Author: Abdul Rahim
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Biological Passport, Special Analyses, Re-Testing
Monte-Carlo, July 25, 2012: Within days of the start of the Games of the XXX Olympiad, London 2012, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is pleased to announce the latest successes in its fight against doping in Athletics, serving a warning to all those who attempt to cheat their sport and their fellow competitors…
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CAS grants the request of Alexander Peternell
London, July 24, 2012 – A few days after its opening, the ad hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has registered its first case. The South African horserider Alexander Peternell (eventing) filed an application at the CAS ad hoc Division to challenge a decision of the South African Sports Confederation and…
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First Olympic horses arrive at Greenwich Park
London (GBR), July 24, 2012: The first horses have arrived at Greenwich Park, setting for the Olympic equestrian events at London 2012. The equine athletes’ trunks of equipment must undergo the equivalent of the airport-style “mag and bag” checks done on every person attending the Olympic Games. This has been done for the first 75…
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Boxers to look out for at the London
London, Great Britain, July 24, 2012 – Alexey, With just a few days to go until the biggest show on Earth gets underway in the British capital, we look at the men and women in each of the weight categories who can have a real impact at the London 2012 Olympic Games. In the second of…
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UN Secretary-General to visit London
Geneva, July 24, 2012: UN Secretary, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will be in London on Thursday and Friday in conjunction with the opening of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. Mr. Ban will take part in the Torch Run on Thursday and will attend the Opening Ceremony on Friday. His Special Adviser on Sport for Development…
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Nimes to Introduce Three Glass Show Courts
London, July 24, 2012: In a unique development for world squash, action in the 2012 WSF Women’s World Team Championship in France in November will take place on three new state-of-the-art all-glass show courts. The exciting initiative by the Fédération Française de Squash will ensure that, for the first time in the event’s 33-year history,…
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ITF launches mobile App for Tennis Event
London, July 24, 2012: The International Tennis Federation (ITF) today launched a mobile App for the Olympic Tennis Event taking place at The All England Club, Wimbledon from 28 July until 5 August. The smartphone App forms part of a wider digital strategy that makes the ITF Olympic Tennis website www.itftennis.com/olympics the number one destination…
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Khomayakova & Ukolova grab women’s gold
Klagenfurt, Austria, July 24, 2012: Khomayakova, Patience is a virtue and though they had to wait out a day of rain washouts, Russia’s Ekaterina Khomyakova & Evgenia Ukolova patiently poured through a talented field to capture the women’s gold medal Sunday on the final day of the $600,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by ERGO in…
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The ICSS discusses security at fan festivals
Sao Paulo – Brazil, July 24, 2012: The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS), the not-for-profit organisation that specialises in sport security and integrity, today highlighted a number of critical aspects in major sport event security at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) International Symposium on Sports Security 2012. As part of its…
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Banned two players of Muslim Football Club
Lahore – Pakistan, July 24, 2012: In a meeting of Tournament Disciplinary Committee, the two players of Muslim Football Club Chaman Esmat Ullah and Hameed Khan are banned to participate in any level of matches for six month who have grossly violated the rules of the Technical Regulation of National Under-22 Football Championship- 2012 by…