Jeffrey Ruffolo

Ruffolo Communications

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Media consultant, and senior expert for the Beijing Organizing Committee, he was also involved in writing China’s bid for the Winter Games in 2022; author of Inside the Beijing Olympics; former national broadcaster for Westwood One/CBS Radio at the Olympic Games in 1996, 2000 and 2004

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Just four days before South America's first Summer Olympic Games, there's still widespread fear that Rio is unprepared to stage a global spectacle.

Is Rio ready for the Olympic Games?

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Boston was the US Olympic Committee’s first choice to host the summer games in 2024. Los Angeles was number two. Now that Boston’s dropped out, is LA ready to bid again?

LA May Get Another Shot at Olympic Gold

Boston was the US Olympic Committee’s first choice to host the summer games in 2024. Los Angeles was number two. Now that Boston’s dropped out, is LA ready to bid again?

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"Beijing Welcomes the World" is the slogan everywhere in China's capital with the Summer Olympic s scheduled to start just over a month from today.

The Beijing Olympics: Promises and Realities

"Beijing Welcomes the World" is the slogan everywhere in China's capital with the Summer Olympic s scheduled to start just over a month from today.

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