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Judge suspected of professional misconduct is exonerated Rhythmic Gymnastics Technical Committee Overruled
Lausanne (SUI) / FIG Office, May 11, 2012: Overruled, Following the FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup which took place in Kiev (UKR) on 16-18 March 2012, the discipline’s Technical Committee, headed by Mrs Maria Szyszkowska (POL), confirmed its intention to issue a written warning to the South African judge Annette Nel and to ban her…
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Nominations Open for FEI Award 2012
Lausanne (SUI) May 11, 2012: Nominations, The FEI today launches the FEI Awards 2012 and invites the international equestrian community to contribute to this annual celebration of outstanding talent. For the fourth consecutive year, the search is on for five individuals who have demonstrated remarkable ability and commitment in the following categories: o Reem Acra…
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100 children – 100 metres – 100 years: Beijing celebrates IAAF Centenary
Monaco, May 11, 2012: The city of Beijing, China, which will host the 15th edition of the IAAF World Championships in 2015, will stage a special youth celebration on Sunday (13 May) to mark the year of the IAAF Centenary. 100 youngsters, split into 50 mixed teams (12-year-old boys and girls) of two runners will…
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GAC Group Title Sponsor for 2013 World Team Cup
Lausanne, May 11, 2012: Title sponsors of the 2011 World Championships and of the current World Tour, the GAC GROUP will be the sponsor for the World Team Cup in 2013. The event will be staged in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, the home of the company; the full name being the Guangzhou Automobile…
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Injury Opens Door for World Champion to Compete in London Olympics
Lausanne, May 11, 2012: Injury Opens Door for World Champion to Compete in London Olympics Currently listed at no.1 of the Women’s World Rankings, 21 year old DING Ning will replace GUO Yan in the Chinese Team for the forthcoming London 2012 Olympic Games. The decision was confirmed by the Chinese National Olympic Committee on…
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Swiss first into the arena as FEI Nations Cup™ 2012 gets underway at La Baule
La Baule (FRA), May 10, 2012: The Swiss team will be first into the ring when the FEI Nations Cup™ 2012 series gets underway in La Baule, France tomorrow afternoon (11 May), while the host nation has drawn the coveted last-to-go spot. The draw took place this morning, and the eight competing nations will enter…
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AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships Qinhuangdao 2012
Qinhuangdao-China, May 10, 2012: The 7th edition of the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships will be held in Qinhuangdao, China, where record number of boxers and countries are expected to participate. With women’s boxing making its debut at the London 2012 Olympic Games, this event will also double up as the qualification tournament for three…
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2012 Samsung Diamond League season launched in Doha
Doha, Qatar, May 10, 2012: season launched, Speaking on the eve of the Samsung Diamond League meeting here in Doha, Lamine Diack, President of the International Association of Athletics Federations and Chairman of the Board of the Diamond League, declared that the world’s top tier invitational track and field series which held its first meeting…
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ICC Board proposes David Richardson for post of Chief Executive
Dubai, May 10, 2012: The ICC Board will recommend to the ICC Annual Conference that David Richardson, the ICC General Manager – Cricket, succeeds Haroon Lorgat as the ICC Chief Executive Officer. The ICC Nominations Committee met in Mumbai at the weekend to interview four ‘outstanding candidates’ for the Chief Executive’s role and on Thursday…
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FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup B Corbeil-Essonnes
LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, May 10, 2012: Some 34 Individual Rhythmic gymnasts hailing from 22 different countries have registered to participate at the Véronique de Kristoffy Memorial in Corbeil-Essonnes (FRA) on May 11 – 13, 2012, an FIG World Cup event of the category B. Debuted in 1972 when it was originally spearheaded by Véronique…
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