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Prepares to celebrate 100th birthday
Monaco – July 12, 2012: 100th birthday, The Headquarters of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is preparing for some very special birthday celebrations next week in Monaco, the Mediterranean Principality which has been the home of the sport’s world governing body since October 1993. 100th birthday, On the 17 July 1912 in Stockholm,…
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KSA, joins Brunei, Qatar in sending female athletes
Lausanne – Switzerland, July 12, 2012: The announcement today that Saudi Arabia will be sending two female athletes to the London 2012 Olympic Games means that every National Olympic Committee (NOC) will have been represented by women at the Games. The decision to send Wodjan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrkhani (judo, + 78kg) and Sarah Attar…
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Reem Acra continues support Award
Lausanne – Switzerland, July 12, 2012: Reem Acra, the international fashion designer and title sponsor of the FEI World Cup™ Dressage series, is lending her support to the FEI’s Best Athlete Award for the third consecutive year. The Reem Acra Best Athlete Award honours an athlete (equine or human) or a combination that, over the…
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FIFA Futsal World Cup Thailand 2012
Zurich – Switzerland, July 12, 2012: The Local Organising Committee of the FIFA Futsal World Cup Thailand 2012 is pleased to announce that the application process for media accreditation for the Official Draw is now open. The draw will take place at 14:00 on 24 August 2012 at The St. Regis Hotel in Bangkok. Futsal…
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2 Saudi female athletes to compete in London
Lausanne – Switzerland, July 12, 2012: Saudi female athletes, The IOC is pleased to announce that it has received confirmation from the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee that two female athletes will compete for Saudi Arabia at the London Games this summer. The two athletes are: 1:- Wodjan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrkhani – judo, women’s +78kg…
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Qasim Zia handed over Cheque to widow
Lahore – Pakistan, July 11, 2012: Today, Qasim Zia, President Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has handed over a cheque amounting to Rs. 456,000/= to the widow of late Babar Qureshi who was expired during training camp of Pakistan hockey team in Islamabad on 26th April 2012. The team management of senior hockey team and players…
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Egyptians To Contest World Junior Finals
Doha, July 11, 2012: Egyptians, For the second successive year, all-Egyptian finals will bring to a climax the Doha WSF World Junior Squash Championships – after Yathreb Adel upset England’s No2 seed Emily Whitlock in the women’s semi-finals of the World Squash Federation event at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex in the Qatar capital…
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Whitehead Wins Athlete of the Month Award
Germany, July 11, 2012: After breaking the 200m T42 sprint world record, Great Britain’s Richard Whitehead has been voted the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Athlete of the Month for June. Whitehead clocked a new top time of 24.93 to win gold in the event at June’s IPC Athletics European Championships in Stadskanaal, the Netherlands, where…
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APB Technical & Competition Rules
Bangkok, Thailand, 11 July 2012 – AIBA President, Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu closed on Tuesday 10 July the 2012-2013 AIBA Executive Committee Meeting that was held over three days in Bangkok, Thailand. The most significant topic on the agenda was the approval of the first ever AIBA Professional Boxing (APB) Technical & Competition Rules. Some amendments…
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Jazz stars shine at Cultural Olympiad in Sochi
Sochi – Russia, July 11, 2012: Jazz stars, The third international “AquaJazz” Festival has been successfully hosted in Sochi as part of the Sochi 2014 Cultural Olympiad. The very best jazz musicians from Russia and the USA performed for Sochi residents and guests on the 4th and 5th July. “AquaJazz” is a true celebration of…
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