Co Comm Visits Rio
IOC inspectors visit Rio de Janeiro this week to check on preparations for the 2016 Olympics.
It's the Coordination Commission's first full visit since June 2012, though members also attended November's debrief from leaders of the 2012 Olympics in London.
Stay tuned to Around the Rings for complete coverage of the Co Comm.
Pistorius Hearing Resumes
The bond hearing of Olympic and Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius resumes Tuesday in Pretoria, South Africa.
On Friday, Pistorius, 26, was formally charged with murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. He stands accused of "pre-meditated murder" with police claiming he shot Steenkamp four times in the bathroom of his home early Thursday.
Kalmadi on Trial
Trials considering corruption charges against Suresh Kalmadi, chief organizer of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, resume Wednesday.
At hand are allegations Kalmadi, president of the Indian Olympic Association at the time, manipulated the awarding of contracts that cost India millions of dollars.
If found guilty, he faces life in prison.
CONI Elections
Secretary general Raffaele Pagnozzi and board member Giovanni Malagò are the two candidates up for election Tuesday to the presidency of the Italian National Olympic Committee.
"It’s very open," a CONI source tells Around the Rings.
KOC Elections
VP Jung Haeng Kim and Athletes’ Commission chair Elisa Lee are the two candidates running to replace Y.S. Park as president of the Korean Olympic Committee.
The election is scheduled for Friday at the KOC General Assembly.
Track Cycling, Nordic Ski World Champs
A pair of world championships begin this week:
Feb. 20-24 – UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Minsk, Belarus
Feb. 20-March 3 – FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 – Val di Fiemme, Italy
Written by Matthew Grayson
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