Category: OLYMPIC
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Sport for All 2011, Beijing.
Introduction, The World Conference on Sport for All is organised under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee, in cooperation with the World Health Organization and SportAccord (Beijing Municipal Government). The World Conference on Sport for All has since its formation been dedicated to promoting broad dissemination of the sport for all philosophy globally; pursuing…
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THE DOHA DECLARATION
DOHA, QATAR: The 9th World Conference on Sport and the Environment was organised in Doha, Qatar, by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), in partnership with the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), from 30 April to 2 May 2011. About 600 delegates from National Olympic Committees (NOCs), International Federations (IFs),…
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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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Sochi 2014 mountain venues on track…
Sochi 2014 mountain venues, Preparations for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games are continuing, with work expected to be completed on many of the mountain venues by the end of this year. During the 2014 Games, events will be focused around two different areas – a coastal cluster of venues in Sochi for ice events,…
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Sochi’s coastal venues progressing well
Coastal venues progressing Work on the venues that will be used during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games is progressing well, with the Olympic Park on schedule for completion next year. During the 2014 Games, events will be focused around two different areas – a coastal cluster in Sochi consisting of the Olympic Park and…
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London 2012: First ever Live 3D Coverage of an Olympic Games.
The IOC today announced an agreement has been reached between Olympic Broadcasting Services (www.obs.es) and Worldwide TOP Partner Panasonic to provide equipment and technology to enable the first ever live 3D coverage of the London 2012 Olympic Games. “For the past two decades, Panasonic has been a valued partner of the Olympic Movement and of…
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IOC launches new Community Youth Sport Centre in Burundi.
Community Youth Sport Centre, As part of his ongoing visit to Africa, IOC President Jacques Rogge today participated in the launch of a new Youth Sport Centre in Gatumba, Burundi, which is jointly funded by the IOC, UNDP (the United Nations Development Programme) and the government of Burundi. The multi-sport complex is located in the…
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PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics
PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics, OUR BID The 1988 Seoul Olympic Games gave our country the opportunity to experience the powerful impact of the Olympic ideals and legacies first hand. And PyeongChang’s previous two Winter Games bids served to significantly boost interest in winter sports among Koreans all across our nation, while better preparing us in our…
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The Americas Paralympic Committee
The Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) has announced six candidates who will stand for election as Athlete Representative to the APC Executive Board during the 2011 Guadalajara Parapan American Games.
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Bring us the Best Athletes…
“Bring us the Best Athletes to Deliver the Best Paralympic Games,” Craven Tells Chef de Missions in London International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven has called on Chef de Missions of National Paralympic Committees attending a three day seminar in the British capital to bring together the best athletes next year in order…