Author: Abdul Rahim
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Olympic and World Champions set to delight Kyiv
Lausanne, March 21, 2013: Tension and excitement is expected all over the 7000-seater Palace of Sports in Kyiv this Friday 22 March (20:00 local time) when Heavyweights (91+kg) superstars Oleksandr Usyk and Magomedrasul Medzhidov will step into the ring for the fifth and final bout of the Ukraine Otamans vs. Azerbaijan Baku Fires World Series…
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Bolt back in Brussels Samsung Diamond League
Monaco, Mar 20, 2013: For the sixth time in his outstanding career, Usain Bolt will compete at the Belgacom Memorial, the second of two finals of the Samsung Diamond League, on 6 September 2013. He will decide later in the season whether he will contest the 100m or 200m in Brussels, but either way he…
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Barcelona 2013: 120 days to go!
Lausanne, Mar 20, 2013: The countdown has started! In 120 days, the 15th FINA World Championships will begin in Barcelona on July 19, arousing a worldwide wave of enthusiasm and highlighting the top athletes in FINA’s five sports – Swimming, Water polo, Diving, Synchronised swimming and Open water. MEDIA ACCREDITATION Media accreditation for the 15th…
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2014 IPC Shooting World Championships
Germany, Mar 20, 2013: Around 300 athletes from 50 countries will compete in the Championships, which will feature 14 individual and 14 team medal events. The event will be staged at the Suhl-Friedberg Shooting Centre from 17-26 July 2014 and will be the first major international Championships for athletes of all nationalities following the London…
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BWF’S commitment to sport Integrity Saluted
Doha – Qatar, Mar 20, 2013: The Badminton World Federation’s “courageous decision” to protect its sport’s integrity at last summer’s London Olympics has been recognised by the International Centre for Sport Security and Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. At a ceremony in Doha, Qatar, last Monday evening, BWF Secretary General Thomas Lund accepted the inaugural ICSS-Paris…
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Andreani and Cavallaro win in Braunschweig
Braunschweig – Germany, Mar 19, 2013: World Champion Nicolas Andreani (FRA) and eight-time national champion Anna Cavallaro (ITA) celebrated their victories last weekend at the FEI World Cup™ Vaulting 2012/13 series Final, which took place within the international equestrian event Löwen Classics in Braunschweig (GER). Andreani, vaulting on Carlos and lunged by Elke Schelp-Lensing, was…
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Securing Sport 2013, Doha (Qatar) concludes
Doha – Qatar, Mar 19, 2013: Securing Sport 2013 has concluded today in Doha with delegates committed to the ICSS mission of helping event organisers across the world to stage safer major sporting events and improving security, safety and integrity in sport. The two day conference brought together over 400 of the world’s leading sport…
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ICSS and European PFL sign MOU
Doha – Qatar Mar 19, 2013: The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) and European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Signed during the second day of Securing Sport 2013, the MOU sets out an ongoing collaboration between the two organisations with the goal of advancing knowledge, sharing best practices,…
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The WHO and the ICSS to work together
Doha – Qatar, Mar 19, 2013: High-level representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the joint plans to develop a research project on risk assessment and risk management for major sporting events with the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS). Announced during Securing Sport 2013, major sporting events like the FIFA World Cup or…
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Bolt to return to Rome Samsung Diamond League
Monaco, Mar 19, 2013: Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, the back-to-back Olympic champion in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m, will compete for the third time in a row at Rome’s Golden Gala, the fifth leg of the Samsung Diamond League, on 6 June 2013. To date, Bolt has left two impressive marks on Rome’s Olympic Stadium track…