Author: Abdul Rahim
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IPC President Receives Sport Industry Lifetime Achievement Award
Bonn-Germany, May 04, 2012: International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven has received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2012 Sport Industry Awards at a ceremony in Central London. Previously awarded to an array of celebrated dignitaries including Sir Bobby Charlton and Bernie Ecclestone, the Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes people whose work and…
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Rio to witness the highest quality of boxing
Lausanne-Switzerland, May 04, 2012: highest quality, The men’s last qualification event for the London 2012 Olympic Games in the American region begins tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where the participants will be fighting for the 38 remaining quota places in the venue of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. 177 of the best boxers from…
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ITF launches Spanish version of Olympic Tennis Event website
London, May 04, 2012: Spanish version, The ITF today launched a Spanish-language version of its Olympic Tennis Event website as part of the build-up to the 2012 London Olympic Tennis Event at the All England Club, Wimbledon on 28 July – 5 August. The new Tenis Olympico website, www.itftennis.com/olimpiadas, will provide Spanish-speaking fans with current…
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Strike the Usain Bolt Pose – IAAF and Usain Bolt launch exclusive online contest
Monaco – May 04, 2012: Usain Bolt Pose, The International Association of Athletics Federations in partnership with World and Olympic champion Usain Bolt are pleased to announce a brand new online contest open to all fans around the world with only one week to go to the Samsung Diamond League series. Ever dreamt of meeting…
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Judo Grand Prix, Baku 2012, Appointment with the Future
Appointment, For the second consecutive year, from May 5 to 6, 2012, the judo world will meet on the seashores of the Caspian Sea, in what has become an unmissable event on the World Judo Tour. Last year, the Judo Federation of Azerbaijan, led by its President, Fizuli ALAKBAROV, also Minister of Labour and Social…
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Seventh-place for Fouzia Mumtaz of Pakistan in Asian Senior Judo
Peshawar-Pakistan, Peshawar-Pakistan, May 04, 2012: Peshawar-Pakistan, May 04, 2012: Fouzia Mumtaz, Pakistan placed 14th Position out of the 26 participating countries along with 185 Athletes in the Asian Senior Judo Championship-2012, Tashkent, UZBEKISTAN from 26th to 29th April, 2012. 5th Women National Judo Championship-2012 Gold medallist produced Pakistan’s best result in the Asian Senior Judo…
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Agreement Extended with Donic for Men’s World Cup
Lausanne, May 03, 2012: Selected for the LIEBHERR Men’s World Cup, staged in Paris in November 2011, the German manufacturer DONIC will once again be the table sponsor and supplier in 2012 when the tournament is staged in Liverpool from Friday 28th to Sunday 30th September. Not only will DONIC be the sponsor in 2012;…
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Draw for Olympic Handball Tournaments on 30 May
Switzerland, May 03, 2012: In a joint event of International Handball Federation (IHF), British Handball Association (BHA) and the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) the groups for the preliminary round of the Men’s and Women’s Olympic Handball Tournaments will be drawn at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London on 30 May…
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Female Match Official Set to Make IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy History
Dublin-Ireland, May 03, 2012: Female Match Official, Underscoring the IRB’s commitment to driving forward female officiating standards, the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy 2012 match official panel includes the USA’s Leah Berard, the first time a female official has been selected for the tournament panel. Berard will follow in the footsteps of Australia’s Sarah Corrigan,…
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Uzbekistan Takes Good Care of Judo
Good Care, The city of Tashkent, the Uzbek capital, hosted from April 27th to 29th, 2012, the Asian Judo Championships for the second time after the 2005 edition. On the sidelines of the competition, Marius L. Vizer, the IJF president, was honored by the Uzbek government. “It is an honor to receive a President of…