Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Faroe Islands to stage its first ever UEFA finals tournament
By Amelia Fisher Starzynski, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, September 27, 2019: The Faroe Islands will host its first ever UEFA finals tournament with news that Europe’s football governing body has awarded the islands the honour of hosting the UEFA Women’s Under-17 Championships 2021. UEFA confirmed its decision at its Executive Committee meeting in Ljubljana this week.…
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BRAVE CF announces five more events around the world for 2019
Bahrain, September 27, 2019: BRAVE Combat Federation has announced its calendar for the rest of 2019 as the fastest-growing MMA promotion in the world gears up for another explosive end to the year (BRAVE CF announces five). Five more shows have added, with BRAVE CF going back to some of its most celebrated territories. Philippines,…
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CGF response to comments made by Dr Narinder Batra, President of the Indian Olympic Association
London, September 27, 2019: CGF CEO David Grevemberg CBE said: Our visit to India in November is hugely important (Indian Olympic Association). Our focus is on providing great opportunities to Indian athletes. Our approach will be to respect, listen, learn and contribute. We look forward to meeting our colleagues and friends in India to cover…
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BRAVE CF and KHK MMA to crown open-weight champion with heaviest prize in sports
Bahrain, September 26, 2019: BRAVE Combat Federation, the fastest-growing MMA organization in the world will crown a very special champion on November 15th, in the Kingdom of Bahrain (KHK World Championship Belt). The newly-minted KHK World Cham Belt, the heaviest prize in sports today (6.2 kg of solid gold) will be on the line in…
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Australia and France to host WADA Global Education Conferences in 2020 and 2022
Montreal, September 26, 2019: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to announce that, following a public bidding process, Australia and France have been selected as the respective host countries for WADA’s 2020 and 2022 Global Education Conferences, WADA Global Education Conferences. Similar to the successful Education Conferences WADA convened in 2015 (in Ottawa, Canada)…
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Presidential candidate Dave Miley addresses ITF AGM, vows to deliver a positive new era for world tennis
By Amelia Fisher-Starzynski, September 26, 2019: Dave Miley, who is standing to become the next Presidential candidate Dave Miley of [ITF], today gave a passionate address in which he vowed to deliver a positive new era for world tennis and the ITF member nations. The ITF presidential election takes place tomorrow [Friday 27 September] at…
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Between the Japanese School and the longest match, World Judo Championships Cadets
Almaty, September 26, 2019: Just a few extra kilos, it is the biggest difference between the first and second day (Almaty Cadets Judo Championships). There are four other categories at stake, but those extra kilos also mean another type of judo. There is more wingspan, more strength and more speed. The movements are wider. It…
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Coe re-elected as IAAF President, Restrepo elected first ever female Vice President
Doha, September 25, 2019: IAAF President Sebastian Coe was elected for a second term at the 52nd IAAF Congress in Doha on Wednesday (25) while Ximena Restrepo, Sergey Bubka, Geoffrey Gardner and Nawaf Bin Mohammed Al Saud were elected Vice Presidents (Coe reelected IAAF President). All 203 voting members of Congress voted for Coe; there…
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World Judo Championships Cadets 2019 – The Future is now
Almaty, Kazakhstan, September 24, 2019: They are the champions of tomorrow. They are the future heroes who will sign autographs, grant interviews and be covered with glory (Cadets Judo Championships 2019). They are the aspirants to everything, the young promises, and they are in Kazakhstan to see if they really have the capacities. From Wednesday…
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Tashkent IBSA Grand Prix 2019, UZB – DAY ONE – The Battle of the favorites
Tashkent, Sept 24, 2019: IBSA judo has produced several judo heroes the last years during world and Paralympic championships (Tashkent IBSA Grand Prix). On day 1 of the IBSA Grand Prix, they proved why they claimed that position. Of the six categories who competed, four of the number one seeds claimed the gold medal. The…
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