Games in February

Games in March

Special Olympics World Winter Games, Nagano, Japan, February 26 - March 5

February 1, 2005

ESPN officials announced Monday that they were pulling the Great Outdoor Games out of Madison, stating the city has failed to offer enough money to keep the event in Wisconsin.

Spokespeople for the Mayor's office of Madison, the Wisconsin Department of Tourism, and the Greater Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau, said they all felt that they had offered ESPN enough incentive to bring the games to Madison for a second year in a row.

Tehran hosting new games for women

January 25, 2005

Tehran, Iran is hosting a new games for women this month, the Islamic and Muslim Capitals Women's Games.

The games are similar in format, but separate from the Muslim Women's Games (scheduled to be held in Iran for the fourth time in September of this year), and are meant to promote sports among women in Islamic nations while also observing Islamic dress codes.

B of the Bang unveiled by Linford Christie

January 12, 2005

The sculpture, "B of the Bang" inspired by the comments of Linford Christie was unveiled by Linford Christie in Manchester today.

Christie was fond of saying that he was so fast out of the blocks that he started on the "B of the Bang."

The sculpture is 184 feet (56 meters) tall, and stands next to the City of Manchester stadium, site of the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

Iran Considers Asian Games boycott

January 5, 2005

Iran is continuing its campaign over the name of the gulf that separates Iran and the Arabian peninsula, insisting that it be called the Persian Gulf, and nothing else.

If not Iran will boycott the 2006 Asian Games.

Iran has noted that the 2006 Asian Games organizers in Doha, Qatar, have frequently used the term "Arabian Gulf" for the body of water that the Iranians say should only be known as the Persian Gulf.

Mohsen Mehr-Alizadeh, the head of Iran's physical education organization, told Iranian state television, "if the historical name of the Persian Gulf is falsified during the Asian Doha games in 2006, Iran will certainly boycott the games," and called the name confusion a "Zionist plot."

In July of 2004 Iran also threatened to boycott the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games for the same reason, if Saudi Arabia did not use the name Persian Gulf.

Asian Games village opened for tsunami victims

January 2, 2005

The Asian Games village in Bangkok has been opened up to be used as a rescue shelter for victims of the Asian tsunami.

Survivors have fled the area, and are straining the capacity of shelters in Bangkok. Thammasat University volunteered to open its rooms which were used for the Asian Games in 1998.