Category: OTHER SPORTS
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Athlete profiles – Women’s Team Canada
TOKYO (JPN), FIG Office, October 3, 2011: Women Team Canada is on track for a strong showing in Tokyo says women’s national team director Kyna Fletcher of Vancouver”.
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Athlete Profiles – Women’s Team Australia
TOKYO (JPN), FIG Office, October 3, 2011: Led by 2010 World Champion on Floor Lauren Mitchell, the Women Team Australia squad is eying direct Olympic qualification by placing among the eight best Teams in Tokyo. They finished 6th in 2010.
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Athlete profile – Thema Williams (TRI),
TOKYO (JPN), FIG Office, October 3, 2011: First year senior Thema Williams will carry her country’s hopes as the sole WAG gymnast participating at these World Championships representing Trinidad and Tobago.
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Pakistan Women Netball team Announced.
Karachi: October 04, 2011: Press Release: Mudassar Arain, Secretary General, Pakistan Netball Federation has informed that the Pakistan Women Netball team is participating in 1st South Asian Beach Games 2011 at Hambantota, Sri Lanka the said Games will be held from 8th to 14th October 2011. The Pakistan contingent which comprising in Handball, Netball, Kabbadi…
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Afghans Play for Peace ahead of International Peace Day.
Kabul, Afghanistan (UNAMA, edited by UNOSDP) – International Peace Day, To mark the upcoming International Day of Peace on 21 September – which celebrates its 30th Anniversary this year – Afghans around the country have been participating in a range of sporting events organized locally with the support of United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan…
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US Tennis ace Serena Williams appointed UNICEF’s newest Goodwill Ambassador.
New York (UNICEF) – UNOSDP News: UNICEF today announced tennis champion Serena Williams appointed Goodwill Ambassador. Williams is one of the all-time greats of professional tennis, having achieved a decade-long dominance of the game.
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Final Results of Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Finals
ITF Press Release: The ITF has announced the final results from the 2011 Junior Davis Cup by BNP Paribas and Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Finals, the ITF’s world team championships for players aged 16 and under. The Finals were played on 27 September – 2 October at La Loma Centro Deportivo and Club…
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Konnichiwa Tokyo! Gooning Afternoon Tokyo! PREVIEW…
TOKYO (JPN), FIG Office, October 2, 2011: Konnichiwa Tokyo, With only five days to go to the 43rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships the elite of the international gymnastics world began their training sessions at Yoyogi National Stadium and the Kasumigaoka Gymnasium after reaching Tokyo (JPN) in the past few days.
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Down to Business behind the Scenes, Orientation Meeting
TOKYO (JPN), FIG Office, October 2, 2011: On behalf of FIG President Prof. Bruno Grandi, who is expected in Tokyo on October 6, FIG Vice-President Dr. Michel Léglise (FRA) delivered a message of welcome to representatives of the 80 federations participating in the 43rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at today’s orientation meeting (Japan Gymnastic Association).
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History of Southeast Asian (SEA) Games….
The Southeast Asian Games (also known as the SEA Games), is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games is under regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with supervision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Olympic Council of Asia (Southeast Asian SEA Games).