Olympic torch arrives in Whistler

CBC 06-FEB-10

Volunteer plan for police recruits

channel4news 06-FEB-10

Boxing kangaroo banner still hanging

CBC 06-FEB-10

BBC spent £250,000 building new studio because it didn't like view from one provided for Euro 2008 football

dailymail 28-JAN-10

China, Taiwan hold talks on trade pact

NewsJang 27-JAN-10

Skating icon Nancy Kerrigan's brother jailed in father's death

cnn 26-JAN-10

DP World profits fall ahead of London listing

telegraph 25-JAN-10

Hornby sees toy sales race ahead

bbc 25-JAN-10

No snow at Olympic site leaves VANOC scrambling

CBC 21-JAN-10

With a song from the Valley

Hindu 16-JAN-10

China appoints military commander as head of Tibet

HindustanTimes 15-JAN-10

Minister calls for involvement of society in CAN2010

angolapress 20-DEC-09

Putin travels from St Petersburg to Moscow by new high-speed train

itartass_en 19-DEC-09

Gretzky [-said]: Going into the Olympic Games, it comes down to a couple things,

CBC 06-FEB-10

Aliyev [said:]: We successfully participated in the last Olympic Games and gained seven medals. We have several world champions this year. Our chess team gained the first place at the European Championship. Moreover, big achievements were made in wrestling. We ranked the top place in the World Championship Wrestling,

trendnews 24-DEC-09

Mutko [-said]: According to the Olympic Charter, according to other laws, we cannot interfere in the work of international organisations. We should not forget, however, how many people represent out interests in those organisations. We are losing the political struggle. For example, short track has been included in the programme of the Olympic Games. Somebody’s initiative has been put into effect, while our positions in that sport are not very strong. We suffer defeat on such problems. We need influence in international

itartass_en 17-DEC-09

Harper [-said]: Two months from today, the eyes of the world will turn to Canada as we host the 2010 Winter Olympic Games,

CBC 13-DEC-09

Martin [ said]: As an athlete you certainly want that [gold medal] and Olympic Games are so unique,

CBC 04-DEC-09

Khan [added:]: I try to fix things between the Asian community and the English community. There are always going to be racial things there, not getting on with each other and stuff. I have tried to break that barrier. I'm British, I went to the Olympic Games for Britain. I could have chosen to go for Pakistan if I was like that, if we were all like that – and also, me being Muslim as well. I respect other religions and other cultures.

guardian 04-DEC-09

Jean-Claude Killy [-said]: Russia finds swift and constructive solutions to any issue each time, regardless where it appears. These issues may be linked with logistics, transport or accommodation. Clearly, the key question is whether Sochi will be ready in time. We, as people who have been working on staging Olympic Games, are simply confident that Sochi will be prepared in time and hold the Games fantastically. To this end, all involved sides must do their work excellently, and we know that they are capable of doing so,

ruvr 04-DEC-09

Putin [-said]: The society can offer practical support to our plans to develop Eastern Siberia and the Far East, Yamal and the north of Krasnoyarsk region, to participate actively in further research projects in the Arctic and Antarctica, as well as environmental support of the Olympic Games in Sochi,

sptimesrussi 19-NOV-09

Lobao [-said]: This shouldn't happen in a city that is going to host the Olympic Games.

ChinaPost 11-NOV-09

Kalmadi [-said]: Back in 1948, it was in London that India took part in the Olympic Games for the first time as an independent nation. It was in Cardiff, Wales, that India claimed its first Commonwealth Games gold medal when Milkha Singh won the 400m race in 1958,

HindustanTimes 30-OCT-09

Sebastian Coe [said:]: The winning commissions will be the catalyst for a truly national showcase of culture inspired by the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.

bbc 22-OCT-09

Rogge [ said]: The Olympic torch and flame are symbols of the values and ideals which lie at the heart of the Olympic Games ,

news 22-OCT-09

Rogge [-said]: The Olympic torch and flame are symbols of the values and ideals which lie at the heart of the Olympic Games,

sptimesrussi 22-OCT-09

Jacques Rogge [said:]: We are delighted to be working with ELTA to bring extensive coverage of the Winter Games to Chinese Taipei for the first time, as well as coverage of the first ever Youth Olympic Games, which will be held in Singapore next summer

indiantelevision 21-OCT-09

Putin [-said]: This means we will win the Sochi Olympic Games together,

rian 20-OCT-09

Apolo Anton Ohno [ says]: Athletes like myself train their whole lives to compete in the Olympic Games and having fans on the sidelines cheering Team USA at the biggest sporting event in the world makes all the difference for an athlete,

earthtimes 19-OCT-09

Kadeer [ said]: Before the Olympic Games, the world was of the opinion China would be forced to respect human rights more as the world turned its attention to the games in China,

kyivpost 18-OCT-09

Denis Oswald [said:]: The pictograms of an Olympic Games are a unique link between the host city and the sports involved.

telegraph 16-OCT-09

Shuvalov [-said]: The federal budget has no plans to reduce the financing of preparations for the APEC summit in 2012 in Vladivostok and the Winter Olympic Games in 2014 in Sochi: the financing of other federal programmes will be revised,

itartass_en 12-OCT-09

Woods [-said]: It’s win-win for both sides - golf is such a global sport. I couldn’t think of a better sport to be part of the Olympic Games,

khaleejtimes 09-OCT-09

Verbruggen [-said]: Whatever is being said about Beijing 2008, let's remember that the Olympic Games remained fundamentally a force for good and a catalyst for collaboration and change,

smh 07-OCT-09

Stephen Jones [said:]: Any player would love to represent his or her country in the Olympic Games because it is a major pinnacle for any athlete.

