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Zurich to host Diamond League Final in 2020 and 2021 as the League undergoes reform to become stronger and more relevant to athletes and fans
Monaco, August 26, 2019: Weltklasse Zurich will host the 2020 and 2021 Diamond League finals under the new one-final format that was jointly announced by the IAAF and Diamond League in March this year. The Diamond League was established in 2010 with two finals, traditionally held in Zurich and Brussels, but for the next two…
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Sohaib Sanaullah displaying complete domination by winning 17 of his 24 games
Karachi, August 26, 2019: The 3 days 2nd Shangrila Foods Scrabble Champions Trophy ended here today with teenage sensation and former Pakistan champion Sohaib Sanaullah displaying complete domination by winning 17 of his 24 games and being gibsonised for 2 games. 8 times national champion Waseem Khatri made a remarkable recovery over the last 2…
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Double double Dutch and Britain’s Wilson stuns in championship debut, Longines FEI European Championships Rotterdam 2019
By Rob Howell, Rotterdam, August 25, 2019: Great Britain’s Georgia Wilson topped off a stellar introduction to major international competition today taking gold in the Freestyle at the Longines FEI Para Dressage European Championships in Rotterdam (NED). The win comes after her silver medal in the Grade II individual test. Riding Midnight she scored 78.187%…
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2019 World Judo Championships Tokyo 2019 Presented by PARK24 GROUP DAY 2, Legacy and confirmation on day 2 as Japan do the double
Tokyo, August 26, 2019: missing top spot on day one, hosts Japan fought back and claimed both titles on day two of #JudoWorlds at the Nippon Budokan (PARK24 GROUP Presented ). IJF President Marius L Vizer awards 9th Dan Klaus Glahn (born 23 March 1942) honored today with the 9th dan, presented by the IJF…
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Opening Ceremony officially opens 2019 Worlds in Tokyo
Tokyo, August 25, 2019: After a number of exciting pre-championship activities, such as the IJF Congress, the Gala to celebrate the 55th anniversary of judo as an Olympic sport, the art exhibition and the Gender Equity Conference, the much anticipated Opening Ceremony officially 2019 World Judo Championship finally kicked-off with the preliminaries of the -60kg…
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Total BWF World Championships & Total BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2019
Basel, August 25, 2019: The TOTAL BWF World Championships and TOTAL BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2019 ended in style at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, today. There were two standout performances: Gold At Last For Sindhu No more bronze, no more silver – she is finally the undisputed golden girl. A year after she dissolved…
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World Judo Championships Superb Day: A Hard Act to follow
Tokyo, August 25, 2019: Everyday of the World Judo Championships Tokyo 2019, we propose you the technical analysis of an IJF expert (Daria Bilodid Ukraine). Today, Loretta Cusack-Doyle tells us, what she saw and what she felt after an amazing day of judo. The challenge today was to control my excitement when commentating on the…
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Carlo Di Blasi named President of ONE Championship Italy
Milan, Italy, August 20, 2019: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced that Carlo Di Blasi has been named President of ONE Championship Italy. As a member of the ONE Championship senior leadership team, Di Blasi is responsible for developing business strategies and plans, executing strategic B2B…
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How a family tragedy shaped and changed Matheus Nicolau’s life
Bahrain, August 19, 2019: Matheus Nicolau is not your average Brazilian fighter. He’s not from a poor family nor has lived through a difficult financial situation. His desire to pursue martial arts has led him to become BRAVE CF’s latest signing to beef up the already stacked Bantamweight division. As he looks to make a…
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IMMAF | WMMAA World Championships at Brave Combat Week returns to Bahrain this November
London, August 19, 2019: The IMMAF | WMMAA World Amateur MMA Championships return to Manama this November from 11 to 16, as part of Brave Combat Week returns, for the third year running. The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation’s 2019 Senior and Junior World Championship tournaments will take place at Khalifa Sport City over five…
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