Author: Abdul Rahim
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Get registered! World Snow Day registration opens
Oberhofen, June 27, 2013: On Monday, 1st July 2013, registration for the 3rd edition of World Snow Day on 19th January 2014 will open until 15th December 2013. To become a registered Organiser for World Snow Day 2014, log onto www.world-snow-day.com and click on the ‘Become an Organiser’ tab. Complete the form and click send.…
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Increasing media impact at FIS World Cup
Oberhofen, June 27, 2013: The television coverage report from the 2012/13 season provided by data provider Repucom summarises the detailed viewing figures from the FIS World Cup series. It features highlights such as the overall total broadcasting time estimated at 6’593 hours across the annually measured countries with the total cumulated TV audience for the…
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FIG President launches appeal: Rhythmic Gymnastics judges’ course
LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, June 26, 2013: The President of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), Professor Bruno Grandi (ITA), has lodged an appeal against the decision of the FIG Disciplinary Commission to cease all action against the 56 judges implicated in irregularities that were observed to take place during the judges’ courses in Bucharest (ROU),…
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I will say that the UCI desperately needs transparency
June 26, 2013: Brian Cookson OBE, President of British Cycling and candidate to become the next President of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), today made the following statement in response to comments by Pat McQuaid concerning Mr Cookson’s vision for the UCI expressed in his election manifesto: “The response from Pat McQuaid to my manifesto…
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PHF Inter-Academy Hockey Championship 2013
Lahore – Pakistan, June 26, 2013: The 3rd Prof. Syed Fida Hussain Shah PHF Inter-Academy Hockey Championship on last day two matches were played to determine 1st, 2nd, & 3rd positions at Iqbal Khan Hockey Stadium, Abbottabad. Results are as follows: (3rd & 4th Position) PESHAWAR Beat FAISALABAD 4 – 3 (Final Result). 2 –…
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IAAF Statistics Handbook available to download
Monaco – June 26, 2013: The Statistics Handbook for the 2013 IAAF World Youth Championships, which will be held in the Ukraine city of Donetsk from 10-14 July, is now available for download from the IAAF website. The 142-page book has been compiled by IAAF Statistics & Documentation Senior Manager Ottavio Castellini and the renowned…
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Media Accreditation for World Judo Championships
Lausanne, June 26, 2013: The 2013 edition of the World Championships (Individual and Teams) will be held in Rio de Janeiro, from August 26th to September 1st, 2013. Prior to the event, the IJF will host its Congress in the 2016 Olympic Capital. Please find below important information related to the program and the media…
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ITF launches legal advisory service for juniors
London, June 26, 2013: The ITF today announced a new joint initiative with leading UK specialist sports law firm Couchmans LLP to offer independent legal advice to promising international junior players who are considering signing commercial or representation agreements. The programme will be launched on Thursday 27 June at the ITF Junior Player Educational Forum…
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IAAF World Youth Championships, Donetsk 2013
Monaco, June 26, 2013: There are just two weeks to go before Donetsk, Ukraine stages the 2013 IAAF World Youth Championships, from 10-14 July, but memories are still fresh of the outstanding last edition of these Championships, held two years ago in the French city of Lille. World youth best performances were established by Kenyan…
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Russia’s past and present heroes – Moscow 2013
Monaco – June 25, 2013: There is little more than six weeks to go before the start of the IAAF World Championships, Moscow, Russia, which take place from Saturday 10 to Sunday 18 August, and the current generation of Russian athletics heroes is sure to enthral the crowds in the Luzhniki stadium. However, Russian athletes…