Author: Abdul Rahim
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UN Sports Envoy Continues Quest to Strengthen Sport for Social Change
Geneva, June 13, 2012: Today, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, Wilfried Lemke, was in Berlin to address a special session of the German Parliament’s Sports Committee on International Sports Policy. Last week, his mandate took him successively to Kuwait, Poland and Switzerland, where he continued his work as a…
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Special Olympics Floorball team preparing for World Games 2013
Helsinki, Finland, June 11, 2012: Special Olympics Floorball, The Special Olympics (SO) World Winter Games will be organised in PyeongChang and Gangneung, Korea, January 29th – February 5th and floorball will for the first time be included as a demonstration sport in the SO World Games. Alternating between summer and winter, the Special Olympics World Games…
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Champions Cup teams 2012 & Official CC website
Helsinki, Finland, June 11, 2012: All 12 teams have registered to the 2nd edition of the Champions Cup played in Umeå, Sweden October 3rd – 7th and now also the official Champions Cup website has been launched. Visit www.floorballchampionscup.eu! – I am thrilled that we are now, in close co-operation with all Champion Cup stakeholders…
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Malawi WSF Ambassador Visit Inspires Squash Addition
London – UK, June 12, 2012: News that the WSF Ambassador Programme visit to Malawi has inspired a squash facility to be included in a new OlympAfrica Sports Centre in the capital Lilongwe has been hailed by Squash Malawi President Jimmy Kawaye as “a huge, huge thing for the sport in our country”. The WSF…
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Artistic Gymnastics Level 1 Academy Santo Domingo
Lausanne (SUI), FIG Office, June 12, 2012: During the first week of June, the Dominican Republic hosted a Level 1 Academy for Men’s and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics for the first time. It was held in the capitol city of Santo Domingo and became the 46th country to host an Academy and the 14th federation of…
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17th Sindh Karate Championships – Clean Swipe by Karachi team
Karachi-Pakistan, June 12, 2012: Clean Swipe, Under the auspices of Sindh Karate Association, 17th Sindh Karate Championship was organized at Karachi. About 100 karate players of Hyderabad, Karachi, Mirpurkhas, Sanghar, Sukkur, Larkana, Shirkarpur and Naushero Feroze Districts participated. District Karachi clean swiped the event by achieving 9 Gold Medals and 165 points. Hyderabad second position…
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England consolidates position at the top of the table
Dubai, June 12, 2012: consolidates position, Denesh Ramdin’s unbeaten knock of 107 in the third and final Test against England, which ended in a draw at Edgbaston on Monday, has helped the 27-year-old move up 20 places to 68th in the latest Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen. England claimed the series 2-0 and…
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Wales, Argentina, SA and NZ reach JWC semi finals
JWC semi finals, A thrilling finale to the pool phase of the Junior World Championship in South Africa has seen Wales, Argentina, South Africa and New Zealand secure semi final places, but not without some dramatic final moments in Cape Town. On another extraordinary day of twists and turns, Wales will be seeded one in…
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IRB Reaffirms Commitment to Addressing Scrum Issues with Global Trial
Dublin-Ireland, June 12, 2012: Global Trial, A revised scrum engagement sequence will be trialed globally following unanimous backing from the IRB’s expert Scrum Steering Group. The trial, which will incorporate the sequence “crouch, touch, set”, was approved at a meeting of the specialist group – made up of Union and players’ representatives, former players and…
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The ICSS further strengthens senior team
By: Will Shand, Doha, Qatar, 12 June 2012: The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS), the not-for-profit institution that specialises in sport security and integrity, announced today, the appointment of Malcolm Tarbitt as the organization’s new Director of Security and Risk Advisory. Malcolm joins the ICSS following a distinguished career in the sporting events and…