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                    [ArticleID] => 1545200
                    [Title] => Rio rescinds contracts for Olympic tennis, equestrian venue
                    [Summary] => 

Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes has rescinded contracts for venues for Olympic tennis and equestrian events for what the city calls "noncompliance to contractual clauses."

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-21 19:22:36 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1756704 [AuthorName] => Stephen Wade [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/sports/20160122/ps-rio-olympics.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1427126 [Title] => IOC inspectors tour Rio 2016 sites; games start in 18 months [Summary] =>

IOC inspectors have begun a three-day visit to Rio de Janeiro to check on preparations for the Olympics, which are just 18 months away.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-24 04:40:13 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1403397 [Title] => Extra Asian Cup security sought after Sydney siege [Summary] =>

The Asian Football Confederation is requesting extra security for the Asian Cup in Australia following the siege at a Sydney cafe that left two hostages dead.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-16 18:52:30 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1352018 [Title] => Tokyo governor defends call to review Olympic plans [Summary] =>

Tokyo governor Yoichi Masuzoe has defended his call for a review of the venue plan for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, even if it threatens the proposal of having almost all the facilities close to the Athlete's Village.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-30 15:38:34 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1390255 [AuthorName] => Jim Armstrong [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1290374 [Title] => IOC lauds atmosphere at Sochi Games [Summary] =>

A senior IOC official is lauding the atmosphere at Sochi venues and decrying critics who he says were expecting Russia to fail.

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-14 16:58:30 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 727817 [Title] => Palembang working on hassle-free SEAG [Summary] =>

While Palembang, the main hub of the 26th Southeast Asian Games, offers a walk in the park, Jakarta could provide the hassles for the thousands of participants as well as the media.

[DatePublished] => 2011-09-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804774 [AuthorName] => Abac Cordero [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 457238 [Title] => IOC's team arrives to assess Tokyo's 2016 bid [Summary] => TOKYO (AP) – Members of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) evaluation team arrived in Tokyo on Tuesday to begin a four-day inspection of the Japanese capital's bid to host the 2016 Olympics. [DatePublished] => 2009-04-14 16:55:45 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 10728 [Title] => Beijing readies Olympic venues [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-08-05 11:12:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 373493 [Title] => Proof of the pudding is in the eating [Summary] => Just like a NASA spacecraft launching, the 12th ASEAN Summit is now at its week-long final countdown. Unless earthshaking event happens and/or serious flaws intervene to abort its launching, the summit proceeds as planned.

Whether or not the four-day historical event, for Cebu especially, unfolds without major hitches or glitches, from opening day to the end, is a matter of speculation which is more on the positive side. Optimism is likely because of hectic preparations, the seemingly bottomless funding, and the coordinated efforts put in.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133156 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1471332 [AuthorName] => Lorenzo Paradiang Jr. [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 297272 [Title] => Thai visit: ‘Venues okay, traffic awful’ [Summary] => He saw no problems with the venues but expressed concern with the traffic.

Chaiyapak Siriwat, the visiting vice president of the Thailand Olympic Committee, yesterday made a quick tour of some of the Metro Manila venues for the coming SEA Games. He gave each one of them the passing grade.

The ranking Thai sports official who arrived in the country the other day is confident that venues undergoing renovation will be ready just in time for the Nov. 27 to Dec. 5 event to be participated in by 11 countries.
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804774 [AuthorName] => Abac Cordero [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )
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August 5, 2007 - 11:12am
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