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Iran beats US 6-1 in wrestling exhibition at Grand Central Terminal
AP Sports WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Iran's wrestling team visited the United States for the first time in a decade and found a virtual home meet. The fans waving Iranian flags and stomping on the temporary bleachers were treated to a show of dominance by the wrestling...Tags: Sports Organizations, Times Square, Sports, Wrestling, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Sports federations targeted under Swiss anti-corruption plan
ReutersBy Brian Homewood ZURICH, May 15 (Reuters) - The Swiss cabinet proposed tightening anti-corruption laws on Wednesday, pointing to the international sporting federations based in the country as targets of the suggested changes. "Switzerland is among...Tags: Soccer, Politics, Sports Organizations, Corporate Crime, Government
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Olympics-India eyes return to Olympics with government guarantees
ReutersBy Karolos Grohmann May 15 (Reuters) - India has assured the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of the Olympic movement's autonomy in the country in a first step towards mending relations after the nation was banned from the Olympics over government...Tags: Sports Organizations, Politics, Beijing Games, National Federation, Sports
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Singapore's Ng Ser Miang to make IOC presidency bid
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - Singapore's Ng Ser Miang is expected to announce a bid for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency on Thursday, a source close to the Olympic movement told Reuters on Tuesday. The IOC Vice President is set to become the...Tags: Elections, International Boxing Federation, Sports Organizations, Politics, Sports
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Iran, Russia, U.S. unlikely allies at the U.N. to save wrestling
ReutersUNITED NATIONS, May 14 (Reuters) - The United States, Iran and Russia may be at odds over issues including Syria's civil war and Tehran's nuclear ambitions, but on Tuesday their wrestling teams formed an unlikely coalition at the United Nations to keep...Tags: United Nations, New York City, Iran, Wrestling, Tehran (Iran)
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Olympics-Singapore's Ng Ser Miang set to make IOC presidency bid
ReutersBERLIN, May 14 (Reuters) - Singapore's Ng Ser Miang is expected to announce a bid for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency on Wednesday, a source close to the Olympic movement told Reuters on Tuesday. The IOC Vice President is set to...Tags: Sports Organizations, Politics, Sports, Political Fundraising
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Wrestling's odd alliance: US, Russia, Iran go to the mat in effort to keep sport in Olympics
AP Sports WriterUNITED NATIONS (AP) — In Iran, Olympic wrestling champion Jordan Burroughs felt like Justin Bieber, LeBron James and Tom Brady all rolled into one. Not so much in his home country, though the New Jersey native was greeted by more than a dozen...Tags: Times Square, Universal Sports (tv network), Government, Iran, Olympic Games
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Olympics-Germany's Bach to run for IOC President - source
ReutersBERLIN, May 8 (Reuters) - Germany's Thomas Bach will run for president of the International Olympic Committee, a source close to the German Olympic Committee told Reuters on Wednesday. The 59-year-old IOC Vice President and former Olympic fencing...Tags: Elections, Sports Organizations, Politics, Sports
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Olympics-Kenyan running great Keino backs Bach's IOC bid
ReutersNAIROBI, May 11 (Reuters) - Thomas Bach, bidding to become president of the International Olympic Committee, was backed on Saturday by Kenyan running great Kipchoge Keino who said the German would press on with reforms and an anti-corruption drive. Bach,...Tags: Elections, Sports Organizations, Politics, Sports
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Kenyan running great Keino backs Bach's IOC bid
ReutersNAIROBI (Reuters) - Thomas Bach, bidding to become president of the International Olympic Committee, was backed on Saturday by Kenyan running great Kipchoge Keino who said the German would press on with reforms and an anti-corruption drive. Bach, an...Tags: Elections, Sports Organizations, Politics, Sports
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Olympics-Canada Olympic chief would back Toronto 2024 bid
ReutersBy Steve Keating VANCOUVER, May 10 (Reuters) - The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) said on Friday it will back a possible Toronto bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics ahead of a potential Quebec City bid for the 2022 Winter Games. "There is no doubt, no...Tags: 2016 Olympic Games, Soccer, Sports Organizations, Pan American Games, Sports
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Olympics-Germany's Bach announces he will run for IOC presidency
ReutersBy Karolos Grohmann May 9 (Reuters) - German Thomas Bach became the first official candidate to be the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) new president on Thursday, saying his long experience in the world of sport was his strong asset. The 1976...Tags: Sports Organizations, Sports
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