Author: Abdul Rahim
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Archery listed among Olympic core sports by IOC
Lausanne – Switzerland, Feb 13, 2013: Archery, The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced yesterday that archery has been introduced to form part of the core sports for the 2020 Olympic Games. However the sport of wrestling faces being removed from the programme. The presentation and visibility of archery has developed dramatically over the last decade,…
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Keiko Fukuda, Last Student of Kano, Passed Away
San Francisco – USA, Feb 13, 2013: Keiko Fukuda, (12/04/1913 – 09/02/2013) was a Japanese-born American martial artist. She was the highest-ranked female judoka in history and the last surviving student of Kanō Jigorō, founder of judo. She passed away, in San Francisco. She was 99. She was a renowned pioneer of women’s judo, being…
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IOC shortlists three Candidate Cities for YOG
Lausanne – Switzerland, Feb 13, 2013: Candidate Cities, The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today that Buenos Aires (ARG), Glasgow (GBR), and Medellín (COL)* have been shortlisted in the bid to host the 3rd Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in 2018. The three cities were chosen from among five Candidate Cities vying to host the…
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Tennis: Fed Cup semifinalists determined
London – Feb 12, 2013: The semifinal line-up has been decided in the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group with Russia set to face Slovak Republic at home whilst holders Czech Republic face a road trip to Italy in the other half of the draw. The Czech team was already 2-0 up overnight thanks…
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Coming Events of Olympic Council of Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia, Feb 12, 2013: Malaysian Malays Inter-State Rulers’ Shield Cricket – 18th to 23rd February 2013 at Bayuemas Oval, UKM Oval, Kajang Oval & Victoria Oval. 166th OCM Council Meeting 2013 – Saturday, 23rd February 2013 at 9.30 a.m. at Level 2C, OCM Indoor Sports Arena, Wisma OCM, Kuala Lumpur. 2013 OCM…
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IOC issues warnings to footballer Jongwoo Park
Lausanne – Switzerland, Feb 12, 2013: The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today issued strong warnings to Korean footballer Jongwoo Park and the Korean Olympic Committee (KOC) for inappropriate behaviour exhibited by the athlete during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The EB also called on the KOC to submit, for the…
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IOC disqualifies Russian weightlifter from Athens
Lausanne – Switzerland, Feb 12, 2013: The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that it has disqualified Russian weightlifter Oleg Perepetchenov from the Athens 2004 Olympic Games after further analysis of his stored sample resulted in an adverse analytical finding. Perepetchenov finished third in the men’s 77kg weightlifting event. The…
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IPC President Congratulate Vergeer on historic career
Germany, Feb 12, 2013: Following wheelchair tennis player Esther Vergeer’s retirement announcement on Tuesday (12 February), International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven would like to extend his congratulations to the Dutch star on her tremendous career and for transforming the sport of wheelchair tennis. For more than a decade, Vergeer has dominated the…
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Wheelchair tennis star Vergeer announces her retirement
London – GBR, Feb 12, 2013: Esther Vergeer has today announced her retirement from wheelchair tennis bringing an end to the most illustrious career the sport has ever seen. The 31-year-old Dutch star, who celebrated ten years without a defeat on the international wheelchair tennis circuit on 30 January, has been the face of her…
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Securing Sport 2013 conference to address
Doha – Qatar, Feb 12, 2013: Chris Eaton, Securing Sport 2013, the leading international sport security and integrity conference taking place next month, will be directly addressing issues relating to international betting and the measures sport federations need to undertake to stay ahead. Taking place on March 18-19 in Doha, Securing Sport 2013 will bring…