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IOC Executive Board meeting and Session
Lausanne – Switzerland, April 26, 2013: (1) GENERAL INFORMATION: The IOC Executive Board (EB) meeting and annual general meeting (Session) of the members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 4 to 10 September 2013 (EB 4 and 5 September/Session 7 to 10 September). The 125th IOC Session…
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Nomination process Paralympic Sport Awards
Germany, April 26, 2013: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) opened up the nomination process on Friday (26 April) for the prestigious 2013 Paralympic Sport Awards. The awards ceremony, proudly partnered by the IPC’s International Partner Allianz, will be held on 23 November in Athens, Greece, coinciding with the IPC General Assembly and Conference, and will…
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Pakistan Football team thrashed Kyrgyzstan
Lahore – Pakistan, April 26, 2013: Pakistan U-14 footballers showed their mettle and thrashed Kyrgyzstan in AFC U-14 Championship -2014 (Qualifiers) match at Samen Al Aemeh Stadium, Mashad, Iran by 8:0. Strikers Muhammad Shahid (3’, 12’ & 30’ minutes) and Majeed Khan (22’, 30’ & 31 minutes) both scored 3 goals each. Striker Salman scored…
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UNWTO and PATA partner to advance tourism
Madrid – Spain / Bangkok – Thailand, April 26, 2013: Advancing economic diversification, cultural and environmental preservation through tourism are the key objectives of a new Strategic Partnership signed between UNWTO and the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) on the occasion of the PATA Annual Summit (25-28 April, Bangkok, Thailand). The lasting support to the…
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Opening of the Samaranch Memorial in Tianjin
Tianjin – Korea, April 26, 2013: Adham Sharara, ITTF President, alongside Yang Ho Cho, the President of the Korea Table Tennis Association and Chairman of Korean Airlines, were two of the distinguished guests present at the opening of the Samaranch Memorial in the Chinese city of Tianjin on Sunday 21st April 2013. In memory of…
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2weeks to go to start of IAAF Diamond League
Monaco – April 26, 2013: There are exactly two weeks to go to the start of the 2013 season of theIAAF Diamond League which blasts out of its blocks on Friday 10 May inDoha, Qatar. The IAAF Diamond League, which is entering its fourth season, is comprised of 14 of the best invitational track and…
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Women’s Rugby World Cup 2014 in France
Dublin – Ireland, April 26, 2013: The International Rugby Board has revealed that Women’s Rugby World Cup 2014 will kick off in Paris, France on Friday, August 1. The announcement was made at an IRB event in Madrid, where Italy, Spain, Scotland, Samoa, Sweden and the Netherlands are currently battling it out for two of…
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Joseph S. Blatter launches FIFA museum project
Zurich, April 25, 2013: FIFA, world football’s governing body, is going ahead with its museum project. Instead of being built in FIFA’s grounds on the “Zurichberg” as originally planned, the new cultural attraction will be constructed in the “Haus zur Enge” in Zurich-Enge. The museum is expected to open in April / May 2015. This…
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Paderborner in Bid To extend Bundesliga record
London, April 25, 2013: German club Paderborner SC will be bidding for a record tenth title in the fotobuch.de Squash Bundesliga, the finals of which will take place in Boeblingen, near Stuttgart, on 9th and 10th May. The defending champions – led by England’s world No3 James Willstrop and national hero Simon Rosner, the new…
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Specsavers Named as Sponsors of Match Officials
Dublin – Ireland, April 25, 2013: The International Rugby Board has announced that Specsavers will sponsor the match officials for the upcoming British and Irish Lions tour to Hong Kong and Australia, which kicks off on June 1. As part of the arrangement, the officials will wear Specsavers-branded kit for each of the tour matches,…
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