UCI Announces Armstrong Decision
President Pat McQuaid will announce Monday at a press conference in Geneva whether the International Cycling Union will appeal the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s reasoned decision on the alleged doping of Lance Armstrong.
Big Reveal for Buenos Aires
The bid from Buenos Aires will reveal Monday the main themes from its candidature file for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games.
Highlights are expected to include a commitment of $69 million from city government; proposed dates of Sept. 11 to 23; a total of 26 sports venues, only two of them new; a Youth Olympic Village in Roca Park and iconic River Plate Stadium as the ceremonies venue.
Buenos Aires submitted its bid book to the IOC last week along with Glasgow, Guadalajara, Medellin and Rotterdam.
Triathlon Elections
Tuesday is election day for the International Triathlon Union.
Voting for president, secretary general and the Executive Board top the agenda for the 25th ITU Congress in Auckland, New Zealand.
Click here to read about ITU chief Marisol Casado of Spain and here for Korean challenger Kyung-Sun Yu.
The race for secretary general pits incumbent Loreen Barnett of Canada against Philip Schaedler of Lichtenstein as well as current VPs Antonio Alvarez of Mexico and Sarah Springman of Great Britain.
Four seats on the EB are up for grabs among 17 nominees, five of whom are existing EB members.
The host city for the 2014 Grand Final and the schedule for the 2013 World Triathlon Series will also be announced in Auckland.
Gymnastics Congress
Cancun is the International Gymnastics Federation’s destination of choice for this week’s 79th FIG General Assembly.
"Our time in Cancun is significant on several levels," says FIG president Bruno Grandi.
"The FIG has positioned itself at the crossroads of new communication technologies, which have impacted not only our perception of sport in general but that of the public and media in particular. It was with my approval that the FIG took its first steps toward new platforms and the advantages that would not be long in coming. We are now seeing the first return on our investment."
Meetings run Thursday through Sunday in the Mexican resort city.
Written by Matthew Grayson
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