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On January 28, International Olympic Committee Vice-President Kim Un-yong is arrested on charges of corruption in Seoul. Prosecutors arrest Kim minutes after an arrest warrant is issued by the Seoul District Court, and the 72-year-old was put behind bars after his pre-trial detention was approved.
On April 27, the International Olympic Committee takes out insurance in case the Athens Olympic Games are canceled due to terrorism or natural disasters.
On May 18, the International Olympic Committee announced the list of cities accepted as candidates to host the 2012 Olympic Games. The five candidate cities are ParisEiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. Paris is the capital and largest city of France. The city is built on an arc of the River Seine, and is thus divided into two parts: the Right Bank to the north and the smaller Left Bank to, New YorkNew York is a state in the northeastern United States whose U. postal abbreviation is NY . It is sometimes called New York State when there is need to distinguish it from New York City. History See: History of New York New York was one of the thirteen col, MoscowMoscow ( Russian: Moskva capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 878. The city's population is rapidly increasing, with 11. 2 million inhabitants counted in 2004. The city is in the federal district called Central Russia (which is, LondonLondon is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England, and with over seven million inhabitants in the Greater London area, is the second-most populous conurbation in Europe (after Moscow). From being Londinium the capital of the Roman province of Bri and MadridThis article is about the Spanish capital. For other entries, see Madrid (disambiguation). Coat of arms Madrid the capital of Spain, is located in the center of the country at 40°25'N, 3°45'W. As of 2003 census, population of the city of Madrid proper was.
The 2004 Olympics opened in Athens, Greece on August 13.
| 2004 Summer Olympics medal count | |||||
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| Rank | NOC Name | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 35 | 39 | 29 | 103 |
| 2 | China | 32 | 17 | 14 | 63 |
| 3 | Russia | 27 | 27 | 38 | 92 |
| 4 | Australia | 17 | 16 | 16 | 49 |
| 5 | Japan | 16 | 9 | 12 | 37 |
| 6 | Germany | 14 | 16 | 18 | 48 |
| 7 | France | 11 | 9 | 13 | 33 |
| 8 | Italy | 10 | 11 | 11 | 32 |
| 9 | Korea | 9 | 12 | 9 | 30 |
| 10 | Great Britain | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| For the full list, see 2004 Summer Olympics medal count | |||||
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