Denver, Colorado - The international Olympic Committee (IOC) intends using blacklists against those working in the background with athletes as part of its fight against doping.
"We have to look more deeply into the environment of the athletes because that is where it is happening," IOC vice-president Thomas Bach told German Press Agency dpa in an interview following the IOC Executive Committee meeting that concluded Friday in Denver.
Denver, Colorado - The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday urged world football governing body FIFA to agree to the World Anti-Doping Agency's "whereabouts" code for doping tests.
Under the rule, which took effect on January 1, athletes must make their whereabouts known for one hour on every day of the year.
FIFA has so far refused to implement the code, citing the invasion of player privacy during periods away from teams, such as holidays.
Beaver Creek, Colorado - Aksel Lund Svindal let out a sigh of relief after conquering the Golden Eagle Jump in training a year after suffering severe injuries at the same spot.
"My heart was racing and I was more than glad once I got past the spot," the Norwegian ski star said on Wednesday after a first downhill practice session for the World Cup races in Beaver Creek due to start with a super-combined later Thursday.
Svindal was the reigning World Cup champion and season leader 12 months ago when he crashed terribly during training at the demanding section of the Birds of Prey piste.
DENVER, Nov. 28 -- James Posey's three-pointer with 19.1 seconds left followed by four Hornets free throws Thursday gave New Orleans a 105-101 win over the Denver Nuggets.
FORT COLLINS, Colo., Nov. 27 -- A vehicle flew off a Colorado highway overpass Thursday, smashed into a concrete barrier and burst into flames, killing all seven people inside, police said.
The Colorado State Police said in a news release that the victims, whose names weren't released, included an infant and a toddler. They were pronounced dead at the scene by the Larimer County coroner after police arrived at 4:38 a.m.
Senator Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee, gave Denver another chapter in what could be his ‘history-making’ playbook, when a massive 100,000-plus Sunday crowd jammed the Civic Center, and spilled up the steps of the state Capitol.
Denver, Colorado - The international Olympic Committee (IOC) intends using blacklists against those working in the background with athletes as part of its fight against doping.
Denver, Colorado - The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday urged world football governing body FIFA to agree to the World Anti-Doping Agency's "whereabouts" code for doping tests.
Beaver Creek, Colorado - Aksel Lund Svindal let out a sigh of relief after conquering the Golden Eagle Jump in training a year after suffering severe injuries at the same spot.
FORT COLLINS, Colo., Nov. 27 -- A vehicle flew off a Colorado highway overpass Thursday, smashed into a concrete barrier and burst into flames, killing all seven people inside, police said.
Senator Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee, gave Denver another chapter in what could be his ‘history-making’ playbook, when a massive 100,000-plus Sunday crowd jammed the Civic Center, and spilled up the steps of the state Capitol.
