1. Mid of International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, Jacques Rogge, walking into media conference 2. Wide of media conference with President Rogge and IOC spokeswoman Giselle Davies 3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jacques Rogge,...

Hellenic Olympic Committee headquarters, Athens, Greece - August 9, 2004 1. Wide of news conference 2. Various journalists 2. Mid-shot of podium 3. Various of journalists 4. SOUNDBITE (Greek) Ioannis Papadigiannakis, Ioannis...

US Olympics New York launches Olympic bid New York City, 16 Jan 2004 1. Wide shot press briefing room 2. Medium shot press briefing 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Daniel Doctoroff, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development: "If you really step back...

The operating budget for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016 was announced at 7 billion reals (2.9 billion US dollars) by organisers on Thursday, an increase of 27 percent over the figure submitted in the 2009 bid. The budget is purely...

AP Television London, UK, 6 July 2009 1. Wide shot boat on river in front of London Eye 2. Mid shot capsules 3. Mid shot capsules with white temporary capsule in middle 4. Close up white temporary capsule 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Kevin...

China halted ticket sales to the general public for the 2022 Winter Olympics, but will invite groups of "organized" spectators to attend the games. Yvonne Man reports on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia."

FILE: Copenhagen, Denmark - 30 September, 2009 1. Various of Juan Antonio Samaranch, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President from 1980 to 2001 at news conference by Madrid's 2016 Olympic bid team 2. Wide of news conference FILE:...

VOICED BY: Amanda Palmer 00:00 Wide shot of stadium with unfinished roof 00:04 Various of stadium roof partially finished 00:12 SOUNDBITE: (English) Fani Palli-Petralia, Greek''s Deputy Culture Minister: 00:28 Exterior stadium with...

English/Nat Olympic officials in Atlanta have said today's (Saturday) games will go ahead despite this morning's explosion. The decision was taken after one person was confirmed dead and 110 injured following a bomb blast at the...

New $15 Million Dam Project Thousands of unemployed men are getting a chance to work on the great Wheeler Dam at Muscle Shoals, Alabama, part of the TV A flood control plan. (Employment, USA, Water) Fencers For The Olympics Amateur...

1. Wide shot of hotels 2. Grande Bretagne hotel 3. Doorman standing near entrance as guests pass 4. Posters reading (at left) "Hotel workers, everyone at the August 4 strike" and (at right) "Hotel workers and caterers, we break our...

1. Wide shot press briefing room 2. Medium shot press briefing 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Daniel Doctoroff, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development: "If you really step back and study what draws people to the olympic games. It is the very same...

He's one of China's most recognisable faces, the only track superstar in a country that sees its sporting success as a mirror to its rising power. But Liu Xiang (lee-oo see-ANG)'s bid to repeat his 110-meter hurdles triumph in Athens...

1. Exterior Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) 2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Matthieu Reeb, Secretary General, Court of Arbitration for Sport CAS "Today the Court of Arbitration for Sport has rendered its decision in the case of the...

English/Nat xfa The Romanian gymnast Andreea Raducan has been stripped of her gymnastics all-round gold medal after testing positive for a banned drug. The sixteen year old was given a cold remedy by the Romanian team doctor which...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) lifted its suspension of India's Olympic Committee on Tuesday, allowing Indian athletes to compete under their national flag for the rest of the Sochi Games. The IOC Executive Board reinstated...

The director of Amnesty International UK said it was "deeply shocking" that London Olympic organisers chose Dow Chemical as a sponsor, despite its links to a company accused of responsibility in one of the deadliest chemical leaks in...

1. International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge arriving at news conference, sitting down 2. Wide of reporters in audience 3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jacques Rogge, President of International Olympic Committee: "In total,...

1. Survivors of Bhopal gas leak disaster and activists walking towards residence of Vijay Kumar Malhotra, Acting Chairman of Indian Olympic Association 2. Rachna Dhingra, activist and leader of Bhopal group for Information and Action...

Eng/French/Nat The entire Bulgarian weightlifting team was thrown out of the Olympics on Friday after two members were stripped of their medals for drugs offences. The International Weightlifting Federation took the decision in an...

English/Nat U-N Human Rights Commissioner Mary Robinson attended a seminar on the punishment of minor crimes in Beijing on Monday. The seminar - the first of a series under U.N. auspices that will examine China's courts, police and...

October 25, 2007 1. Wide of the opening ceremony of the 7th World Conference on Sport and Environment 2. Mid of IOC President Jacques Rogge and BOCOG President Liu Qi on the stage 3. Wide of the conference 4. Wide of participants 5. Mid...

HEADLINE: Olympics '08: China weighs lingering pollution CAPTION: Chinese officials said Thursday that they would shut down more factories and take additional cars off the roads if current pollution curbs do not clear the city's air...

The action during London 2012 will extend beyond the sporting venues. Aspers, Britain's newest and largest casino, is located just outside a major entrance to Olympic Park. General manager Richard Smith is anticipating some sizeable...