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IHF: Olympic Games Seeding System
Olympic Games Seeding System, The International Handball Federation received many enquiries about the reason of creating a new system for the Olympic Games in London 2012. The IHF hereby explains the history of the implementation of the system. After establishing a new system for Beijing 2008 due to the implementation of the IHF Olympic Qualification…
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Fiji Warriors to begin PRC title defense
Fiji Warriors will begin their quest for a fourth successive IRB Pacific Rugby Cup crown this weekend against Queensland A at Ballymore, one of three matches in the opening round of the Australian series of the competition. The first of three series sees the A teams of Fiji, Samoa and Tonga tackle the development teams of…
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FIG Artistic Gymnastics All-around World Cup 2012 AT&T American Cup
INDIANAPOLIS/LAUSANNE, FIG Office, February 23, 2012: With just 155 days until the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, many of the world’s best gymnasts will begin their road to London in New York City’s legendary Madison Square Garden at the 2012 AT&T American Cup, an International Gymnastics Federation World Cup event scheduled…
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PRESIDENT OPENED THE NEW FIG WEBSITE!
Lausanne, Feb 23, 2012: NEW FIG WEBSITE!, At the opening of the Executive Committee meeting, FIG President Bruno Grandi (ITA) officially opened the new Internet website of the Federation, marking the advent of the 4th generation of this medium, which was inaugurated for the first time on May 5, 1999. This new portal is an…
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Brazilian Powerlifter Sanctioned after Anti-Doping Rule Violation
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that the Brazilian Powerlifter Claudemar Santin has been suspended for two years for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation. Santin returned an adverse analytical finding for Tamoxifen and its metabolites 4-hydroxytamoxifen and N-desmethyltamoxifen in a urine sample provided on 18 November 2011 during the 2011 Parapan American Games in Guadalajara,…
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Exciting Plans for Women’s Rugby Underlined at IOC Conference
Exciting Plans Womens Rugby, International Rugby Board Chairman Bernard Lapasset outlined the IRB’s strategic vision to boost participation and elite competition in Women’s Rugby to delegates attending the 5th IOC World Conference on Women and Sport in Los Angeles, USA. Under the central theme of ‘Together Stronger: The Future of Sport’, Lapasset highlighted the strategies…
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FEI President looks forward to another 100 years of equestrian sport in Olympic movement
The London 2012 Olympic Games marks 100 years of equestrian sport in the Olympic movement, and FEI President HRH Princess Haya is looking forward to celebrating the centenary at Greenwich Park this summer. “We are really proud to be celebrating 100 years of Olympic equestrian sport at the London 2012 Games and it’s wonderful that…
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FIFA extends worldwide sanction to 26 football participants
FIFA extends worldwide sanction, The prevalence of match-fixing around the globe means that currently there are up to 50 active national investigations. In accordance with article 136 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, in the case of serious infringements, including unlawfully influencing match results, member associations, confederations and other organising sports bodies are obligated to contact…
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UN Secretary-General Ban joined by IOC President Rogge to visit grassroots sports projects in Zambia
Geneva, Feb 21, 2012: Grassroots sports projects Zambia, On Saturday 25 February 2012, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, Wilfried Lemke, will jointly together with the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Jacques Rogge – visit community sports projects in Lusaka, Zambia. They will be…
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Joint statement of ICC, ECB and PCB on Danish Kaneria
Dubai, Feb 20, 2012: Following reports in the media in which Danish Kaneria claims to have been issued with a clearance certificate, the ICC, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) can categorically deny that such a clearance certificate was ever issued. The PCB stated that, following the Mervyn…
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