The Local Sweden https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed IOC seeks financial guarantees over Swedish Olympic bid The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Wednesday it had asked Stockholm for clarifications over financial backing for its bid to stage the 2026 Winter Olympics. https://www.thelocal.se/20190620/ioc-asks-for-finance-guarantees-over-swedish-olympic-bid Thu, 20 Jun 2019 09:13:52 +0200 ioc-asks-for-finance-guarantees-over-swedish-olympic-bid IOC asks Sweden to block Pirate Bay The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has requested the Swedish government to stop notorious file sharing site The Pirate Bay from distributing recordings of the Olympic Games opening ceremony. https://www.thelocal.se/20080819/13800 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:08:00 +0200 13800 Lindberg becomes first woman to chair IOC session Sweden's Gunilla Lindberg became the first woman to preside over an International Olympic Committee (IOC) session on Wednesday as incumbent president Jacques Rogge had to leave prematurely for Belgium's Olympic flag raising ceremony. https://www.thelocal.se/20080806/13520 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:23:00 +0200 13520