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French Tennis Open in Paris

International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge (L) and former French Open champion Justine Henin await the start of the finals match between Ana Ivanovic of Serbia and Dinara Safina of Russia at the French Tennis Open in Paris on June 7, 2008. The second-seeded Ivanovic defeated the thirteenth-seeded Safina in straight sets 6-4, 6-3. (UPI Photo/ David Silpa)


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Rogge re-elected IOC president
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Jacques Rogge was re-elected president of the International Olympic Committee in a near-unanimous vote Friday in Copenhagen, Denmark.
BERLIN, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Golf and rugby will likely be added to the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee executive board said in Berlin Thursday.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Innsbruck, Austria, was selected to be the site of the first Winter Youth Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee said Friday.
BEIJING, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- The 2008 Summer Games came to an end Sunday, with more than 90,000 revelers packed into Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing.
BEIJING, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge praised the Beijing Olympic Games Sunday as a positive for the Olympic Movement.
IOC president expects 30-40 drug cheats
BEIJING, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- The president of the International Olympic Committee said Thursday he would be pleased if there were less than 30 positive drug tests during the Beijing Games.
Internet curbing denied by IOC official
BEIJING, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge says Olympic officials have not been curbing Internet access regarding the Beijing Games.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, May 13 (UPI) -- The International Olympic Committee said Tuesday it was giving $1 million to relief and recovery efforts related to the earthquake that hit China.
IOC head calls for end of China hectoring
BEIJING, April 26 (UPI) -- China should no longer be barraged with international criticism for its alleged human rights violations, the head of the International Olympic Committee says.
BEIJING, April 14 (UPI) -- China's Environmental Protection Bureau is ordering a shutdown of all building sites in Beijing three weeks before the start of the Olympic games.
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