Author: Abdul Rahim
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Judo Grand Prix, Baku 2012, Day 1 – Results
Baku-Azerbaijan (IJF), May 05, 2012: Azad RAHIMOV, Today was the first day of the Judo Grand Prix, Baku 2012, which was held at the Sarhadchi Sport Olympic Center in the outskirt of Baku, in the presence of several high representatives of the IJF and of Azerbaijan. The competition was officially opened by the Minister of…
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Finland get their first gold medal with a convincing victory
Helsinki-Finland, May 05, 2012: In the Final, Finland was looking for their first ever U19 WFC Championship and Switzerland was trying to repeat their success from Poland in 2008. Quite unusual to any final, both teams tried actively to play forward when they had the ball in the first period, making it very enjoyable for…
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The 17-year-old Deepika KUMARI wins Antalya World Cup
Antalya – May 05, 2012: All individual finals at the Archery World Cup Stage 2 were competed on a beautiful, windy venue, the beach of Antalya. In recurve women the top seeded athlete LEE Sung Jin (KOR), team Olympic champion and silver medallist in Athens 2004, was shocked by the 17-year old junior world champion…
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FEI NATIONS CUP™ Promotional League 2012
Lausanne (SUI), May 05, 2012: Lummen in Belgium played host to the opening leg of the 2012 FEI Nations Cup™ Promotional League European series today (4 May), and it was the Italian team who came out on top in the tough 14-nation contest. A total of nine countries went through to the second round, with…
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FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™ Host Cities unveiled
Ottawa-Canada, May 04, 2012: The official Host Cities for the FIFA Womens World Cup Canada 2015™ were announced at a media conference held on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada on 4 May 2012 in the presence of the Honourable Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport), FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter and Canadian Soccer Association President…
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Quotes of the Individual Finals World Cup stage 2 in Antalya
Antalya – May 05, 2012: Albina LOGINOVA, The individual finals of the four international categories took place today at the World Cup stage 2 in Antalya. Here are the reactions from the finalists live from the beach. Recurve Men IM Dong-Hyun (KOR) – 1st place I’m very happy! I lost two sets but it didn’t…
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New world record at the Para Archery Test Event
London – May 05, 2012: The Russian archer Timur TUCHINOV set a new world record in the recurve men standing division for the opening of the Paralympic Test Event on Friday, 4 May. Cold and colourful are the descriptive words being used at the Royal Archery Barracks for the Para Archery Test Event. Archers and…
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New Zealand v Fiji: World Series showdown
Dublin, May 04, 2012: The battle is on to be crowned HSBC Sevens World Series champions and just six points separate the top two sides. Reigning Series champions New Zealand sit at the top of the table on 128 points after the first seven rounds of the season, with perennial rivals Fiji on 122 ahead…
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Top 10 duels to watch at the Doha Diamond League
Doha-Qatar, May 04, 2012 – Doha Diamond League, It’s true that athletics is not a team sport where two squads are facing each other but there are many examples in sport’s history when the center of attention is focused on a rivalry between two male or female athletes in a specific discipline. At the kick…
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VERO Communications joins election campaign for Presidency of FIVB
By Will Shand, Rio de Janeiro-Brazil, May 04, 012: VERO Communications, a leading international sports marketing and communications agency, together with its Brazilian office, MLA TRUE Communications, has been appointed by Dr. Ary Graça, President of the Brazilian Volleyball Federation, to support his bid campaign for the Presidency of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [FIVB].…