Category: OTHER SPORTS
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FIG Artistic Gymnastics Challenge Cup Grand Prix Osijek 2012 & FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup
LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, April 30, 2012: Artistic gymnasts from sixteen different nations won medals at the Grand Prix Osijek 2012, a FIG Challenge Cup that took place past weekend in Croatia. Canada’s women were most successful in Osijek with three Golds in all. The country’s top performer at the 2011 World Championships, Christine Lee,…
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Qualifiers announced for Junior Team Competition Finals
Bendigo, Australia, May 03, 2012: Qualifiers announced, Australia’s Junior Davis Cup team and China’s Junior Fed Cup team clinched first place in their respective events last week at the Asia/Oceania Final Qualifying for Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas. In the Junior Davis Cup final, Japan won a thrilling opening rubber…
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Vogt excited by Olympic opportunity
Liechtenstein’s Stephanie Vogt was 18 years old when she was first told that she would be playing at an Olympic Games. In May 2008, the up-and-coming player from the Central European Principality was given a Tripartite Commission Invitation Place to compete in the Olympic Tennis Event at Beijing. Just one week later she slipped in…
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Quarter-Final Defeat but Jun Mizutani Retains Top Spot on Standings
A surprise quarter-final defeat in the Men’s Singles event at the GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour Chile Open, which concluded on Sunday 29th April; nevertheless Japan’s 22 year old Jun MIZUTANI retains his place at the top of the Men’s Singles Standings. He leads the race for a place in the million dollar GAC…
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Inaugural FEI Sports forum declared a Huge Success
Lausanne (SUI), May 01, 2012: The inaugural FEI Sports Forum opened in Lausanne (SUI) on 30 April in the presence of more than 280 delegates representing 39 National Federations (NFs), Event Organisers, International Riders, Owners and Organisers Clubs, members of the FEI Technical Committees, veterinarians, sponsors, and media. “This day marks a new beginning for…
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Chris Eaton takes up post at the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS)
Doha, Qatar, May 01, 2012: The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS), the not-for-profit institution that specialises in sport security and integrity, has today announced the arrival of Chris Eaton as the organisation’s new Director of Sport Integrity. Chris Eaton joins the ICSS following his role as Head of Security at FIFA, where he oversaw…
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Saudi Equestrian fund to finance FEI Nations Cup™ Face-Lift
Lausanne (SUI), April 30, 2012: FEI President, HRH Princess Haya, announced today that the Saudi Equestrian Fund will finance the revitalisation of the FEI Nations Cup™ series. Announcing the agreement at the opening of the FEI Sports Forum in Lausanne (SUI) today, Princess Haya informed delegates that the Saudi Equestrian Fund will provide full financial…
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Dan James wins Coach of the Year Award
Dan James (USA) has won the 2011 Coach of the Year Award. Known as the “man of the people” he is often surrounded by others and his ability to connect with players has been critical to the USA team’s success in 2011. He played a critical role in Team USA’s five medals (three gold, one…
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WSB Team Final line-up revealed
London, Great Britain, April 30, 2012 – With just two days to go now until the World Series of Boxing showpiece Team Final between Dynamo Moscow and Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder gets underway, both teams have arrived in London with their entourages for this season’s title decider. The two strongest teams in the competition…
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Gao Ning and Kim Kyung Ah Crowned Champions in Chile
Lausanne-Switzerland, April 30, 2012: Singapore’s GAO Ning and Korea’s KIM Kyung Ah, both players who have qualified to compete in the forthcoming London Olympic Games, won the respective Men’s and Women’s Singles titles at the GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour Chile Open in Santiago on Sunday 29th April 2012. It was for 29 year…