Category: OLYMPIC
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IPC to Launch Paralympic Marketing Summit
Germany, July 13, 2012: Paralympic Marketing Summit, The International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement, has announced it will launch the first edition of the IPC Marketing Summit during the London 2012 Paralympic Games. The event will be held on 5 September at the London Media Centre. The objective of…
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WADA awards for Young Investigators
Montreal – Canada: Young Investigators, WADA has rewarded outstanding Masters level research of students in Austria, the United Kingdom and Greece through its annual Young Investigator Award program. Young Investigators, Cornelia Blank from Austria, England’s Mike Earl and Adamantia Thanou of Greece were the recipients of the 2011 Awards, each receiving a trophy and prize…
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Statement by Special Adviser to the UN Secretary
Geneva, July 12, 2012: saudi arabian, I warmly welcome the recent decision made by Saudi Arabia to send female athletes to London to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. This decision, following a similar one by Brunei Darussalam and Qatar, marks a significant progress in realizing the right of all to take part in…
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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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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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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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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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Pre-Olympic warning to doping athletes
Montreal – Canada, July 10, 2012: doping athletes, World Anti-Doping President John Fahey has called on athletes who are doping to withdraw from their national teams and stay away from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. With less than three weeks to the opening ceremony of London 2012, Mr. Fahey has taken the opportunity to…
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CAS will be at the Games of the Olympiad
Lausanne, July 09, 2012 – Olympiad, The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will open an office in London in order to resolve all legal disputes which may arise during the Olympic Games. This special tribunal, called the CAS ad hoc Division, has been in operation at previous editions of the Olympic Games since Atlanta 1996.…
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IPC Announces Ambitious Online Plans
Germany, July 09, 2012: Ambitious Online Plans, The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced plans to provide the most comprehensive online coverage ever for a Paralympics including broadcasting 580 hours of live sport from London 2012 via www.paralympic.org during the Games. During each day of London 2012, the IPC website will broadcast four streams of…