Category: OLYMPIC
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Weekly Highlights/Coming Events of OCM
Coming Events, Sponsorship Presentation for the Malaysian Contingent to Olympic Games London 2012 – 9th July 2012, 11.00 am, OCM Sports Museum & Hall of Fame, Kuala Lumpur Flag Handing Ceremony for the Malaysian Contingent to Olympic Games London 2012 – Wednesday, 11th July 2012, 12.30 pm, Prime Minister’s Office, Putrajaya 12th OCM Executive Board…
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IOC Athlete Career Programme agreement
Lausanne, July 05, 2012: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today underscored its firm commitment to the IOC Athlete Career Programme (IOC ACP) by agreeing to an eight-year extension of its cooperation agreement with the Adecco Group, one of the world’s leading provider of human resources solutions. The deal, signed by IOC President Jacques Rogge and…
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Buenos Aires hosts Olympic Day celebrations
Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA, July 04, 2012: Olympic Day celebrations, The Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games Bid has hosted an open air event to celebrate 2012 Olympic Day. Held annually around the world, Olympic Day celebrates the anniversary of the founding of the International Olympic Committee [IOC]. 2012 is the 26th year that Olympic Day has…
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Ed Hula to Appear on BBC Radio during Games
(Atlanta) – July 3, 2012: ATR Editor Ed Hula will appear on BBC Radio 4’s afternoon news program “PM” with presenter Eddie Mair during the London 2012 Olympic Games. “I’m looking forward to contributing an out-of-town perspective to this important BBC news program,” Hula said. “Expectations are high for London given its great Olympic history…
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An Iraqi woman archer on the London shooting line
Lausanne (SUI), July 03, 2012: Iraqi woman archer, A female athlete from Iraq will compete in the archery event of the 2012 London Olympic Games. She obtained the Minimum Qualification Score just by the deadline. On 1 May 2012 Iraq had been selected by the Tripartite Commission to receive an Invitation Place for the women’s…
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IPC Delivers Orientation Seminar for PyeongChang
Germany, July 3, 2012: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) initiated plans for the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games this week by delivering an orientation seminar in PyeongChang, Korea to around 70 delegates. An IPC delegation travelled to Alpensia Resort in PyeongChang to meet with members of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Organizing Committee…
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Benchabla honoured to be Algeria’s flag-bearer
Lausanne, Switzerland, July 02, 2012: Abdelhafid Benchabla of Astana Arlans, who qualified for the Olympic Games by becoming the World Series of Boxing Individual Champion 2011, was selected by the Algerian Olympic Committee to lead out his nation’s delegation at the London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony on July 27. He is the first ever…
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IPC Reveals Athlete of the Month Shortlist
Germany, July 02, 2012: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced its shortlist for June’s Athlete of the Month award, and the public can now vote for the winner via the poll on the www.paralympic.org homepage. As June was a packed month of action in Paralympic Sport, including several top performances at the IPC Athletics…
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Olympic Council of Malaysia Weekly Highlights
Weekly Highlights, Sponsorship Presentation for the Malaysian Contingent to Olympic Games London 2012 – 9th July 2012, 11.00 am, OCM Sports Museum & Hall of Fame, Kuala Lumpur Flag Handing Ceremony for the Malaysian Contingent to Olympic Games London 2012 – Wednesday, 11th July 2012, 12.30 pm, Prime Minister’s Office, Putrajaya 12th OCM Executive Board…
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Peacock Runs Fastest Ever Time in Amputee Sprinting
Germany, July 01, 2012: Peacock Runs Fastest, Great Britain’s Jonnie Peacock created a huge shock overnight (30 June) running 10.85 seconds for the 100m at the US Paralympic Track & Field Trials, a world record mark that eclipses times set by South African `Blade Runner’ Oscar Pistorius and USA’s 2004 Paralympic Champion Marlon Shirley. Single…