... Baron Pierre de Coubertin stated his will, had never thought that this perennial institution could ever be as much corrupted as it is today. The bribery scandals with the International Olympic Committee (I.O.C.) and the bid cities, and the drugs many athletes use, are two examples that I.O.C. members should consider more carefully about. However there are people inside the ... the other hand, as it is written in organization of modern Olympics, apart from the I.O.C. each country that wants to participate in the Olympic games must have a National Olympic Committee. The reason of their ex...

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... WORLD The International Olympic Committee's slogan is "Celebrate humanity" Their aim is to promote communication and show the extraordinary and inspiring values embodied within the Olympic Games; A german athlete advice to friend Jesse Owens enabled the African-American athlete to win a gold medal at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin ... their coach, the team doctor. Anyone but themselves. The issue of doping is not new. The first drug tests were held by the Olympic Committee during the 1968 Games in Mexico City; and only one athlete was caught for alcohol use. But by the 1972 Munich Games...

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... to prevent sports people taking banned drugs. The higher the level of sport the more grueling the drug restrictions and tests are. The International Olympic committee has setup WADA the World Anti Doping Association to test all athletes and then again medal winners. Any found to have a banned substance is ... 21. C.J. HunterAmerican shot put champion C.J. Hunter wipes away tears during a news conference in Sydney, September 26, 2000. Hunter, the husband of Olympic 100 meter gold medallist Marion Jones, said he could not explain why he failed four tests for the anabolic steroid nandrolone ...

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... . 3. The SLOC could say that the monies used were to increase the popularity of holding the Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. The SLOC could also argue that the gifts of scholarship were given not to win over the minds (and wallets) of the committee members, but to further the education of their children by awarding them with the gift of continuous ... punishment should fit the crime. If the SLOC is found guilty of extreme bribery, then I feel that they should have to pay back the state of Utah, and the International Olympic Committee the sum of the monies that were used. If this is over ...

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