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12th Arab Games, Doha
Qatar prepares to host 12th Arab Games Doha in December The Qatari capital of Doha is busy preparing to host its next large multisport event, the 12th edition of the in December later this year. The multi-sport event will involve some 7,000 athletes from 22 Arabic countries competing in 35 sports. Director of Media and…
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European Jumping Championships Madrid
PORTUGUESE HORSE COLTAIRE Z WITHDRAWN FROM FEI European Jumping Championships Madrid The Portuguese have withdrawn Coltaire Z (Frutuoso de Melo) from today’s team final at the FEI European Jumping Championships in Madrid (ESP) for veterinary reasons. The 14-year-old stallion, which was in 36th place in the individual standings, has a leg injury. The Portuguese team…
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FEI EUROPEAN JUMPING 2011
The Dutch have stormed to the front going into tomorrow’s second and deciding round of the Team Championship while Germany’s Carsten-Otto Nagel leads the individual rankings after another thrilling day at the FEI European Jumping Championships 2011 in Madrid, Spain today.
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AFC POTY: First shortlist announced
Kuala Lumpur: AFC has announced the First shortlist announced of contenders for the coveted AFC Player of the Year award for this year. Korea Republic and Iran have three players each in the list while Asian champions Japan have two. Iraq, UAE, China, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria have a player each in the…
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FEI EUROPEAN JUMPING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011
By Louise Parkes: The French head both the team and individual standings after an exciting opening competition at the FEI European Jumping Championships 2011 in Madrid, Spain today (EUROPEAN JUMPING). Just four of the 67 starters were left to go when Olivier Guillon steered Lord de Theize home to snatch the advantage from long-time leaders Beat…
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Official FIFA Awards:
Official FIFA Awards: Golden Ball, Golden Scorer, Golden Glove and Fair Play FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Ravenna/Italy 2011 Official FIFA Awards Adidas Golden Ball Award Award Player Team / No adidas Golden Ball Ilya LEONOV RUS / 8 adidas Silver Ball ANDRE BRA / 9 adidas Bronze Ball Frank VELASQUEZ SLV / 11 This…
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Australia’s Cole Voted IPC Athlete of the Month
Australia’s Ellie Cole has been voted the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Athlete of the Month for August after swimming to six gold medals at the Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships in Edmonton, Canada. Cole received 41 percent of the vote on the IPC’s Facebook poll to beat Portugal’s Boccia star, Abilito Valente, who claimed 36…
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FITA – International Archery Federation
The International Archery Federation (FITA) was founded in 1931 at a meeting in Lwow, Poland. Seven founding nations were present : France, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Sweden, the United States and the former Czechoslovakia. The head office for FITA is in Lausanne, Switzerland. In 2005, Prof Dr Ugur ERDENER (TUR) was elected president. Dr ERDENER is also…
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Perfect score for WILDE!
On the Shanghai riverside Reo WILDE (USA) shot a perfect 150 in his compound men’s final. He also won a team gold and came back strongly in the Longines Prize for Precision. Jamie VAN NATTA won in Compound Women. At World Cup Stage 4 in Shanghai, the compound finals were contested on Saturday afternoon on…
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Double gold for Joe FANCHIN
A new US archer is on the rise. After winning two medals in Odgen last month, Joe FANCHIN (USA) won the gold in individuals and team this week in Shanghai! The young Inna STEPANOVA (RUS) also won her first World Cup in Recurve Women. The finals of the Archery World Cup Stage 4 in Shanghai…
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