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ISA Welcomes New APP World Tour 2021 StandUp Paddle Season
By Daniel Rollinson, La Jolla, California, December 5, 2020: The ISA today welcomes the APP World Tour’s confirmed schedule for the 2021 season – which will see the world’s best SUP athletes, competing at iconic destinations across the world on the sport’s only professional tour. The expansion of the APP World Tour – which sanctions…
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Striking new logo unveiled for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023
Mies, December 4, 2020: The official logo of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 was unveiled on Friday as part of the launch of FIBA’s new #DontMissABeat campaign. The concept for the newly unveiled logo for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 stems from three key elements: a heart, the Naismith Trophy and the year…
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“Umar Kremlev Has Experience, Resolve and Vision” – Video Points Out Leadership Qualities Essential for AIBA’s Next President
By Eli Hadzhieva, December 3rd, 2020: “Experience, resolve and vision: these leadership qualities are essential for the future President of AIBA” says a video that has been released by the media channel Boxing Highlights C4TV in support of Umar Kremlev’s bid for the presidency of the International Boxing Association (AIBA). The 5:50 minute video (https://youtu.be/pFcz_F8WhXE)…
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IOC and IPC praise engagement and optimisations central to Paris 2024’s plans to deliver new era of Games
Lausanne, December 2, 2020: On 1 and 2 December 2020, a joint Delivery Partners Meeting, a Coordination Commission update and a Joint Steering Forum, involving the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC), Paris 2024 and its local stakeholders, were organised remotely. This gave the Organising Committee the opportunity to provide updates on…
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CGF Coordination Commission set for virtual review of Birmingham 2022
London, December 2, 2020: The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Coordination Commission will be receiving its latest updates on Birmingham 2022 preparations through a series of virtual sessions over the coming week. The Coordination Commission (CoCom) is responsible for delivery oversight of the Commonwealth Games and is tasked with monitoring Games delivery to scope, schedule and…
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World’s Greatest Women’s Boxer Claressa Shields signs with the PFL to take on the sport of MMA
New York, December 1, 2020: Professional Fighters League (PFL), the fastest growing and most innovative league in the world, today announced the signing of Claressa Shields, considered the best female boxer in the world. The 25-year old American is a three-division boxing world champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist. Shields, who has won all 10…
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Ma Long and Sun Yingsha crowned champions at WTT Macao
November 29, 2020: Ma Long and Sun Yingsha showed their star quality as they won the respective men’s and women’s titles at WTT Macao on Sunday 29 November 2020. In two all-Chinese finals, Ma Long, the no.3 seed, overcame Wang Chuqin, no.7 seed (11-5, 11-9, 11-4, 11-5, 10-11, 11-8) as Sun Yingsha, no.2 seed, defeated…
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IPC and Commonwealth Games Federation form new partnership
November 25, 2020: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) have signed a new co-operation agreement that will strengthen Para sport at the Commonwealth Games and across the Commonwealth. As a major global multi-sport event that first featured Para athletes at the 1994 edition, the Commonwealth Games has continued striving for…
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BWF and Special Olympics International publish global development strategy
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 25, 2020: Badminton World Federation (BWF) in collaboration with Special Olympics International (SOI) has published their Global Development Strategy to grow badminton and provide meaningful opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities to be involved in all aspects of badminton. This follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in 2019 between the…
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Greg Barclay elected as independent ICC Chair
Dubai, Nov 25, 2020: Barclay, an Auckland-based commercial lawyer, has been a director of New Zealand Cricket (NZC) since 2012 and is currently NZC’s representative on the board of the International Cricket Council. He will step down from his position at NZC to lead the ICC in an independent capacity. He was a director of…
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