Category: OTHER SPORTS

  • Intersport European Championships 8th-16th October 2011

    ITTF Press Release: For a fifth time in a row Germany clinched the title in the Men’s Teams Event at the INTERSPORT European Championships in Gdansk/Sopot (Poland).

  • Women’s Team Final

    TOKYO (JPN), FIG Office, October 11, 2011: Eagerly anticipated by the fans, the first medal event of the 43rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, featuring the eight best women’s teams in the world, bedazzled spectators at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium tonight.

  • Brady Ellison: The best archer in 2011

    London, FITA News: Brady Ellison (USA) has been by far the best archer in the 2011 world season, not only because he has won six gold medals at World Ranking Events, including three World Cup (Brady Ellison best archer)

  • China third as Tokyo prelims conclude.

    TOKYO (JPN), FIG Office: The second day of men’s competition at the 43rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships determined the qualifiers for the Finals in Tokyo’s (JPN) Metropolitan Gymnasium as well as the best eight teams, who would all earn direct qualification for the 2012 Olympic Games (Chen Yibing).

  • Uchimura takes Japan into the Lead, Men’s Qualifications – Day 1

    TOKYO (JPN), FIG Office, October 9, 2011: Their imagination captured by the impressive performances of their women’s team on Saturday, local gymnastics fans returned to Tokyo’s Metropolitan Gymnasium Makoto Okiguchi

  • JUNG takes gold at the London Archery Classic.

    London-FITA News, 9 October 2011: JUNG Dasomi (KOR) won the gold medal in the women’s individual event at the London Archery Classic at Lord’s Cricket Ground on Sunday, 9 October. Justyna MOSPINEK (POL) won silver and KI Bo Bae (KOR) bronze.

  • Komova and Team USA prevail in Qualifications

    TOKYO (JPN), FIG News, October 8, 2011: The second day of qualifying events at the 43rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships began with high anticipation levels among fans and gymnasts alike, all waiting to see which Women’s Teams would qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games (Alicia Sacramone).

  • Olympic Stadium in Seville nominated as Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final venue

    ITF, PRESS RELEASE, October 07, 2011: The ITF announced today that the Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET) has nominated the Olympic Stadium in Seville as the venue for the 2011 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final venue World Group Final between Spain and Argentina on 2-4 December.

  • Women’s Qualification (CI) – Day 1

    TOKYO (JPN), FIG News, October 7, 2011: Enthusiastic spectators witnessed the first of two exciting days of Women’s Qualifying events when the 43rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships got under way today at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium (Raluca Haidu). A total of 244 female gymnasts from 65 different countries are competing in 10 sub-divisions, aiming to…

  • Vote opens for Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Heart Award

    ITF PRESS RELEASE, 7 October 2011: The ITF today announced that Vera Zvonareva (RUS), Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS), Petra Kvitova (CZE) and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) have been shortlisted for the last Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Heart Award of 2011.