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2020 Applicant City Seminar concludes in Lausanne
LAUSANNE, November 6, 2011 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s 2020 Applicant City Seminar wrapped up Friday in Lausanne, with representatives from all six cities bidding for the 2020 Olympic Games in attendance.Delegates from the 2020 Applicant Cities of Baku (Azerbaijan), Doha (Qatar), Istanbul (Turkey), Madrid (Spain), Rome (Italy) and Tokyo (Japan) took part in the two-day meeting, which was led by Olympic Games Executive Director Gilbert Felli and Head of Bid City Relations Jacqueline Barrett.
CITIES GET THEIR FILL OF INFORMATION
Lausanne, 3rd November - The six applicant cities that have bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games are taking part in two important events this week. On the 1st and 2nd of November, the first "Bidding for the Games" conference, followed, on the 3rd and 4th,by a more specific seminar designed for them only.
Kevin Rolland to suit up as Winter Youth Olympic Games Ambassador for Innsbruck 2012
LAUSANNE, November 3, 2011 - French freestyle skier Kevin Rolland was unveiled on Wednesday as the latest Youth Olympic Games Ambassador for the first edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck from 12 to 23 January 2012.
Laureus global summit focuses on how to stop juvenile crime and violence by the use of sport
LONDON, November 1, 2011 – Globally respected sporting legend Edwin Moses, Chairman of the Laureus World Sports Academy, has called for greater use of sport as a weapon against the social evils threatening society today.
Jenő Kamuti President of the International Committee for Fair Play
Dr. Jenő Kamuti (Hungary: born September 17, 1937, in Budapest) is a former Hungarian foil fencer, who was several time world medallist. Since 2000, he has been the President of the International Committee for Fair Play.




