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Note to media regarding the 63rd FIFA Congress
Zurich – Switzerland, Jan 17, 2013: This year’s FIFA Congress is taking place in Mauritius on 30 and 31 May 2013. For planning purposes, we would like to know how many media representatives would like to cover the event on-site. Once we have the number of international media who will join us, we are in…
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Gymnastics Canada names new board members
OTTAWA (CAN) – LAUSANNE (SUI), Jan 17, 2013: Gymnastics Canada has appointed Richard Crépin of Montreal as its new chairman, Dean Giesbrecht of Calgary as vice chairman and Tony Smith of Calgary as the director of the national men’s artistic gymnastics team. Gymnastics Canada, the national governing body for the sport of gymnastics, recently launched…
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IOC Executive Board meeting in February
Lausanne – Switzerland, Jan 17, 2013: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) will meet in Lausanne at the Lausanne Palace Hotel on 12 and 13 February 2013. The EB is scheduled to receive reports from various IOC commissions, including the Olympic Programme Commission, and updates on the activities of the IOC administration and…
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IAAF Centenary Historic Exhibition ebook
Monaco – Jan 17, 2013: The IAAF is delighted to announce that a commemorative ‘page turning’ ebook which celebrates last year’sIAAF Centenary Historic Exhibition in photographs has been published on the IAAF website. “A Photographic Celebration of the IAAF Centenary Historic Exhibition”offers an 88 page snap shot of the greatest collection of Athletics memorabilia ever…
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GYMNASTICS: Lebanese Gymnastics Federation
Lausanne /Beirut (LIB), Jan 16, 2013: In mid-December of last year, the ordinary general assembly of the Lebanese Gymnastics Federation, convened by its incumbent President Mohammad A. Makki, was held in the Riyadi Beirut Sports complex. Representatives from ten gymnastic clubs were present: Mr Mohamed Shaker (Riyadi Beirut Sports), Ayman Al-Omar (Tripoli Stars Club), Bilal…
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Dedicated section launched by CAF and Orange
Cairo – Egypt, Jan 16, 2013: The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Local Organising Committee for the 29th edition of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations to be held in South Africa from 19 January to 10 February 2013 have launched a dedicated section on the www.cafonline.com website for the tournament. This section…
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A lot at stake for Germany as they host Italia
Lausanne, Switzerland, Jan 16, 2013: After suffering a heavy loss in their last match at home and as a result finding themselves out of the play-off qualification places, German Eagles know that they must get a result when Dolce & Gabbana Italia Thunder come to the EWS Arena Goppingen this Friday 18 January (20:00 local…
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IPC launches event websites for Ice Sledge Hockey
Germany, Jan 16, 2013: With just three months to go until the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey A Pool World Championships and two months until the B Pool World Championships, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) launched the official event websites for both Championships on Wednesday (16 January) at www.icesledgehockeyworlds.org and www.icesledgehockyworldspoolb.org, respectively. In addition to…
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Longines formalizes record 10-year partnership
Lausanne (SUI), Jan 15, 2013: The FEI and Longines have today formalized a partnership that sees the Swiss watchmaker become the FEI’s first Top Partner in a record multi-million Euro deal. The agreement is worth a nine-digit Euro sum over the next 10 years. FEI President HRH Princess Haya and Mrs Nayla Hayek, Chair of…
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Acrobatic Gymnastics Judges’ Course, Lilleshall
LAUSANNE (SUI), Jan 15, 2013: Top Acrobatic Gymnastics judges from around the world convened in Lilleshall (GBR) for their Intercontinental Judges’ Course for the 2013 – 2016 Cycle on January 10 – 13, 2013. Under the direction of Tonya Case (USA), outgoing FIG Acrobatic Gymnastics Technical Committee President, and hosted by British Gymnastics, the course…
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