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7 August 2006
Beijing 2008: Pictograms Released
ioc launches new homepageA day ahead of the two-year countdown to Beijing 2008, the Organising Committee for the Beijing Games (BOCOG) has launched the pictograms that will identify each of the sports on the Olympic programme in two... [Full story]

Statement from the IOC (4 August 2006)

“Peace Games” in the Democratic Republic of Congo (4 August 2006)

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Beijing 2008: Pictograms Released (7 August 2006)

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In 2012, London will stage Games that will inspire a generation.

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Olympic Museum

Temporary exhibitions
This exhibition on fair play asks the visitor to consider his own angels and demons and confronts him with the fragile balance of these human... [Full story]

Temporary exhibitions
This week at the Olympic Museum...(07-13.08.2006)
Physical effort exhibition Until 14 September 2006, restaurant gallery   Angel or Demon? The choice of Fair Play exhibition Until 5 November...

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51  years ago,
8 August 1955: birth of Barbara PETZOLD (Democratic Republic of Germany - now known as Germany), double Olympic champion in cross-country skiing at the Games in Lake Placid (USA) in 1980, XIII Olympic Winter Games, and bronze medallist in...
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