Ukrainian Bubka to run for IOC top job - source

LONDON. — Ukrainian pole vault great Sergei Bubka is joining the race to become the next president of the International Olympic Committee. The 49-year-old former Olympic and world champion notified IOC members he wants to succeed Jacques Rogge, ...

Ukrainian pole vault great Sergei Bubka said that his sixth outdoor pole vault world record, set at the Lenin Stadium here in 1986, was one of the most difficult to achieve.Bubka cleared 6.01 metres at the Goodwill Games at the Moscow arena used for the 1980 ...

Berne, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) The Internacional Olympic Comit confirmed today six candidates to succeed Jacques Rogge as head of the organization, including the Puerto Rican Richard Carrion. In addiiton of Carrion also revealed proposals, the German ...

International Olympic Committee presidential candidate Denis Oswald spoke on Monday of his support for adding new sports to the Olympic programme by reducing the number of existing events and disciplines. "What I propose is to not limit (the ...

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