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Sports Illustrated
June 20, 2001
Frank Deford |
Delay of Games Is Athens prepared to host the 2004 Olympics?   |
Finance & Development
March 2010
Andrew Zimbalist |
Is It Worth It? Hosting the Olympic Games and other mega sporting events is an honor many countries aspire to -- but why? |
CIO
March 15, 2003
Lafe Low |
The Athens Integration Decathlon Athletes preparing for the 2004 Summer Games in Athens, Greece, are deep into their training regimens. And 3,850 IT staffers are also racing against time to finish setting up approximately $375 million of computer and communications systems to run the show. |
BusinessWeek
June 28, 2004
Jack Ewing |
The Olympics: How Safe? In terrorism's shadow, Athens gears up for the most security-conscious Games ever |
BusinessWeek
March 8, 2004
Jack Ewing in Athens |
Who'll Win Gold In This Election? Greece's vote comes at a crucial time, just months before the Olympics |
The Motley Fool
August 12, 2004
Bill Mann |
Security Securities The International Olympic Committee will spend 15 times the amount on security in Athens than it did in Atlanta. Who profits? Try security company SPX. |
Sports Illustrated
April 28, 2000
Brian Cazeneuve |
Cuban diver sees stars and stripes Will Ramirez make it to the Olympics?... Some thoughts about the difficulties Athens is having as it prepares for the 2004 Olympics... The Sydney organizers are planning to send an Olympic torch into orbit on the shuttle Atlantis... |
Sports Illustrated
November 3, 2002
Brian Cazeneuve |
The fun has just begun New York's road to 2012 Games is still a long, long one |
Search Engine Watch
August 16, 2004
Gary Price |
An Olympic Selection of Search Resources The 2004 Summer Olympics are underway in Athens and the web is home to plenty of information that makes watching the games even more interesting. |
BusinessWeek
September 13, 2004
Ewing & Carlisle |
A Big Fat Greek Triumph The Games' success should help Greece's economic and cultural standing soar. |
Sports Illustrated
February 7, 2002
Frank Deford |
Your Olympic Quiz A not-so-conventional primer for the Games... |
BusinessWeek
February 21, 2005 |
An Olympic-Size Mistake? An interview with critic Brian Hatch, who argues that New York City's strategy in bidding for the 2012 Games is a colossal error. |
CFO
June 15, 2012
Edward Teach |
Let the Games Begin The 2012 Summer Olympic Games start next month in London, and Neil Wood is counting on their success. An interview with Neil Wood, CFO, London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. |
BusinessWeek
August 15, 2005
Laura Cohn |
For London, What Price Olympic Security? After the bombings, London's security cost estimate for the 2012 games seems way too low. |
BusinessWeek
August 30, 2004
Rachel Tiplady |
The 2012 Olympics: Paris Takes The Lead The five cities in the race to host the 2012 Games are pulling out all the stops to show the International Olympic Committee that they can put on a flawless performance. The French capital's secret weapon is its trim budget. |
Sports Illustrated
July 11, 2001
Brian Cazeneuve |
Vote for Me! The IOC is set to choose a host for 2008 and a new president... |
AskMen.com
August 20, 2003
Mark Simmons |
The Olympic Games: Profit Or Curse? Long after the Olympic torch is extinguished and the medals sit in trophy cases, the success of the Olympic Games is measured not by attendance, participants or viewers, but rather, in terms of how positively the Games impacted the host city. |
PC Magazine
November 30, 2004
Matthew D. Sarrel |
Athens 2004 The summer Olympics are over, but you can relive them in this comprehensive, officially licensed PS2 game. |
CIO
January 15, 2002
Lafe Low |
No False Starts Allowed The Olympic IT team has deployed the largest network in Utah. The 17-day-long Games begin on Feb. 8, and the systems for running the event have to be fully operational from day one... |
Sports Central
June 1, 2004
David Zirin |
"Olympic Fever" Keeps NBA Players Sick in Bed As the upcoming Athens Olympics draw near, periodic splashes have been audible. The splashes are the sound of Neo-Dream Team 2004 diving off the boat. |
HBS Working Knowledge
February 5, 2014
Michael Blanding |
Can Putin Score Olympic Gold? With billions of dollars on the line at this year's troubled Winter Olympics, Stephen Greyser breaks down what's at stake for the brands of NBC, key corporate sponsors, Russia -- and Vladimir Putin. |
BusinessWeek
June 24, 2010
Suzy Hansen |
Life Amid the Ruins An economic collapse, the biggest bailout in EU history, and sweeping government reforms have shocked Greece. A special report on the country's new misery -- and opportunity |
AskMen.com
