Olympics








Buenos Aires 2018 bid team in confident spirits as host city announcement date draws near

By James Crook at the Lenexpo Exhibition Complex in St Petersburg

buenosaires2018May 29 - With just over a month to go before the host city is announced, Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games bid chief Francisco Irarrazaval and newly-unveiled bid ambassador, Argentine rugby union legend Agustin Pichot, claim they are "feeling confident" as the race to host the third summer Youth Olympic Games draws to a climax.





Battle for IOC Presidency set to be six-horse race

By Tom Degun at the Lenexpo Exhibition Complex in St Petersburg

Jacques Rogge 4May 29 - The battle to replace Jacques Rogge as International Olympic Committee (IOC) President looks set to between six candidates after other potential candidates confirmed here that they would not stand.

Bubka, McQuaid and Wu secure ASOIF Council seats as Schormann misses out

By Tom Degun at the Lenexpo Exhibition Complex in St Petersburg

ASOIFMay 28 - Ukraine's Sergey Bubka, Ireland's Pat McQuaid and Taiwan's C K Wu have secured their spots on the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) Council in a four-horse race that saw Germany's Dr. h.c. Klaus Schormann miss out at the organisation's General Assembly here.