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Megan Rapinoe and Lionel Messi are The Best of 2019
Milan, Italy, September 24, 2019: This year’s The Best FIFA Football Awards™ ceremony took centre stage at Milan’s historic Teatro alla Scala this evening and crowned two household names as the players of the season: Megan Rapinoe Lionel Messi/Megan Rapinoe Lionel Messi. The Argentina and FC Barcelona star was recognised by FIFA as the player…
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No change in RusAF status – IAAF Council Meeting
Doha, September 23, 2019: The IAAF Council announced today (23) that there had been no change in status of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF)/RusAF status IAAF Council. Reporting to the 218th IAAF Council Meeting in Doha, Rune Andersen, the independent chairman of the IAAF Taskforce, said that while some progress has been made, key issues…
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WADA Executive Committee discusses RUSADA Code Compliance
Tokyo, September 23, 2019: Today, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) held an Executive Committee (ExCo) meeting in Tokyo, Japan, which was graciously hosted by the country’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (WADA RUSADA Code Compliance). The 12-member ExCo is WADA’s ultimate policy-making body and is composed equally of representatives from the Sports…
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Carolina Marin wins Victor China Open 2019 in one of badminton’s greatest ever comebacks
By Lloyd Green, Changzhou, China, September 22, 2019: It’s like she had never left. Spain’s Carolina Marin is once again the toast of badminton (Carolina wins Victor China). Not just for her stunning win at the VICTOR China Open 2019 in Changzhou today – almost eight months after injuring her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in…
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THE 2-SECOND MAN & CO, Great Performance from the Uzbek Team on Home Soil
Tashkent, September 21, 2019: It was a great performance from the Uzbek team on home soil, a day that the public, who came in large numbers at the Humo Arena, will remember for ever (Great Performance Uzbek Team). Mainly because of the results of their athletes, four of whom made it to the finals, two…
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Japan off to flying start after Russians strike first blow, Matsushima scores hat-trick of tries as hosts recover from shock of conceding early try
Tokyo, Sep 20, 2019: Jet-heeled winger Kotaro Matsushima scored three tries – and had a fourth ruled out by the television match official – as Japan secured a bonus-point victory in the opening match of RWC 2019. Asia’s first Rugby World Cup began in sensational style, but not in the way hoped by home supporters…
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Unnecessary Ousted Canoeing event from the National Games Peshawar 2019
Karachi, September 20, 2019: The President of Pakistan Canoe and Kayak Federation Malik Abdul Rahim Babai condemn the Canoeing enmity and racism policy of the President and Secretary General of Pakistan Olympic Association for unnecessary ousted of Canoeing event from the National Games Peshawar 2019. Canoeing events included in the National Games Quetta but due…
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Statement by the FIFA President on stadium ban for women in Iran
Zurich, September 19, 2019: I am hopeful that the Iranian Federation and the Iranian authorities were receptive to our repeated calls to address this unacceptable situation (stadium ban women Iran). I contacted them several times in the recent past and so has the FIFA administration. We have a delegation of FIFA members in Iran at…
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IAAF and CIFP to recognise moment of fair play from IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019
Monaco, September 19, 2019: The International Fair Play Committee (CIFP), in partnership with the IAAF, will look for moments that epitomise fair play during the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 with a view to recognising one athlete or moment at the IAAF Athletics Awards 2019 later in the year. The CIFP established more than…
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IWF Congress concludes ahead of record-breaking IWF World Championships
Pattaya, September 18, 2019: The IWF Congress concludes ahead took place in Pattaya today with representatives from 100 Member Federations in attendance to hear updates on the latest IWF activities and contribute their ideas and feedback. The full agenda included updates from each of the IWF Committees and Commissions as well as progress reports on…
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