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                    [Title] => IOC's Bach: Refugees will be honored at Rio Olympics
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 A group of refugee athletes will march together in the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in a symbol of hope for the world's migrants, IOC President Thomas Bach said Thursday (Friday in Manila).

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-28 22:07:54 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1262860 [AuthorName] => Derek Gatopoulos [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/sports/20160129/ps-refugees-bach.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1547595 [Title] => IOC to advise national Olympic bodies on Zika virus [Summary] =>

The IOC will advise all national Olympic bodies on how to deal with the Zika virus ahead of the games in Rio de Janeiro.

 
[DatePublished] => 2016-01-28 20:20:33 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/sports/20160129/ps-ioc-bach.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1532161 [Title] => Federations to help form independent body for drug-testing [Summary] =>

International sports federations say they are ready to cooperate on the establishment of an independent drug-testing body under the control of the World Anti-Doping Agency.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-12 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1518625 [Title] => China approves budget for 2022 Winter Olympics rail link [Summary] =>

China has approved the budget for a 58.41 billion yuan ($9.22 billion) high-speed rail project connecting Beijing to the outdoor venues for the 2022 Winter Olympics, a crucial piece of infrastructure for staging the games.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-04 12:45:08 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1427465 [Title] => Bach says Rio 2016 Olympics will be 'safe games' [Summary] =>

IOC President Thomas Bach said Tuesday he is confident that the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will be a "safe games."

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-25 09:09:56 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1756704 [AuthorName] => Stephen Wade [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/sports/20150225/brazil-2016-olympics.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1317418 [Title] => UN, IOC sign accord on sport for peace [Summary] =>

The United Nations and the International Olympic Committee signed an agreement Monday to use the power of sports to promote peace and economic development, a move that strengthens collaboration between two of the world's major organizations.

[DatePublished] => 2014-04-29 10:11:30 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1289604 [AuthorName] => Edith M. Lederer [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1285138 [Title] => Sochi chief: city is world's 'most secure venue' [Summary] =>

After all the talk of terror threats, corruption, overspending and anti-gay legislation, the head of the Sochi Olympics is determined to show the world the games will be a huge success.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-31 03:27:18 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1756715 [AuthorName] => Stephen Wilson [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/689/xwbq.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1250729 [Title] => Putin: No discrimination against gays at Olympics [Summary] =>

President Vladimir Putin promised yesterday that gay athletes and guests at the Winter Olympics in Sochi will feel at ease, seeking to assuage fears fueled by a recent Russian law banning gay "propaganda."

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-29 05:10:41 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1239853 [Title] => IOC chief receives Russian 'assurances' over gays [Summary] =>

New IOC President Thomas Bach said yesterday he had received assurances from senior Russian officials and games organizers that an ongoing controversy over the country's treatment of gays will not affect athletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

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