Author: Abdul Rahim
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Countdown to London 2012 Olympic Games Enters Final 100 Days
Lausanne (SUI), April 18, 2012: Countdown, Today, 18 April, the world celebrates 100 days to the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. This summer the British capital will play host to the Olympic Games for the third time in history. From 27 July to 12 August, London will welcome 10,500 athletes representing 204…
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First Place Means First Place for Brazilian Teenage Star
By Ian Marshall : April 18, 2012: A first career Junior Boys’ Singles title on the ITTF Junior Circuit means that Hugo CALDERANO moves into first place on the ITTF Junior Circuit Boys’ Standings. The 15 year old Brazilian from Rio de Janeiro won the Junior Boys’ Singles event at the Argentina Junior and Cadet…
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Inaugural board meeting kicks off 2010 Legacy Trust
Zurich-Switzerland, April 18, 2012: Following today’s inaugural board meeting at SAFA House in Johannesburg, the 2010 FIFA World Cup Legacy Trust is now in operation. The Legacy Trust, part of FIFA’s pledge to ensure that South Africans will continue to reap the benefits of hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, will support a wide range…
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FIFA plans Football Museum
Zurich-Switzerland, April 18, 2012: FIFA is planning an extension to its headquarters in Zurich, two-thirds of which are open to the public. The focus of the project is the building of a football museum including 3D animations, interactive games, trophies… everything a football fan could wish for. Clubs such as Real Madrid and Manchester United…
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Acro Worlds qualifications complete! Qualifications
LAKE BUENA VISTA (USA), FIG Office, April 17, 2012: Team Russia won the first gold medal awarded at the 2012 World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships Tuesday, earning the highest number of points based on team rankings after the qualifying round in Lake Buena Vista (USA). Countries earned 22 points for each first place finish in qualification,…
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Cambodia, Mali, Panama, Yemen Earn 1 Wild Card Each for London Olympic Taekwondo
Seoul – Korea, April 17, 2012: Olympic Taekwondo, The decision was made on April 14, 2012 after months of Tripartite Commission meetings among the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), and the WTF. With the wild-card allocation, the taekwondo competition of the London Olympic Games will feature 128 athletes from…
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John Quirk (USA), equestrian journalist, breeder, novelist and publisher, passed away
Lausanne (SUI), 17 April 2012: John Quirk was a man of many talents. He was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and flew fighter jets on and off the navy carriers, before starting an automotive engineering business in Detroit, the then epicentre of car manufacturing. At the same time, he wrote best-selling novels…
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Japan 2019 will be a Rugby World Cup for All Asia
Dublin-Ireland, April 17, 2012: Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan will be a tournament for all of Asia to be proud of and celebrate, according to IRB Council Member and General Manager of the Japan Rugby 2019 (JR 2019) Organising Body, Koji Tokumasu. Speaking in Manila at the start of the Rugby World Cup 2015…
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Russians in front halfway through qualifying in Lake Buena Vista
LAKE BUENA VISTA (USA), FIG Office, April 17, 2012: Russian acrobatic gymnasts ruled three of the five disciplines Monday during the first day of qualifying at the 23rd Acrobatic World Championships at Disney World’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex’s HP Field House. Going into the second and final day of qualifications, Russian acrobats are…
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PFF “D” Certificate Coaching Course for Women-2012 begins
Lahore – Pakistan, pril 17, 2012: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) “D” Certificate Coaching Course for Women-2012 commenced at Football House, Lahore on Tuesday with nineteen (19) women participants attending the beneficial activity which aims at importing latest knowledge to the participants of the game. According to the press Release issued here by PFF, the 5-days…