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BMW appoints Witt as ambassador for Munich 2018

By Duncan Mackay in Vancouver

February 6 - Katarina Witt (pictured) will begin promoting Munich's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics here tomorrow when she skates with Elizabeth Manley, the Canadian who finished second to her at the 1988 Games in Calgary, in a special event.







French bank to drop cycling team to sponsor Olympics

By Duncan Mackay

January 22 - French bank Caisse d'Epargn, whose rider  Óscar Pereiro (pictured) won the 2006 Tour de France in controversial circumstances, is to end the sponsorship of its cycling team to concentrate its efforts on backing France's Olympic team and helping Annecy's bid to host the 2018 Winter Games.