American basketball star Baker to auction off Sydney 2000 Olympic gold medal
By Gary Anderson
Vin Baker, part of the United States gold medal winning basketball team at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, is auctioning off his medal which has a starting price of $35,000 (£20,800/€26,000).
Vin Baker, part of the United States gold medal winning basketball team at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, is auctioning off his medal which has a starting price of $35,000 (£20,800/€26,000).
A special commemorative pin for Glasgow 2014 has been released by the Cayman Islands Olympic Committee (CIOC).
Swiss watch manufacturer Tissot has launched a special limited edition watch in the build-up to this year's International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup which gets underway in Spain at the end of next month.
An Athens 2004 Olympic Torch and the bike Bernard Hinault rode to Tour de France glory in 1985 have both been put on sale to raise money for a cycling monument in Colorado.
The Olympic bronze medal won by United States basketball player Carmelo Anthony has sold at auction for $14,080 (£8,205/€10,357).
One of only 36 gold medals awarded for the Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 Winter Olympics has sold at auction in London for £30,000 ($50,000/€37,000).
An inaugural meeting of the National Olympic and Paralympic Pin Collectors Association of Great Britain has taken place in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
An agreement has been signed between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Association Internationale des Collectionneurs Olympiques (AICO) following a General Assembly at the World Olympic Collectors Fair in Lausanne.
A unique memorabilia set built around the remarkable feat of Australian sprinter Betty Cuthbert at the Perth 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games is set to be auctioned.
Delegates from 18 different countries enjoyed the 20th edition of the World Olympic Collectors Fair held in the Place de Navigation in Ouchy, Lausanne.
The first of five million silver 50 pence coins to mark the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games was struck in Wales today as the Queen's Baton Relay continued on its second day through the country.
An Olympic basketball bronze medal won by America's Carmelo Anthony at Athens 2004 is up for sale at a California-based auction house.
Olympic aficionados from across the world are descending on Lausanne for the 20th World Olympic Collectors Fair this weekend, with the inaugural General Assembly of the Association Internationale des Collectionneurs Olympiques (AICO) adding extra significance.
The Olympic gold medal won by American "Miracle on Ice" star Mark Pavelich has sold for $262,900 (£156,255/€191,660) at an auction house in Dallas.
The original ball used in the 1936 Berlin Olympics basketball gold medal game between the United States and Canada will go on auction in Baltimore, where it is hoped to fetch between $250,000 (£149,000/€183,000) and $500,000 (£298,000/€366,000).