newswales 07-OCT-09

Lula [said:]: It is time to address this imbalance and send a powerful message to the world: the Olympic Games to all peoples, all continents, all mankind.

examiner 03-OCT-09

Obama [-said]: I think this is a truly historic event, as these will be the first Olympic Games ever to be held in South America,

HindustanTimes 03-OCT-09

Obama [-said]: Sports were a gift I shared with my dad, especially the Olympic Games,

cnn 02-OCT-09

Obama [-told]: Now, my dad didn't live to see the day that the Paralympic Games would become the force that they are today. But if he had lived to see this day, if he could have seen the Paralympic Games share a global stage with the Olympic Games, if he could have witnessed athletes who compete and excel and prove that nothing is more powerful than the human spirit, I know it would have restored in him the same sense of unbridled possibility that he instilled in me,

ABCnews 02-OCT-09

Jarrett [ added]: They are committed to diplomacy and bringing together diverse communities and what better way of achieving that than through the Olympic Games,

smh 01-OCT-09

Chico Alencar [ says]: We spoke a lot about Barcelona and how the Olympic Games changed the city for the better and there was an expectation that the Pan American Games would do that for Rio, but it didn't alter anything,

news 28-SEP-09

Moore [ said]: The Government of Canada is pleased to contribute to this initiative. With the Roadmap for Canada’s Linguistic Duality , which addresses immigration issues among other things, and the actions taken to ensure the place of French in the Olympic Games, we are dedicating unprecedented resources to the promotion of official languages,

gc 25-SEP-09

Jacques Rogge [said:]: Omega's devotion to the development of sports timekeeping, its commitment to athletes and its dedication to the Olympic Movement are a source of enormous confidence for the IOC and the organizers of the Olympic Games.

HonululuAdvetrtiser 25-SEP-09

Moore [ said]: The Government of Canada is pleased to contribute to this initiative. With the Roadmap for Canada's Linguistic Duality, which addresses immigration issues among other things, and the actions taken to ensure the place of French in the Olympic Games, we are dedicating unprecedented resources to the promotion of official languages,

earthtimes 24-SEP-09

Medvedev [-said]: The preparation for the Olympic Games due in Sochi in 2014 is the main thing to us now,

itartass_en 22-SEP-09

Sebastian Coe [said:]: This research underpins the importance to the UK of staging major events and demonstrates how staging the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in London would benefit the country as a whole.

ngrguardiannews 17-AUG-09

Coe [said was:]: more coverage in terms of roofing capacity that the last three Olympic Games.

AP 27-JUL-09

Kozak [-said]: Today, as a result of making a decision on the optimization, primarily in relation to those facilities that will function as sports venues, the Olympic Games will cost 195.3 billion rubles,

rian 22-JUL-09

Day [ said]: Based on Canada’s experience in hosting Olympic Games in 1988 and soon in 2010, Canada has a great deal to offer, and that’s why I am leading this trade mission here in Russia. I want to help Canadian companies secure contracts by showcasing their expertise,

gc 24-JUN-09

Papandreou [-said]: We have a huge natural wealth, the Greek people invested in the Athens Olympic Games in order to have access to the beach,

express 30-MAY-09

Jacobs [-said]: Jessica Hardy has already endured 10 months of torment and heartache, which included missing the 2008 Olympic Games, as a result of a positive test which was determined by the first panel of CAS arbitrators to have been caused by a contaminated supplement,

HonululuAdvetrtiser 29-MAY-09

Vitaly Mutko [-said]: We have a big experience of hosting big international tournaments and we are ready to provide all-round assistance to Belarus in preparing the IIHF championship in Minsk. I am sure your country will cope with the task very well. Ice hockey is popular and respected in your country. I made sure of this when watching the world quarterfinal match Belarus vs Russia in Switzerland. For the tournament to be success, a smart plan of preparation is needed. Meaningful state support is also required. For example, when

Belta_en 21-MAY-09

Vladimir Putin [-said]: One of the most important aspects of the Olympic Games project is keeping to the agreed schedule and we are quite successful at that. At some areas we are even ahead of schedule. Extra special value has been placed on environmental issues,

russia_today 15-MAY-09

Vladimir Putin [-said]: We plan to build five ice palaces for the Olympic Games in Sochi. I believe five ice palaces in the Black Sea resort are too much. We have an idea to have three of them, which will be easy to assemble and disassemble, so that after the 2014 Games we could move them to other regions of Russia for the development of winter sports there,

russia_today 15-MAY-09

Bagapsh [-said]: These are cargoes, tariffs: everything we need today for shipping cargos to Olympic Games facilities in Sochi,

itartass_en 14-MAY-09

Dodds [said:]: I visited the Olympic Park site last month to see at first hand the procurement opportunities available to Northern Ireland firms to bid for valuable contracts associated with the London 2012 Olympic Games.

irish 05-MAY-09

Stuart Levey [ said]: Abdul Haq commands a terror group that sought to sow violence and fracture international unity at the 2008 Olympic Games in China,

xinhuanet_en 21-APR-09

Smigun [-added that]: The usual running tests in summer must show how good a form I can achieve. It has to be clear by September whether I'll continue preparation with the aim of taking a medal at the Vancouver Olympic Games.

BalticTimes 02-APR-09