Category: OLYMPIC
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Sochi 2014 Announces Its Supplier of Network Equipment
Sochi 2014 News: Avaya, the global provider of business collaboration and communications solutions, was today named as the Sochi 2014 supplier in category of “Network equipment.” The agreement was signed during the annual Sochi 2014 Marketing Club in Sochi by Dmitry Chernyshenko, President of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee and David Johnson, Executive Director of…
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Medals for 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games unveiled
Vienna, IYOGOC News Dec 06, 2011: 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games medals unveiled, Austrian Olympic champion Fritz Strobl today unveiled the medals for the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games which will take place in Innsbruck in January 2012. 1,059 young athletes from 67 nations will compete for a total of 372 medals during 9 days…
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UN-Supported Youth Centre in Burundi Welcomes Special Adviser on Sport
(Bujumbura/Geneva-)-UNOSDP Media Release, Dec 05, 2011: As part of his ongoing visit to South Africa, Kenya and Burundi, UN Special Adviser Wilfried Lemke today visited a brand new Youth Sport Centre in Gatumba, Burundi, in the border region with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (UN Supported Youth Centre Burundi). The project is one of…
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Mayor of Beijing Reiterates Support of Paralympic Movement
IPC Press Releases Dec 05, 2011: To mark the start of nine days of activity in Beijing, China, that will climax with the 15th International Paralympic Committee (IPC) General Assembly next weekend, the Mayor of Beijing, Guo Jinlong, hosted a welcome banquet on Sunday (4 December), where Beijing mayor Support Paralympic Movement More than 200…
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Olympic Museum to offer free entry to all visitors
International Olympic Committee, Press Release, Dec 01, 2011: To mark its closure pending a complete renovation and modernisation, The Olympic Museum will be offering free entry to all visitors until the end of January next year. As of today, tourists and Olympic fans will have the opportunity to visit The Olympic Museum, home to myriad…
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The IOC Launches Latest Iteration of Global Promotional Campaign
International Olympic Committee, Press Release Dec 01, 2011: Global Promotional Campaign, The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today unveiled “Show Your Best”, an integrated communications campaign inviting people around the world to demonstrate their best. Entrants will be given the chance to be part of a global Olympic TV spot and to win a trip to…
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IPC to Award Paralympic Order to Four Devoted Individuals
IPC Press Release Dec 01, 2011: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) will award Four Devoted Individuals with the Paralympic Order – the highest tribute a person connected with the Paralympic Movement may achieve. The recipients will be presented with the honour at the Paralympic Awards Gala in the Intercontinental Hotel ballroom on 10 December in…
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IPC Athlete of the Month award and Canada’s Perrin Wants More Media Interest
IPC Press Releases Dec 01, 2011: Morgan Perrin, The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced its shortlist for November’s Athlete of the Month award. The public has until 23:59 (CET) on 6 December to vote for who they think had the best performance last month on the para-sport scene. Fans can vote on the IPC’s Facebook…
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Polish Para-Table Tennis Player Partyka Voted IPC Athlete of the Month
IPC News: Polish Para-Table Tennis Player Natalia Partyka has been voted the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Athlete of the Month for October after winning the women’s Class 10 singles competition at the Para-Table Tennis European Championships in Split, Croatia, without losing a single game along the way. Partyka received 46 percent of the vote on the…