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FIFTEEN PARA-EQUESTRIANS SECURE LONDON 2012 TRAINING GRANTS
Lausanne (SUI), FEI Press Release Dec 08, 2011: FIFTEEN PARA EQUESTRIANS SECURE from five different countries have secured a share of a €25,500 London 2012 training grant from Eurovestech plc, the pan-European development capital fund. Three riders from Hong Kong, Israel, New Zealand, Poland and Russia will use the grants to fund their training, with London 2012 Paralympic…
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Lillehammer named Winter Youth Olympic Games host for 2016
International Olympic Committee, Press Release, Dec 07, 2011: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today named Lillehammer, Norway, as the host city of the 2nd Lillehammer Winter Youth Olympic Games 2016. Lillehammer, which hosted the 1994 Olympic Winter Games, was elected by the IOC members via postal vote, the deadline for which was 5 December. As the only city…
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Pakistan Judo Team in Grand Slam Tokyo
PJF Press Release Dec 07, 2011: Pakistan Judo Team Grand Slam Tokyo, Shah Hussain Shah will make a second attempt to confirm Pakistan’s presence at the 2012 Olympics’ Judo event when he tries his luck at the International Judo Federation’s (IJF) Grand Slam 2011 that starts on December 9 in Tokyo, Japan. This 18-year-old Shah Hussain…
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FIFA Member Associations Elite Referee Course is concluded at PFF House Lahore
Lahore, Pakistan-PFF Press Release, December 07, 2011: Member Associations Elite Referee course closing ceremony was held on Monday (05-12-2011) in Football House Lahore. The 25 referees, 4 Instructor Observers and 6 Referee Assessor who participated in the course received the certificates. In the closing ceremony, the FIFA Technical instructor, Masoud Enayat said that he was pleased with the…
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ICC Associate and Affiliate International Umpires’ Panel for 2012 announced
Dubai, ICC Media Release Dec 06, 2011: The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced that Kenya’s David Odhiambo will replace Namibia’s Theunis van Schalkwyk on the ICC Associate and Affiliate International Umpires’ Panel following the annual review and selection process. The panel was named by the Associate and Affiliate Selection Committee which is made up of…
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UEFA President meets key EU Commissioners
UEFA Media Release Dec 07, 2011: UEFA President meets EU Commissioners, has met with Viviane Reding, Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, and Joaquín Almunia, Vice President of the Commission and Commissioner for Competition. President Platini had been invited to this working lunch at the European Commission’s HQ…
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Sochi 2014 Announces Its Supplier of Network Equipment
Sochi 2014 News: Avaya, the global provider of business collaboration and communications solutions, was today named as the Sochi 2014 supplier in category of “Network equipment.” The agreement was signed during the annual Sochi 2014 Marketing Club in Sochi by Dmitry Chernyshenko, President of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee and David Johnson, Executive Director of…
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World Archery Indoor season, New E-shop for World Archery and Mix Archery Calendar
Lausanne – FITA News, Dec 06, 2011: Mix Archery Calendar, The first ever Indoor Archery World Cup will take place this winter. It will start with Stage 1 this week in Singapore. The second and third stages will follow in January and February 2012 in Nimes and Las Vegas, with the Grand Final taking place on…
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Bridging the East and West: BWF launch official Chinese website
Dec 06, 2011: Have a question to ask world number 1 Lee Chong Wei or four-time world champion Lin Dan? Find them on the new official BWF Chinese website, launched in a strategic collaboration with Chinese internet giant, Tencent Holdings. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) will manage the design, structure and content of the official…
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Medals for 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games unveiled
Vienna, IYOGOC News Dec 06, 2011: 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games medals unveiled, Austrian Olympic champion Fritz Strobl today unveiled the medals for the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games which will take place in Innsbruck in January 2012. 1,059 young athletes from 67 nations will compete for a total of 372 medals during 9 days…
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