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                    [Title] => IOC panel visits bid sites; China fires back on human rights
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IOC evaluators began a five-day inspection tour of Beijing's bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics on yesterday as Chinese organizers fired back at critics of the government's human rights record.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-25 05:32:21 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1231696 [AuthorName] => Christopher Bodeen [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1431972 [Title] => Vargas firms up Phl presence in AIBA [Summary] =>

It took ABAP (Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines) president Ricky Vargas nearly 35 hours to fly from Manila to Almaty, Kazakhstan and back over a weekend for a 70-minute meeting of the Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) Executive Committee but ABAP executive director Ed Picson said yesterday the trip was worth the long haul to solidify the country’s presence as a major participant in AIBA (International Boxing Association).

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/sports/20150310/AIBA-2.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1388628 [Title] => Pinoy pugs hurdle rivals in AIBA pro boxing meet [Summary] =>

ABAP mainstays Charly Suarez and Mark Anthony Barriga hammered out contrasting victories over fancied rivals in separate venues in the inaugural staging of the AIBA Professional Boxing Tournament recently.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/sports/20141106/CharlySuarez-Mark-AnthonyBarriga-1.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1344609 [Title] => Saludar, Suarez off to big starts [Summary] =>

Rey Saludar edged local bet Kurmetov while Charly Suarez held off Iraqi Ammar via the same scores to kick off the PLDT-ABAP team’s campaign in Kazakhtan’s President’s Cup which got under way Tuesday in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

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Krakow is dropping its bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics after residents voted overwhelmingly against the plan, the Polish city's mayor said yesterday in the latest blow to a race already in disarray.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-27 04:21:44 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1529024 [AuthorName] => Monika Scislowska [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1292599 [Title] => After Sochi, what's next for Winter Olympics? [Summary] =>

The sheer cost, size and scale of the Sochi Olympics has outstripped anything done before. The question for future Winter Games is clear: Can anyone — should anyone — try to top that?

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-20 17:37:39 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1756715 [AuthorName] => Stephen Wilson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1255830 [Title] => Stockholm submits bid to host 2022 Winter Olympics [Summary] =>

Stockholm entered the race for the 2022 Winter Olympics on yesterday, submitting a bid that includes plans to host Alpine skiing events more than 400 miles away in the northern Swedish ski resort of Are.

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-12 03:47:49 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1240935 [Title] => Kokpar may stir controversy [Summary] =>

No country from Central Asia has ever hosted the Asian Games since the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union brought Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to the Asian zone as independent nations. The Central Asia countries made their Asian Games debut in 1994.

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135698 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 927980 [Title] => Iran-6-power nuke talks resume, prospects unclear [Summary] =>

Iran and six world powers are meeting for a second day in attempts to find common ground over concerns that Tehran's nuclear program might be used to make weapons.

[DatePublished] => 2013-04-07 02:00:58 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 914175 [Title] => World powers coax Iran into saving nuclear talks [Summary] =>

World powers offered broader concessions than ever to Iran in attempts yesterday keep alive diplomatic channels that seek to rein in the Islamic Republic's nuclear program and prevent it from building an atomic weapon.

[DatePublished] => 2013-02-28 04:24:50 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) ) )
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