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  • IOC launches new Community Youth Sport Centre in Burundi.

    Community Youth Sport Centre, As part of his ongoing visit to Africa, IOC President Jacques Rogge today participated in the launch of a new Youth Sport Centre in Gatumba, Burundi, which is jointly funded by the IOC, UNDP (the United Nations Development Programme) and the government of Burundi. The multi-sport complex is located in the…

  • PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics

    PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics, OUR BID The 1988 Seoul Olympic Games gave our country the opportunity to experience the powerful impact of the Olympic ideals and legacies first hand. And PyeongChang’s previous two Winter Games bids served to significantly boost interest in winter sports among Koreans all across our nation, while better preparing us in our…

  • FEI European Jumping Madrid.

    Lausanne (SUI), 9 September 2011: WATCH THE FEI EUROPEAN JUMPING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011 LIVE ON FEI TV The FEI European Jumping Championships 2011, which will take place from Tuesday 13 to Sunday 18 September in Madrid (ESP), will be broadcast LIVE on FEI TV, the official FEI video platform, according to the following schedule:

  • The Americas Paralympic Committee

    The Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) has announced six candidates who will stand for election as Athlete Representative to the APC Executive Board during the 2011 Guadalajara Parapan American Games.

  • SWISS WIN FEI PROMOTIONAL LEAGUE SERIES

    SWISS WIN FEI PROMOTIONAL LEAGUE SERIES BY CONVINCING MARGIN by Louise Parkes As predicted, Switzerland has qualified for the 2012 FEI Nations Cup™ series having secured the 2011 FEI European Promotional League title by a convincing margin.  Finishing the season with 60.5 points, the Swiss completed with an advantage of 6.5 points over the runners-up…

  • 31st Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships

    31st Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Montpellier (FRA) / September 19 – 25, 2011 The FIG has authorized the Department of Endocrinology at the University of Montpellier (FRA) to conduct research on the physical and biological maturation of high-level gymnasts during their sojourn at world championship events. FIG opinion is that this research is vital to understanding…

  • Experts gather at AER and ACRO symposium

    BERLIN (GER) – LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, September 5, 2011: FIG President Bruno Grandi (ITA) addressed a warm welcome to the participants of the Aerobic and Acrobatic Gymnastics symposium (ACRO symposium) that got underway on Monday in Berlin (GER). Some forty experts from gymnastics’ non-Olympic disciplines, representing nineteen national federations, responded to an invitation from…

  • 5th Football for Hope Centre opens on 24 September 2011

    More than a year has passed since the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ was played in South Africa, but the social legacy is still very much alive. Join us on 24 September 2011 at the opening of the 5th Football for Hope Centre in Maseru, Lesotho (Old Police Training Grounds, Behind the Palace of Justice, Old…

  • UEFA President Michel Platini visits Austria

    UEFA President Michel Platini has completed a busy trip to Austria which featured a 100-cap award, a meeting with the sports minister and a tour of the ÖFB centre for women’s football. A presentation to an Austrian football legend, a meeting with Austria’s sports minister and first-hand discovery of women’s football development were among the highlights…

  • UEFA launches new award

    UEFA launches new award for players reaching 100 national team appearances UEFA has today launched a new award to commemorate players from UEFA’s 53 member associations who have made 100 or more appearances for their national team. The proposal was approved at the UEFA Executive Committee at its last meeting in Nyon in June.