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YOG canoe prodigy gets his hands dirty to repair beloved venue

6/19/2013 6:00:00 PM

The Prague slalom course was left submerged under mud and water, following the floods that swept through the country earlier this month. In a bid to repair the venue in time for the 2013 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships next September, Jiri was eager to get his hands dirty and join the group of volunteers and the local organising committee in their efforts to clear up the debris and revive the world-class venue.

"I really admire the people working in the Prague slalom area”, commented the young champion. “It is a great thing that they’re able to join their power and efforts to clean and secure the area. The people’s hard work is slowly making the World Championships real again.”

Clearly uplifted by this gesture, the young canoe prodigy was greeted as a hero. After all, it was only the day before that the modest Czech was crowned double European Champion in canoe slalom. This achievement joins an already impressive list of accolades, as Jiri took the Under-23 World Title in 2012 and won bronze at the first-ever Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, in 2010.

Watch this space, as Jiri is certainly one to watch!

And watch here his race from Singapore 2010:

PyeongChang making good progress on journey to 2018

6/19/2013 9:00:00 AM

Following two days of meetings, the Commission, led by IOC Executive Board member Gunilla Lindberg, underlined some of the PyeongChang 2018 Organising Committee (POCOG)’s recent successes and looked positively on some of its upcoming milestones and planning.

Speaking at the end of the meeting, Commission Chair Lindberg commented, “We’ve once again seen good progress from PyeongChang 2018 and an excellent team effort from the Organising Committee, all levels of government, and the Korean Olympic Committee (KOC). Delivering the Olympic Games can be achieved successfully only by working as a single unit and our Korean colleagues have shown that unity once again on this visit. We have been impressed by their ability to collaborate closely -- from the provision of skilled administrators at POCOG to the finalisation of the venue master plan -- to ensure that these Games will be a success. The PyeongChang 2018 team is giving its all for the Olympians of 2018.”

Among POCOG’s many successes over the last year, the Commission singled out the launch of PyeongChang 2018’s new emblem, the finalisation of the venue master plan, and the progress in defining venue legacies as areas of particular note.

The new emblem was launched on 3 May 2013 in Seoul and PyeongChang simultaneously, in front of a live audience of 2,000 people. The emblem’s ability to capture the culture of Korea and to reinforce PyeongChang’s vision of welcoming the world to its Games was highly appreciated by the Commission members. The new emblem has now been rolled out across all of PyeongChang’s communication’s channels, and is playing its part in inviting people to discover New Horizons.

The locations for all the sports venues for PyeongChang 2018 have now been defined and work is progressing rapidly on the design phase to ensure that all will be ready in time for the test events ahead of the Games. With four-and-a-half years remaining until the Olympic flame arrives in the country, POCOG is well-placed to ensure that the athletes have the best possible fields of play upon which to compete. The clustering of sports venues in Gangneung will also create many potential opportunities for an exciting spectator experience in 2018, which POCOG must now begin working on maximising.

The Commission also noted the important amount of work that had already gone into legacy planning for the venues and legacy planning in general. The potential creation of a multi-stakeholder group to oversee the Games legacy, which was mooted by POCOG, was encouraged by the Commission, as it would ensure that all key players would be involved in defining the legacy of 2018 from the outset.

POCOG President Kim Jun-sun, said, “POCOG has laid a firm foundation for Games preparation efforts, in close cooperation with the national government, Gangwon Province, Host and Venue Cities, the National Assembly and the KOC. These efforts are evident in our Games Foundation Plan and the Master Schedule, as well as the development of detailed venue construction plans. We’ve received a great amount of support and help from Chair Lindberg and Gilbert Felli, along with the IOC Coordination Commission and experts from the International Federations. I’d like to stress the fact that we’re fortunate to be working with well experienced and extremely professional members of the Commission. With only three-and-a-half years to go until the Test Events, we will spare no time to make further progress in putting together a successful Games in PyeongChang.”

The PyeongChang 2018 team and the Commission also agreed that while good progress was being made, some areas required additional efforts to ensure their success. These included finalising the accommodation inventory for the Games, in order to ensure that the supply matches as closely as possible the needs of the Games; getting the marketing programme fully under way; recruiting specialist members of the workforce, so as to maximise the transfer of knowledge that PyeongChang can profit from during its observation of the Sochi 2014 Games; and ensuring that a competitive home team will compete in all sports at the 2018 Winter Games.

While PyeongChang has been working hard to build upon its successes, the Commission has also been reinforced with the addition of Ann Cody, as the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) representative in the group. A former athlete and experienced sports administrator, Ann Cody will bring a huge amount of knowledge and experience to help guide PyeongChang 2018 on its way to the Games.

Looking ahead, POCOG is well on its way to achieving even more success, with the culture and education programmes soon to begin in earnest, and marketing and construction tenders also about to get under way. These will all give a great boost to PyeongChang 2018’s engagement with the local and international communities, making its activities much more tangible to those watching from afar.

The Commission was also briefed on preparations in areas such as sport, transport, energy, technology, communications, sustainability and the Paralympic Games.

