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"...Around The Rings has long been the most influential internet presence on the Olympics." - The Guardian, February 4, 2010
“Required reading in the Olympic Movement.” That's what our readers say about Around the Rings, and with good reason.
Nothing can replace years of on the scene coverage of events--knowing the players, and who and what is important. That's where ATR excels.
For more than 20 years, Ed Hula and his team of correspondents have been on the scene of virtually every important event on the Olympic calendar. From the selection of every host city since 1990 to IOC votes on changing the sport program to multiple visits to assess cities' bids, Around the Rings is there.
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London 2012 Anniversary
On the 10 year anniversary of the London Olympics, ATR's Ed Hula brings together three podcast guests who were closely involved in the 2012 Games.
Lizzie Simmonds, a swimmer for Great Britain, IOC honorary member Craig Reedie and London 2012 communications adviser Michael Pirrie talk about the memory of London and what the future holds. -
ATR Podcast: Atlanta’s Olympic Ambassador Turns 90
Andrew Young talks with Around the Rings founder Ed Hula.
Andrew Young has been called Atlanta’s secret weapon in the campaign to host the 1996 Olympic Games.
After stints as a member of the U.S. Congress and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Young was mayor of Atlanta when he gave the green light in 1987 to make a bid for the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Young played a significant role in the Atlanta bid. He reached out to the worldwide network of contacts he made as a diplomat as well as through his work in the U.S. civil rights movement. Young is now the elder statesman of the cause once led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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New U.S. Anti-Doping Chief Takes Charge
The new director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy speaks with ATR's Ed Hula. Dr. Gupta is the first physician named to the post in its 40 year history. As ONDCP director, Dr. Gupta is the top official in the U.S. on issues involving doping in sport.
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Zona Mixta: Días agitados en el mundo olímpico
La amenaza de exclusión al boxeo y la halterofilia, junto con los boicots diplomáticos a Pekín 2022 exigieron en los últimos días el máximo de Thomas Bach.
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Zona Mixta: El audaz paso de la WTA y el fin de una era con la muerte de Lamine Diack
El audaz paso de la WTA y el fin de una era con la muerte de Lamine Diack.
Con su decisión de cortar todos los vínculos con China, la WTA dio un paso inusual en el mundo del deporte, que recordó una era de corrupción con la muerte de Lamine Diack
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Zona Mixta: Días intensos entre boicots, talibanes y Juegos juveniles en Cali
Zona Mixta, el podcast en español de Around the Rings, debate en esta edición la situación en torno a los Juegos de invierno de Pekín 2022, el encuentro del COI con líderes talibanes y el comienzo de los Juegos Panamericanos juveniles en Cali