Category: OLYMPIC
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DG of Sharjah Transport of the UAE Learns Experience in Games Organization from Beijing
BODA News, On October 12: Abdalla Al Zari Director General Sharjah Transport of the United Arab Emirates, visited BODA and learned the transportation management experience in holding the Paralympics, making preparations for the International Wheelchair Games for the disabled in December of 2012. Mr. Yu Chunquan, vice director of Beijing Traffic Management Bureau and former…
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Press conference with Olympic Champion Lindsey Vonn and Innsbruck 2012 CEO Peter Bayer
IOC News: Press conference with Olympic Champion Lindsey Vonn and Innsbruck 2012 CEO Peter Bayer With less than 100 days-to-go until the Innsbruck 2012 Youth Olympic Games (YOG), the IOC would like to invite you to attend a press conference with LINDSEY VONN, Olympic Champion and Youth Olympic Games Ambassador & PETER BAYER, Innsbruck 2012…
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IPC Reveals Shortlist for Best Male & Female Athlete Award.
IPC Press Release: Five Paralympic superstars have been named finalists for the Best Female Athlete Category for the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) 2011 Paralympic Sport Awards, presented by the IPC’s international partner, Allianz (Best Female Athlete Award).
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UN General Assembly breaks first world record of the London 2012 Games
Press Release UNOSDP, 17 October 2011, New York/Geneva: Sport was on the agenda of the UN General Assembly in New York today (UN General Assembly breaks first world record).
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International Paralympic Committee News Box.
IPC Press Release: International Paralympic Committee News Box, Jeff Crow of Australia’s Sport the Library has won the photography category of the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) 2011 Paralympic Media Awards.
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Innsbruck 2012 Volunteer Kick-Off: “Where there is much light, the shadow is deep
IYOGOC Press Release: “Where there is much light, the shadow is deep,” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe famously said. That is why Monday night’s Innsbruck 2012 Volunteer Kick Off in the Olympia world in Innsbruck saw
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Sochi 2014 Volunteers Will Get British Accent.
Sochi 2014, Press Releases: Representatives of the London 2012 Organizing Committee will select the best Russian volunteers to be part of the London 2012 Games. The selection will be undertaken during the first Volunteer Movement Rally opened today in the city of Sochi. The Rally assembles 250 volunteers from 14 regions of Russia and 26…
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IOC Athletes’ Forum ends with calls for tough action on doping
IOC Press Release Tuesday 11 October 2011: Forum recommends lifetime bans for ‘deliberate and aggravated doping offences’ and tougher action on coaches and doctors involved in illegal practices. Colorado Springs 10th October 2011 (IOC Athletes Forum).
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Death of IOC Honorary Member James Worrall.
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC) Press Release: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is greatly saddened to learn of the death yesterday of IOC Honorary Member James Worrall at the age of 97. Worrall was the flag-bearer for the Canadian Olympic team at the 1936 Berlin Games, where he competed in the 110m and 400m hurdles events.…
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OCM Weekly Highlights/Coming Events.
Olympic Council of Malaysia Weekly Highlights, 9th October 2011: Visit of Representatives of the Sharjah Ladies Club UAE to Malaysia Ms. Nada Askar Al-Naqbi – Manager of Women Sports Department, Ms. Nawal Al-Shaibani – Media and Marketing Executive, Ms. Mai Al-Amri – Volleyball Administrative and Ms. Awatif Al-Halabi – Coaches Supervisor, representatives of the Sharjah Ladies…