May 13, 2013
James Fell |
Jordan Burroughs Interview Wrestling is as much a part of Olympic history as foot racing, jumping and throwing. How the IOC can cast it aside as a core sport for 2020 boggles the mind. |
Sports Central
July 19, 2012
Kevin Beane |
The Other Nations of the Olympics Since the Olympics see fit to include as many nations as possible, they give out wild card entries to nations that do not have any athletes who qualified through competition. This makes the Olympic Opening Ceremonies a truly global event. |
Sports Illustrated
January 29, 2002
Tim Layden & Kostya Kennedy |
Seasonal Debate Forget the Summer Games, the Winter Olympics are tops... Put the Winter Games in deep freeze, the Summer Olympics are hot... |
Fast Company
August 2004
Scott Kirsner |
Time Zone] Travelers: Barcelona Atos Origin's team in Barcelona, Spain, will end up closest to the action -- at the Olympics themselves. They also work where projects begin... and end. |
CFO
October 1, 2007
Wu Chen |
View from China: What Price Glory? The Beijing Summer Olympics will undoubtedly be a success -- but at what cost? |
Sports Central
August 8, 2012
Diane M. Grassi |
Shocker: Unsportsmanslike Conduct at Olympics The entire world is watching, and given the attention that the global media has recently dedicated to unethical behavior of certain Olympic athletes, sports fans could mistake it for a newly introduced Olympic sport of its own during these 2012 London Summer Games. |
InternetNews
February 15, 2008 |
Blogs Get Official Go-ahead For Beijing The International Olympic Committee on Friday gave the green light to allow blogging at the Olympics for the first time, issuing guidelines for this August's Beijing Games. |
The Motley Fool
June 2, 2008
Graham & Lomax |
China's Epic Olympic Opportunity Will China's glory fade after the Olympics? Not a chance. |
Real Travel Adventures
May 2006
Kate Greenfield |
Teenagers Traveling In Greece Upon traveling to Greece, you will be seeing an entirely new culture. You will witness things that here in America would seem absolutely ridiculous. |
Sports Central
July 17, 2004
Greg Wyshynski |
Gold Medal Mess Isn't there anyone else concerned that American athletes, participating in the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, could be coming home in body bags? |
Sports Illustrated
April 6, 2001
Brian Cazeneuve |
Familiar foes headed for showdown Here is a nomination for the best rivalry in Olympic sports: the U.S.-Canada women's ice hockey showdown that will simmer for the rest of the year and come to a boil at world championships or Olympic Games... |
Sports Central
July 31, 2004
Greg Wyshynski |
A Brief History of BaseBrawls There have only been two truly memorable, brutal, violent, why-aren't-these-guys-locked-up baseball fights. |
DailyCandy
July 23, 2005 |
Travel: Le Greek, C'est Chic Anytime is the right time to traipse through Athens and those 3,000 gorgeous, blue-water islands. |
Wired
June 2005
Bob Parks |
The Race to Win the 2012 Olympics 300 events. 11,000 athletes. 500,000 spectators. 16 days. But there's one Olympic competition you can't buy tickets for: the race to become the host city for the 2012 summer games. |
Sports Illustrated
May 5, 2000
Brian Cazeneuve |
Olympic burnout factor Q&A on the Olympics: increasing surge of interest rising in the 2000 Games in the U.S. public and media?... How does the United States' shot put, discus and hammer throwers look this year?... Has the IOC ever considered offering "at large" berths to athletes... etc. |
AskMen.com
Jim Bauer |
5 Things You Didn't Know About The Torino Olympics Five of the more curious things you didn't know about the upcoming 2006 Winter Olympics. |
BusinessWeek
July 29, 2010
Smyth & Weeks |
Greek Villas Are Going Begging Luxury homes in Greece are being deeply discounted because of the debt crisis. |
InternetNews
August 18, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
IT Firms Meet Olympic Challenge The 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens can be the test of a lifetime for IT companies tapped to provide support for the athletic competition. |
BusinessWeek
October 7, 2010
A. Craig Copetas |
For Sale: Greek Islands The Greek government is considering selling islands and other luxury properties to erase some of its debt. The only problem is no one knows who owns what? |
Sports Illustrated
September 13, 2000
Frank Deford |
A culture of 'sus' So overwhelming is the perception that drugs sustain most Olympic athletes, that it really doesn't matter how much the well is poisoned. Almost every record and every winner is sus. Sus, a shortened version of the word "suspicious," is, so far as I know, only used in Olympic circles. |
