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The Olympics flag is handed from London Mayor, Boris Johnson, second from left, to the International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge, as the Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, right, watches during the Closing Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympic on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Jeff J Mitchell, Pool)
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Athletes enter the Olympic Stadium during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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2012 Summer Olympics articles from The Oklahoman
Column: Restore wrestling, give others fair shot
May 17, 2013
Wrestling is heeding the harshest of wakeup calls. Now it's time for the International Olympic Committee to do the right thing. Put this most historic of sports back on the program for the 2020 Summer Games. Assuming the governing body, known as FILA, follows through on major steps Friday — simplifying the... Read More
May 17, 2013
Wrestling is heeding the harshest of wakeup calls. Now it's time for the International Olympic Committee to do the right thing. Put this most historic of sports back on the program for the 2020 Summer Games. Assuming the governing body, known as FILA, follows through on major steps Friday — simplifying the... Read More
AP source: Amateur boxing head eyes IOC presidency
May 17, 2013
LONDON (AP) — Amateur boxing association chief C.K. Wu of Taiwan is entering the race for president of the International Olympic Committee. Wu notified Jacques Rogge on Friday that he will be a candidate to succeed him as head of the IOC, an official with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. The... Read More
May 17, 2013
LONDON (AP) — Amateur boxing association chief C.K. Wu of Taiwan is entering the race for president of the International Olympic Committee. Wu notified Jacques Rogge on Friday that he will be a candidate to succeed him as head of the IOC, an official with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. The... Read More
Hungarian ex-president's plagiarism case closed
May 16, 2013
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Former Hungarian President Pal Schmitt hopes to continue working in the Olympic movement despite a plagiarism scandal. Schmitt resigned as Hungarian president last year after a university panel found that most of his doctoral thesis about the modern Olympics had been copied from other... Read More
Singapore's Ser Miang enters IOC presidential race
May 16, 2013
Portraying himself as a "global" candidate with a world view, Ng Ser Miang of Singapore is hoping to break the European stranglehold on the top Olympic job. The 64-year-old diplomat and businessman entered the IOC presidential race Thursday, pitching his credentials as a consensus-builder who can lead the Olympics... Read More
May 16, 2013
Portraying himself as a "global" candidate with a world view, Ng Ser Miang of Singapore is hoping to break the European stranglehold on the top Olympic job. The 64-year-old diplomat and businessman entered the IOC presidential race Thursday, pitching his credentials as a consensus-builder who can lead the Olympics... Read More
Tax returns show increasing stability at USOC
May 15, 2013
The U.S. Olympic Committee had revenues of $338 million in 2012 and did not have to pay any of its former executives, further signs of the organization's increased stability. The 2012 tax forms filed Wednesday show an organization largely recovered from the chaos and turmoil that followed Jim Scherr's ouster as... Read More
Pound: Drug-testing failing due to lack of will
May 15, 2013
LONDON (AP) — Former WADA president Dick Pound has written a report for the World Anti-Doping Agency assessing the current state of drug-testing. It doesn't paint a pretty picture. Despite increased testing and scientific advances to detect more sophisticated substances, Pound said anti-doping programs are... Read More
May 15, 2013
LONDON (AP) — Former WADA president Dick Pound has written a report for the World Anti-Doping Agency assessing the current state of drug-testing. It doesn't paint a pretty picture. Despite increased testing and scientific advances to detect more sophisticated substances, Pound said anti-doping programs are... Read More
IOC proposes global betting monitoring system
May 14, 2013
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The IOC is proposing the establishment of a global system for monitoring betting patterns during major sports events, the latest step in efforts to guard against corruption and match-fixing. An International Olympic Committee working group held its fourth meeting Tuesday on the... Read More
AP sources: Singapore member eyes IOC presidency
May 14, 2013
LONDON (AP) — IOC Vice President Ng Ser Miang of Singapore is set to become the second declared candidate in the race to succeed Jacques Rogge as IOC president. Ng will announce his candidacy in Paris on Thursday, several officials with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The... Read More
May 14, 2013
LONDON (AP) — IOC Vice President Ng Ser Miang of Singapore is set to become the second declared candidate in the race to succeed Jacques Rogge as IOC president. Ng will announce his candidacy in Paris on Thursday, several officials with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The... Read More
AP Sources: Ng Ser Miang to run for IOC president
May 14, 2013
LONDON (AP) — Singapore's Ng Ser Miang is set to become the second declared candidate in the race to succeed Jacques Rogge as president of the IOC. Several officials with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the 64-year-old Ng will formally announce his candidacy in Paris on... Read More
May 14, 2013
LONDON (AP) — Singapore's Ng Ser Miang is set to become the second declared candidate in the race to succeed Jacques Rogge as president of the IOC. Several officials with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the 64-year-old Ng will formally announce his candidacy in Paris on... Read More
Istanbul 2020 bid says security 'utmost priority'
May 13, 2013
ISTANBUL (AP) — Organizers of Istanbul's bid for the 2020 Olympics say safety and security are their "utmost priority" following the twin bombing attacks on a Syrian border town. Turkey has blamed Syria for Saturday's car bombings that killed at least 46 people in Reyhanli, a main hub for Syrian refugees and... Read More
May 13, 2013
ISTANBUL (AP) — Organizers of Istanbul's bid for the 2020 Olympics say safety and security are their "utmost priority" following the twin bombing attacks on a Syrian border town. Turkey has blamed Syria for Saturday's car bombings that killed at least 46 people in Reyhanli, a main hub for Syrian refugees and... Read More
WADA hones a new code including harsher penalties
May 13, 2013
MONTREAL (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency's top officials spent the weekend honing a new global code that includes doubling suspensions for some drug cheats. WADA's executive committee and foundation board met in Montreal to review the third draft of the proposed 2015 World Anti-Doping code, which will come... Read More
Collected Wisdom: Jordyn Wieber, Olympic gymnast and Nadia Comaneci Sportsmanship Award honoree
May 11, 2013
The Oklahoman caught up with Jordyn Wieber to talk to her about life as a gymnast, the perks of being an Olympian and her second prom. Read More
Cameron promises British security help for Sochi
May 10, 2013
MOSCOW (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron says his country's special services will resume limited cooperation with Russia to boost security preparations for the Sochi Winter Olympics next year. Britain had suspended security cooperation with Russia after the 2006 poisoning death in London of former... Read More
May 10, 2013
MOSCOW (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron says his country's special services will resume limited cooperation with Russia to boost security preparations for the Sochi Winter Olympics next year. Britain had suspended security cooperation with Russia after the 2006 poisoning death in London of former... Read More
Tokyo 2020 bid chief Takeda emphasizes safety
May 10, 2013
TOKYO (AP) — The president of Tokyo's bid for the 2020 Olympics has emphasized the Japanese capital's safety while insisting closure had been reached over comments by the city's governor criticizing rival Istanbul. Tsunekazu Takeda says Tokyo's bid offers certainty in uncertain times but stresses that safety was... Read More
Pescante endorses IOC presidential candidate Bach
May 10, 2013
ROME (AP) — Longtime IOC member Mario Pescante of Italy has endorsed Thomas Bach's bid to become the next president of the Olympic body. A day after declaring his candidacy for IOC president, Bach attended a ceremony in Rome Friday marking the Italian Olympic Academy's 25th anniversary. Academy founder Pescante... Read More
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