PyeongChang 2018 Going Green
PyeongChang 2018 is forming an advisory committee to reduce carbon emissions.
With environmental requirements now a part of the bid process, each of the 2018 bids are making sure their environmental records are impeccable.
The new advisory committee will report to the PyeongChang 2018 Environment Committee that was formed in January, the bid announced on Monday.
The new advisory committee oversees research into low carbon and renewable energy. The committee includes 10 sustainability and low carbon experts from Korean intuitions and companies including Samsung and Korea Electric Power Corporation.
"PyeongChang 2018 is making environmental sustainability a top priority and we are committed to delivering a low carbon Olympic Winter Games," said ByeongNam Lee, PyeongChang 2018 director general of evaluation preparation and facilities, said. "Our Games plan highlights how we will develop and build venues that will minimise carbon emissions, and we will utilize the latest technologies and methods to ensure that this commitment is fulfilled."
PyeongChang is competing for the 2018 Winter Games against Munich and Annecy, France. The IOC will select a host city in 2011.
FIVB Leaders Discuss Rule Changes
Volleyball leaders will examine new Olympic qualification system for beach volleyball along with other rule changes during meetings this week in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
The FIVB Executive Committee is meeting Monday and Tuesday followed by the FIVB Board of Administration, Wednesday through Friday.
FIVB plans to restructure beach volleyball to bring about a new Olympic qualification system. Also on the agenda is a proposal to clarify roster size either at 12 or 14 players and a proposal to encourage more frequent use of female referees.
Triathlon Season Opens in Sydney
Olympian triathlete Bevan Docherty took first place in Sydney to open the ITU World Championship Series.
The New Zealander beat out 56 other competitors. Russian Alexander Brukhankov second and David Hauss of France placed third.
"It was a real tough course today," Docherty said following his race on Sunday. "It was much harder than I expected, but I felt good heading into the final lap and was able to make a break. Winning in front of the Sydney Opera House is amazing."
Docherty is a two-time Olympic medal winner. He won silver at 2004 and bronze in Beijing.
In the women’s race, Barbara Riveros Diaz of Chile edged New Zealander Andrea Hewitt and Australian Emma Moffatt in a sprint finish. The race included 47 competitors.
The next race of the ITU World Championship Series will be May 8 in Seoul, South Korea.
Canada Claims Curling Title
Canada won the men’s curling world championships on Sunday.
The championships were held in Cortina d’Ampezzo, site of the 1956 Olympics.
Canada defeated Germany in the final while Scotland edged out the United
States for the bronze.
A total of 12 teams competed in the eight day tournament.
Belarusian NOC President Wants Top Performance
Alexander Lukashenko, president of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus wants his country to be near the top of the medal tally in London and Sochi.
Lukashenko, who is also president of Belarus, said "we have the conditions to make it happen and enough people. You should win 25 medals at the summer Olympics, including five gold ones. We should aim for the figure. I don’t ask 100 medals of you. Give me 25 at the Summer Olympics and up to 5 at Winter Olympics."
At the Beijing Olympics Belarus won 19 medals and 3 medals in Vancouver.
Hungary mourns Varga
Tributes have been paid to one of the last of the generation of Hungary’s great post-war football players, Zoltan Varga, who died on Friday playing in a senior game.
Varga was a member of the Olympic team that won gold at the 1964 Games in Tokyo and also was part of the Hungary side that finished third at the European Championship that year. Between 1961 and 1968 he played for Ferencvaros, scoring 53 goals in 135 league matches, and won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1965 when they beat Juventus 1-0 in Turin.
He was one of the few players to cross the iron curtain, joining Standard Liege in 1968. He also played in Germany, Scotland and the Netherlands. In 1973 Ajax Amsterdam signed him as the replacement for Johann Cruyff, who had left for Barcelona.
"He was an outstandingly talented player and defining figure of Hungarian football," said Hungarian Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai.
NBC Sports Inducted Into NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame
NBC Sports was inducted into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame during the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show Television Luncheon today.
Dick Ebersol, chairman of NBC Universal Sports & Olympics, accepted the honor at the luncheon in Las Vegas.
The induction is recognition of NBC’s coverage of sporting events including the Olympics, Wimbledon, the French Open and the PGA tour
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