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Wisconsin to offer cycling as part of Olympic bid

January 16, 2009

Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle announced Friday that Madison will be the cycling hub in Chicago's 2016 Olympic bid.

Premier League clubs involved with London 2012

January 16, 2009

Premier League soccer teams will take part in a project to get youngsters involved in Olympic sports before the 2012 London Games.

Prime Minister says London 2012 ahead of schedule

January 16, 2009

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says London is ahead of schedule in its preparations for the 2012 Olympic Games.

Brown hails 2012 London Olympics for creating jobs

January 16, 2009

Halfway through London's preparations for the 2012 Olympics, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the project is ahead of schedule and creating thousands of jobs in the face of the global economic downturn.

Wisconsin governor to discuss Chicago Olympic bid

January 15, 2009

Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle's plan to discuss Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Olympics could mean some cycling events are coming to the state.

Wis. governor to make announcement about Olympics

January 15, 2009

Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Olympics apparently will get an assist from neighboring Wisconsin.

Martina makes case to win back Olympic 200 place

January 15, 2009

Sprinter Churandy Martina made his case to be reinstated as the Olympic 200 meters silver medalist to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday.

London 2012 secures BCG as Olympic sponsor

January 15, 2009

London Olympic organizers signed Boston Consulting Group on Thursday to advise them on ticketing and merchandising for the 2012 Games.

6th person arrested in Olympic ticket scam

January 15, 2009

British police investigating the fraudulent sale of tickets to events, including last year's Beijing Olympics, have arrested a sixth person in connection with a company that collapsed in August.

Police arrest sixth person on Olympic ticket fraud

January 15, 2009

British police investigating the fraudulent sale of tickets to events including last year's Beijing Olympics have arrested a sixth person in connection with a company which collapsed in August.

Canadian province to deal with Olympic village

January 14, 2009

The provincial government will convene a special legislative session Saturday to deal with a crisis over Vancouver's financing of the 2010 Olympic village.

London 2012 monitoring Nortel after bankruptcy

January 14, 2009

The future of a key sponsor of the 2012 London Olympics was in doubt Wednesday after Nortel Networks Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection in Canada and the U.S. amid the global economic downturn.

Adecco signs London 2012 Olympic sponsorship

January 14, 2009

Olympic organizers secured another domestic sponsor by signing up Adecco to hire the staff needed to run the 2012 Games.

Vancouver Olympic village proves a slippery slope

January 13, 2009

The organizers of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics are open to ideas on how the city can save money on completing the athletes' village.

Vancouver looks for money to finance Olympics

January 12, 2009

Vancouver's city council is seeking emergency powers so it can borrow money to finance the athletes village for the 2010 Winter Games.

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Beijing Medal Count

CountryGSBTotal
United States363836110
China512128100
Russia23212872
Britain19131547
Australia14151746
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