Category: OTHER SPORTS
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Fourth Annual Stance ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship Returns to La Jolla, California
La Jolla, California, June 4, 2018 – The International Surfing Association (ISA) has today announced that the 2018 edition of the Stance ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship will return to La Jolla, California, USA (World Adaptive Surfing). The fourth edition of the event will take place at La Jolla Shores beach from December 12-16, welcoming…
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Kick-off is imminent for the Rugby Africa Gold Cup, the final round of the African qualifications for the 2019 Rugby World Cup
Cape Town, South Africa, June 4, 2018: The kick-off of the Rugby Africa Gold Cup (www.RugbyAfrique.com) is scheduled to take place in just two weeks. Fifteen extremely intense matches will be played with a place to accompany South Africa to the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan at stake (Rugby Africa Gold Cup). The…
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Faroe Islands to bid for International Island Games
By Amelia Fisher-Starzynski, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, May 30, 2018: The Faroe Islands’ ambition to host the International Island Games for a second time has taken a step closer after the Faroese parliament voted unanimously in favour of providing a financial guarantee to host the global event. The guarantee of 1,350,000 Euro, which was proposed by…
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WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup Trophy Tour set to launch, will visit 5 MLB stadiums
Lausanne, May 29, 2018: The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced the launch of the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup® 2018 Trophy Tour, which will visit six U.S. cities and five Major League Baseball (MLB) ballparks before arriving on Florida’s Space Coast in Viera for the start of biggest event in women’s baseball on…
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Shota Akiyoshi, Michael Hendry, Masahiro Kawamura and Masanori Kobayashi qualify for the 147TH Open in JAPAN
May 27, 2018, Ibaraki, Japan: Shota Akiyoshi, Michael Hendry, Masahiro Kawamura and Masanori Kobayashi secured their places in The 147th Open after qualifying at the Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open at The Royal Golf Club in Japan. The tournament is sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour Organisation and was the fourth event in The…
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Budapest poised to host the 2018 Youth Women’s & Men’s World Championships in August
Lausanne, May 24, 2018: The 2018 AIBA Youth Women’s & Men’s World Boxing Championships will take place between August 20 – 31 in Budapest, Hungary, with the tournament ready to shine a light on the next generation of talented young female and male boxers from around the world (Budapest 2018 AIBA Youth World Boxing). Across…
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Panafrican/Komatsu Commits to Rugby Development in Ghana
Accra, Ghana, May 23, 2018: Ghana Rugby and the national rugby team, the Ghana Eagles, invited the General Manager of Panafrican Equipment (Panafrican), Tim Callaghan, to the Secretariat in Osu-Accra to share the 2018 Rugby Africa Bronze Cup (Bronze Cup) with the company in appreciation of the enormous contribution of Panafrican towards Ghana Rugby (Panafrican).…
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ISA continues commitment to equality in Surfing with gender balanced World Championships
La Jolla, California, May 23, 2018: The International Surfing Association (ISA) has announced that the 2018 UR ISA World Surfing Games (WSG) and the 2018 VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship (WJSC) will offer equal competition slots for men and women — continuing the Federation’s long-standing commitment to gender equity (2018 ISA WSG). The 2018…
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WADA Foundation Board endorses budget increase to strengthen agency’s capacity to deliver clean sport
Montreal, May 17, 2018: Today, the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA’s) Foundation Board (Board) was held in Montreal, Canada (WADA Foundation Board). The 38-member Board – which is composed equally of the Sports Movement and Governments of the world – met to discuss progress regarding WADA’s priorities and other important matters concerning the Agency and the…
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Historic day for World Rugby as expanded Council meets for the first time
Dublin, May 17, 2018: On an historic day for World Rugby, 13 new union and regional association representatives have been welcomed onto an expanded World Rugby Council, the sport’s highest decision-making body (World Rugby Council). The new representatives, who joined Council for its annual meeting in Dublin on Wednesday after being appointed by their respective…