Category: OTHER SPORTS
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FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING – NORTH AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUND-UP
By Louise Parkes, NORTH AMERICAN LEAGUE, The 2011/2012 North American FEI World Cup™ Jumping qualifying leagues concluded last weekend at Tampa in Florida (USA), yielding a star-studded selection of contenders for the 34th Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final at ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands which is now only two weeks away. Two separate leagues take place on…
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Two world records highlight blistering night on track, Aussies maximise surprise opportunity in men’s team sprint
blistering night, Two world records and a gold medal in the final event of the program for home nation Australia highlighted an action packed first day of the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships at Melbourne’s Hisense Arena. With four gold medals on offer, Great Britain topped the medal tally taking out the men’s team…
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FIG Artistic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus World Cup Zibo City
LAUSANNE (SUI), April 4, 2012: The first and only Artistic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus category A Word Cup in 2012 will be held on April 7 – 8 in Zibo City (CHN). Organisers of the Chinese Gymnastics Association will welcome some fifty gymnasts representing 23 nations to the Zibo Sports Center Gymnasium in the coastal province…
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Media Information – 2012 Thomas & Uber Cup Finals, 2012 BWF Media Prize
Kuala Lumpur-Malaysia April 04, 2012: BWF Media Prize, As we conclude the first quarter of the exciting Olympic year, we would like to take this opportunity to share a couple of essential media information for the remaining three quarters: 2012 Thomas and Uber Cup Finals Media Accreditation | 2012年汤尤杯决赛媒体证件 The media accreditation for the 2012…
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15th World Gymnaestrada, Helsinki (FIN), July 12 – 18, 2015
HELSINKI (FIN) – LAUSANNE (SUI), March 29, 2012: The 15th World Gymnaestrada will be held in the city of Helsinki, Finland, on July 12 – 18, 2015. The event launched a website today at www.wg-2015.com and a Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/wg2015Helsinki. Available in English and Spanish, the website currently provides general information surrounding the event…
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World Squash Day to Back 2020 Olympic Bid
London-April 03, 2012: World Squash Day takes place this year on Saturday October 20th in a global show of support for the sport’s efforts to win a place in the 2020 Olympic Games. Events will be taking place all over the globe with one firm message: Back The Bid. In announcing the date, World Squash…
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World class boxers to line-up in Astana
Lausanne, Switzerland, April 03, 2012: World class boxers, Olympic Games fever is about to grip the world largest continent with the upcoming AIBA Asian Olympic Qualifying Event about to begin in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. With these Championships being the last opportunity for boxers from the continent to qualify for London 2012, the competition…
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WILLIAM FOX-PITT leads HSBC Rankings going into Kentucky
Lausanne (SUI), April 02, 2012: HSBC Rankings Kentucky, William Fox-Pitt (GBR) will head into the third leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™ at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event (USA) on 26-29 April sporting the armband reserved for the leader of the HSBC Rankings. Fox-Pitt, who last wore the armband at the second last leg of…
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FITA becomes the World Archery Federation (WA) & Turkish Airlines continues to support World Archery
Lausanne, April 02, 2012: Turkish Airlines, The 2011 Congress in Turin (ITA) will remain as a true milestone in archery history: the delegates decided at a very large majority that FITA would become the World Archery Federation, with the abbreviation of WA. The decision came into effect officially on 1 April 2012. The World Archery brand…
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Rugby World Cup 2019 Planning Gathers Pace With Key Meetings in Tokyo
Dublin-Ireland, April 02, 2012: Planning and preparation for Japan’s hosting of Rugby World Cup 2019 continues to gather pace with key planning meetings in Tokyo this week to lay the foundations for a successful event that will boost Rugby throughout Asia. With a little over seven years to go until Rugby’s showcase event breaks new…