Category: OLYMPIC
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Fusion Walk location of ATR Newsmaker Breakfast Moscow
Moscow, April 14, 2012: Breakfast with Seb and Dima–Monday’s Around the Rings Newsmaker Breakfast–is set for the Fusion Plaza restaurant, 2nd level (street mall) of the World Trade Center Moscow (Fusion Walk). The event is sponsored by ISM Ltd., the IOC’s worldwide exclusive interactive entertainment software licensee, and The Concerto Group, London’s premier events planning…
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Qatar’s Heir Apparent Outlines Doha 2020 Bid to Association of National Olympic Committees
By John Zerafa, Moscow, 14 April: Qatar’s Heir Apparent, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, President of the Qatar Olympic Committee, and Chairman of the Doha 2020 bid, today led Doha’s presentation to the Association of National Olympic Committees [ANOC] in Moscow. Joining His Highness in the Doha 2020 presentation team were Noora Al…
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Qatar’s Heir Apparent to Lead Doha 2020 Delegation at ANOC General Assembly
By: John Zerafa: Moscow, April 13, 2012: A high level delegation led by Qatar’s Heir Apparent, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, President of the Qatar Olympic Committee, and Chairman of the Doha 2020 bid, will present Doha’s bid to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games to the Association of National Olympic…
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IOC picks successor to replace outgoing Medical and Scientific Director
Lausanne (SUI), April 13, 2012: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is pleased to announce that it has chosen a successor to replace Dr Patrick Schamasch as IOC Medical and Scientific Director. Dr Richard Budgett will join the organisation on 1 October following the completion of his work as Chief Medical Officer at the London Organising…
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IPC President asks for Athletes to be Given Full Credit for Record Breaking Performances at London 2012
Munich-Germany, April 12, 2012: International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven has said there is a danger of people claiming advancements in technology are behind record breaking performances at London 2012 rather than improved athletic performance (Full Credit). Speaking at the London Science Museum at the launch of Ottobock’s `Passion for Paralympics’ travelling exhibition,…
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Russian Nordic Skier Polukhin Voted March’s IPC Athlete of the Month
Nordic skier Nikolay Polukhin became the third Russian in as many months to win the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Athlete of the Month award, taking home the honours for March. Polukhin was voted the winner by the public after a top finish in the men’s Biathlon Visually Impaired class at this season’s IPC Nordic Skiing…
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Breakfast with Seb and Dima Coe, Chernyshenko Headline Newsmaker Breakfast Moscow
Atlanta-USA. April, 11, 2012: Looming deadlines–and perhaps a few memories–will be chief among the topics discussed when Sebastian Coe, chairman of London 2012, and Dmitry Chernyshenko, president and CEO of Sochi 2014, join Around the Rings editor Ed Hula for the Around the Rings Newsmaker Breakfast in Moscow next Monday April 16 (Breakfast Moscow). London…
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Breakfast with Seb and Dima Coe, Chernyshenko Headline Newsmaker Breakfast Moscow
By Sheila, Atlanta-USA, April 05, 2012: The leaders of the next two Olympic Games–the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi–will be the guests of honor at the next Around the Rings Newsmaker Breakfast, presented by ISM Ltd. Sebastian Coe, chairman of London 2012, and Dmitry Chernyshenko, president and CEO…
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United Nations Special Adviser on Sport Re-appointed for a Fifth Year
Geneva, April 04, 2012: United Nations Special Adviser, At the end of February, Wilfried Lemke accompanied UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to Zambia in his capacity as his Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace. The visit capped off a busy and successful year for Mr. Lemke, who soon after received an extension of his…
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Annual “Sochi 2014 Teacher” Contest Launched
The Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee, in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, has announced the launch of the annual All-Russian “Sochi 2014 Teacher” Contest. Its main objective is to give the country’s teachers the opportunity to contribute to the development of Olympic education through the development and implementation of…