyo after losing Olympic bid

Sports | Olympics
2009-10-3

THE hundreds of people gathered by the Tokyo Tower to support the city's Olympic bid went from elation to quiet disappointment yesterday when the Japanese candidate was eliminated in the second round of voting for...

Chicago is the first to go in 2016 voting

Sports | Olympics
2009-10-3

CHICAGO was eliminated in the first ballot of voting for the 2016 Olympics yesterday in Denmark's Copenhagen, a stunning defeat for the city that was expected to be one of the two finalists. Not even the presence...