Author: Abdul Rahim
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UNWTO Affiliate Members elect new Board and Chairman
Madrid-Spain, April 19, 2012: UNWTO’s over 400 Affiliate Members, including some of the world’s leading tourism organizations and companies, have elected their new Board and Chairman for the period 2012-2013 (UNWTO Affiliate). UNWTO Affiliate UNWTO Affiliate In line with a new electoral process, 23 members were elected to the UNWTO Board of Affiliate Members. The Association of…
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Hemeryck to Lead the way in Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final Opening Leg
By: Louise Parkes, April 19, 2012: Belgium’s Rik Hemeryck will be pathfinder as the Rolex FEI World Cup™Jumping Final 2011/2012 gets underway at the Brabanthalle in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands tomorrow. The draw for the opening Speed class took place this evening, and the order-of-go is as follows: 1, Quarco de Kerambars (Rik Hemeryck) BEL; 2, Carisma…
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Groups for the Women’s Junior World Championship are drawn
April 19, 2012: The next step to the 2012 Women’s Junior World Championship in the Czech Republic was taken on Wednesday 18 April: In Ostrava, which is, beside Brno, one of the hosting cities from 1 to 15 July, the draw event for the groups of the preliminary rounds took place. Host Czech Republic had…
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New AIBA Women’s World Ranking revealed
Lausanne, Switzerland, 19 April 2012 – The International Boxing Association is very pleased to announce today its brand new Womens World Ranking. In a historic year for Women’s boxing, with the discipline making its debut at the Olympic Games in London, AIBA wanted to further promote the development of the sport by offering a points…
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PMCF, Sindh Martial Arts Festival 2012
Karachi-Pakistan, April 19, 2012: Sindh Martial Arts Festival 2012 was organized by the PMCF International at Green Public School Ground, Karachi, which was widely participation by more than 200 players of 14 different styles of Martial Arts. Sensei Shahzad, Founder and President of Pakistan Martial Arts Connection Federation International, was the Chief Organizer while it…
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First two entries confirmed for 2012 Olympic Tennis Event
London, April 18, 2012: The ITF today confirmed the first two entries for the 2012 Olympic Tennis Event after Tripartite Commission Invitation places were allocated in the women’s singles to Stephanie Vogt of Liechtenstein and Veronica Cepede Royg of Paraguay. The Olympic Tennis Event will take place at the All England Club, Wimbledon on 28…
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Reigning Olympic Champions will Not Defend Titles in London
By Ian Marshall, April 18, 2012: China’s MA Lin and ZHANG Yining, the winners of the respective Men’s and Women’s Singles titles at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will not defend their titles in London later this year in July. ZHANG Yining, now 31 years old, retired from international play following her victory in the…
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International Experts Teach Sochi 2014 Volunteers Best Practice for Engaging with People with a Disability
Sochi-April 18, 2012: Sochi 2014 has hosted a number of International Paralympic Committee (IPC) experts to educate Sochi 2014 volunteers on the best practices in communicating, interacting and supporting people with a disability, essentially given the necessity to help change attitudes in Russia to achieve the goal of fully integrating people with a disability into…
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Olympic Athletes’ Hub bringing fans and Olympians closer together
Lausanne (SUI), April 18, 2012: Want to become better acquainted with your favourite Olympians? Tired of not knowing if the athletes you are following online are the real deal? Looking for a unified status-update stream that integrates Facebook and Twitter so you can get the entire conversation and not just part of it? If you…
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First Pairs Gold to Ukraine: Women’s Pairs Finals
LAKE BUENA VISTA (USA), FIG Office, April 18, 2012: Womens Pairs Finals, 2010 World women’s pairs champions Anastasiya Melnychenko and Katarzyna Sytnikova of Ukraine successfully defended their title as the medal round of the 2012 World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships got underway Wednesday evening in Lake Buena Vista (USA). The now two-time World gold medallists didn’t…