Author: Abdul Rahim
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The CAS has dismissed the appeal
Lausanne, Mar 15, 2013: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed the appeal filed by the former Taekwondo athlete Mu-Yen Chu and by the Olympic Committee of Chinese Taipei, against the International Olympic Committee (IOC). While Mu- Yen Chu was campaigning for the London Olympics with a view to being elected by the…
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Merga motivated to defend his Cross Country title
Monaco – Mar 14, 2013: Ethiopia’s defending senior men’s champion Imane Merga can hardly wait to stand on the start line at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, which will be held in the Polish city of Bydgoszcz on Sunday 24 March. “Training has been going very well. I feel very strong, very confident…
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Moya Dodd Asian Football Confederation
Doha – Qatar, Mar 14, 2013: The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) has announced four new speakers at Securing Sport 2013, the leading international sport security and integrity conference. Taking place on March 18-19 in Doha, Securing Sport 2013 will bring together 400 international experts and stakeholders to share knowledge and best practice in…
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Dunlop Extends WSF Agreement into Fifth Decade
London, Mar 14, 2013: Dunlop has today announced the renewal of its partnership with the World Squash Federation (WSF). The deal will see the leading international sports brand extend its status as the governing body’s official ball supplier into a fifth decade. The agreement reinforces Dunlop’s status as the world’s number one squash ball. The…
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Furusiyya Inaugural FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping
Lausanne, Mar 14, 2013: The Real Club de Polo of Barcelona (ESP), venue for the equestrian events at the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992, will play host to the inaugural Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Final with a €2 million prize fund on offer, the largest ever in Nations Cup history. The event, which is…
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San-Ei confirmed as Table Tennis provider at Rio
Lausanne, Mar 14, 2013: Japanese Table Tennis manufacturer San-Ei has been confirmed by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) as the official table provider for the table tennis event at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Following the agreement, the ITTF President Adam Sharara stated: “The bidding for the Table for 2016…
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Brian Lewis will represent the Caribbean Region
Trinidad and Tobago , Mar 14, 2013: Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) Secretary General Brian Lewis will represent the Caribbean region at the Securing Sport 2013 Conference (18 – 19 March 2013) in Doha, Qatar. The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) will be hosting approximately 400 senior delegates from the fields of sport,…
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IOC Coordination Commission makes ninth visit
Lausanne, Mar13, 2013: International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Coordination Commission, which was joined by representatives from all seven Olympic winter International Federations (IFs), paid its penultimate visit to Sochi this week, as local organisers continued to draw lessons from an array of test events ahead of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. With less than a year…
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BWF breaks new ground with Partners
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia, Mar 13, 2013: PARTNER, Badminton World Federation (BWF) has broken new ground, announcing partnerships with sport apparel and equipment company, Li Ning, and energy drink company, Redbull China, for BWF Major Events for the next four years.
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ICC confirms scope of targeted support
Dubai, Mar 13, 2013: The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and Zimbabwe Cricket have finalised Targeted Assistance and Performance Programme (TAPP) agreements with the ICC this week, guaranteeing a significant boost to the high performance programmes of both cricket boards.