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Football: World Cup qualifier - Costa Rica 2 Panama 0

6/19/2013 4:30:29 AM

Result on Tuesday from a 2014 World Cup North American final-round qualifying match:

Costa Rica 2 (Ruiz 49, Borges 52) Panama 0

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Football: CONCACAF World Cup qualifying tables

6/19/2013 4:44:33 AM

Fixtures, results and standings in CONCACAF final-round qualifying for the 2014 Brazil World Cup after Tuesday's matches:

Tuesday's results

At Sandy, Utah

United States 1 (Altidore 73) Honduras 0

At San Jose

Costa Rica 2 (Ruiz 49, Borges 52) Panama 0

Standings (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points)

United States 6 4 1 1 7 3 13

Costa Rica 6 3 2 1 7 3 11

Mexico 6 1 5 0 3 2 8

Honduras 6 2 1 3 6 7 7

Panama 6 1 3 2 5 7 6

Jamaica 6 0 2 4 2 8 2

(Top 3 teams advance to World Cup; 4th team plays New Zealand for berth)

Remaining fixtures

Friday, September 6

Mexico v Honduras

Panama v Jamaica

Costa Rica v United States

Tuesday, September 10

Jamaica v Costa Rica

Honduras v Panama

United States v Mexico

Friday, October 11

Mexico v Panama

Honduras v Costa Rica

United States v Jamaica

Tuesday, October 15

Jamaica v Honduras

Panama v United States

Costa Rica v Mexico

Previous results

June 11

At Mexico City

Mexico 0 Costa Rica 0

At Tegucigalpa

Honduras 2 (Garcia 10, Rojas 88) Jamaica 0

At Seattle

United States 2 (Altidore 36, Johnson 53) Panama 0

June 7

Jamaica 1 (Beckford 89) United States 2 (Altidore 30, Evans 90+2)

Panama 0 Mexico 0

Costa Rica 1 (Miller 25) Honduras 0

June 4

Jamaica 0 Mexico 1 (De Nigris 48)

March 26

Panama 2 (Tejada 2, Perez 75) Honduras 0

Costa Rica 2 (Umana 22, Calvo 82) Jamaica 0

United States 0 Mexico 0

March 22

Honduras 2 (Costly 77, Bengtson 80) Mexico 2 (Hernandez 28, 54)

Jamaica 1 (Elliott 22) Panama 1 (Henriquez 65th)

United States 1 (Dempsey 16) Costa Rica 0

February 6

Honduras 2 (Juan Carlos Garcia 39, Bengtson 79) United States 1 (Dempsey 36)

Panama 2 (Henriquez 16, Torres 27) Costa Rica 2 (Saborio 40, Ruiz 84)

Mexico 0 Jamaica 0

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NBA: NBA Finals result

6/19/2013 4:30:42 AM

Result on Tuesday from the best-of-seven NBA Finals:

at Miami

Miami 103 San Antonio 100 (overtime)

(Series level 3-3)

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Football: World Cup qualifier - United States 1 Honduras 0

6/19/2013 2:59:32 AM

Result on Tuesday from a 2014 World Cup North American final-round qualifying match:

United States 1 (Altidore 73) Honduras 0

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Second IOC Coordination Commission visit gets underway in PyeongChang

6/18/2013 8:00:00 AM

The meeting will also be attended by representatives of the PyeongChang 2018 Organising Committee (POCOG), the Korean Olympic Committee, and the local governmental authorities.

Insight

The two days of meetings will allow the Commission to review POCOG’s progress since their last meeting in 2012. Updates will be given on areas as diverse as workforce, sport, venues, marketing, communications, education and technology to name but a few. These updates offer the opportunity to POCOG not just to present their achievements, but also to gain guidance and insight from the members of the Commission, which includes representatives of the athletes, International Federations, National Olympic Committees, IOC members and the International Paralympic Committee.

The Coordination Commission

The IOC, as the guardian of the Olympic Games, assists and monitors the work of the Organising Committee for the Olympic Games through the work of the Coordination Commission. The Commission visits the host city once a year until four years from the Games, when the visits become twice yearly until the Games are held. The Commission’s full meetings are supplemented by the regular visits of smaller IOC teams involving the Commission Chairman, selected members of the Commission and members of the IOC administration.

PyeongChang 2018

PyeongChang was elected as the host city for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games at the 123rd IOC Session in Durban, South Africa on 6 July 2011. PyeongChang won the vote against the cities of Annecy (France) and Munich (Germany). PyeongChang defeated Munich and Annecy in the first round of voting, by 63 votes to 25 and 7 respectively. The PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games will play host to the seven Olympic Winter sports currently on the Olympic programme and will run from 9 to 25 February 2018.

NHL: Stanley Cup final playoff results

6/18/2013 2:57:01 AM

Result on Monday from the National Hockey League's championship series (all series best-of-seven):

at Boston

Boston 2 Chicago 0

(Boston lead series 2-1)

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Information for the media: Official release of the 2020 IOC Evaluation Commission Report

6/17/2013 4:13:00 PM

The three Candidate Cities looking to host the Games in 2020 are Istanbul, Tokyo and Madrid*. Please note that the IOC will not be holding a press conference in relation to the official release of the report.

*Cities listed in the official order of the drawing of lots

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A one-stop shop for learning all about the YOG’s Culture and Education Programme

6/17/2013 8:00:00 AM

Want to learn about the YOG’s Culture and Education Programme (CEP)? Want to know what makes up the YOG DNA? Then check out our latest playlist, which will show you all you need to know about the YOG and the CEP.

Through a compilation of short, fun and informative videos, we take you behind the scenes of the Games to show you what the YOG spirit is all about, and how young athletes, organisers, volunteers, spectators, athlete role models and YOG Ambassadors, such as Lindsey Vonn and Yuna Kim, experience the YOG.

Bringing young people together to make new friends, have fun both on and off the field of play and experience new cultures, the CEP takes YOG athletes and other young participants beyond sport and enables them to learn more about preventing sporting injuries, living by the Olympic values, balancing sport and education or eating like a champion. It seeks to turn every participant into ambassadors of Olympism.

YOG participants also get the opportunity to meet athlete role models who in turn seek to share their own dreams, experiences and challenges with these young people.

To discover the YOG DNA, learn and have fun with the CEP, and re-live Innsbruck 2012 and Singapore 2010, check out the playlist!