News roundup; This week’s topics (9/2015)

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London 2012;

• London 2012 Olympic Stadium to host rugby league match between England and New Zealand [Inside The Games]

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Sochi 2014;

• Sochi 2014; One year on [AotG]
• IOC Executive Board meeting kicks off with report on Sochi 2014 operational profit [olympic.org]

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Rio 2016;

• Rio 2016; Eighth Coordination Commission visit [AotG]
• Rio 2016; New video Barra Olympic Park [AotG]
• “Every reason to be confident and inspired by Rio 2016 – No reason to be complacent” – IOC President [Olympic.org]
• Thousands of dead fish found in Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic sailing waters [The Guardian]

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PyeongChang 2018;

• Joint working group formed to speed up 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics prep [FoxSports]

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Tokyo 2020;

• Tokyo 2020 to save $1bn with three venue changes [Reuters]

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2028 Bid;

• Brisbane to bid for 2028 Olympic Games [Brisbane Times]

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The International Olympic Committee;

• IOC begins with Coordination Commission ahead of Executive Board in Rio [olympic.org]
• Brazilian President pledges ‘total commitment’ to Olympic Games in Rio 2016 [olympic.org]
• IOC, PyeongChang 2018 agree to set up “Integration Working Group” [olympic.org]
• IOC Executive Board launches Implementation Plan for Olympic Agenda 2020 – announces progress on a number of recommendations [olympic.org]

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