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  • ITALY TO LEAD THE WAY AT PROMOTIONAL LEAGUE FINAL IN BARCELONA

    By Louise Parkes: The Italian team will be pathfinders as the much-anticipated FEI Nations Cup™ Promotional League Final gets underway at the Real Club de Polo in Barcelona, Spain tomorrow afternoon (PROMOTIONAL LEAGUE FINAL).

  • PEAK goes global with FIBA…

    WUHAN, CHINA/GENEVA, SWITZERLAND (FIBA) – Press Release: FIBA, the International Basketball Federation, and PEAK, a leading Chinese sportswear manufacturing company, have extended their partnership until 2016 it was announced on Saturday in Wuhan, China. PEAK has worked closely with FIBA since 2008, serving as footwear and apparel provider for FIBA tournaments in Asia. The new…

  • Athlete of the Week: Mahtab PARSAMEHR (IRI).

    The young Iranian compound athlete Mahtab PARSAMEHR, 22 years old, won her first World Cup in June this year. Thanks to her regularity this season 7th in Porec, 1st in Antalya and 4th in Ogden she has deserved to qualify for the World Cup Final in Istanbul on 24-25 September. This is the first time…

  • Istanbul: where the world’s top archers meet

    News/Photo by FITA: The world’s 32 best archers of 2011 are on their way to Istanbul, Turkey. They will compete in the Archery World Cup Final on 24-25 September on the shore of the Bosphorus, exactly where East meets West. In the Istanbul showdown, there will be no second chance as the athletes start directly…

  • Winners of World Archery Fan Reporters

    Winners of World Archery Fan Reporters Season 2 go to Istanbul Krystine SHIFLET and Alexia MARTINEZ in Ogden News/Photo by FITA: The second season of the Archery Fan Reporter programme is presented by the archery brand WIN&WIN. The best pair of reporters from the season will take the role again at the Archery World Cup…

  • Final Edinburgh 2010 wins best event award

    Final Edinburgh 2010 wins best event award – Istanbul venue under construction: FITA News: World Archery was very happy that the Archery World Cup Final won the prestigious Best Sports Event award of 2010 at Scottish Event Awards. This shows that not only the archery family but the experts in event management appreciate the efforts…

  • Archery World Cup Istanbul

    World Cup Stage Final Istanbul (TUR) – 24-25 September 2011 Programme: Saturday, 24 September 10:00 – 10:56 Quarterfinals – Compound Women 10:58 – 11:54 Quarterfinals – Compound Men 11:55 – 12:10 Gold Medal Match – Compound Mixed Team 14:00 – 14:26 Semifinals – Compound Women 14:26 – 14:52 Semifinals – Compound Men 14:54 – 15:20 Medal Matches…

  • Sport for All Conference ‘Declaration’.

    IOC Press Release: “A CALL TO ACTION” Beijing Olympic City Development Association 14th World Conference on Sport for All, Beijing, China, 20-23 September 2011 Hosted by the Chinese Olympic Committee and the Beijing Municipal Government, the 14th World Conference on Sport for All was organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and its Sport for All Commission,…

  • Yoggi looks back on amazing summer with his fantastic fans!

    IOC News/Photo Credit: © Innsbruck 2012 GmbH: Yoggl looks back on amazing summer with his fantastic fans! From Rome to Rio, Miami to Milan, it has been an unforgettable summer for our intrepid mascot, but now the leaves are starting to turn its time to put away the backpack and get down to the serious business…

  • London 2012 Olympic Truce

    IOC News: On the occasion of the United Nations International Day of Peace, London 2012 has launched the “Get Set for the Olympic Truce” programme with the participation of the recent World Athletics Championships bronze medallist Andy Turner, who was joined by students at Swanlea School in Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets. The “Peace One Day” concert…

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