Winter Olympics








Annecy launch Club 2018 to back Olympic bid

April 2 - More than 1,200 chief executives from local companies attended the launch of Club 2018, a new initiative for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in France to back Annecy's bid to host the Olympics and Paralympics at an event attended by Roselyne Bachelot, France's Minister of Health and Sports.

Sarkozy adds support to Annecy 2018 Olympic bid

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

March 31 - Nicolas Sarkozy (pictured) has written to Jacques Rogge, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), to assure him of the French Government's backing for Annecy's bid to host the 2018 Games.




Medvedev threatens Russian sports officials with criminal charges over Vancouver performance

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

March 29 - Criminal charges could be brought against some of Russia's top sports officials if an investigation ordered by President Dmitry Medvedev (pictured) into how money provided by the Government was used to prepare athletes for the Vancouver Olympics, the country's worst ever Winter Games, discovers any evidence of corruption.