Category: OTHER SPORTS
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Casablanca awaits start of African show
Lausanne, Switzerland, 27 April 2012 – The AIBA African Olympic Qualifying Event which begins in Casablanca, Morocco, on 28 April will bring together the cream of the crop of African boxers as they battle it out for the remaining 48 quota places available for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Two Algerians have already qualified to…
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FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup B Penza
Lausanne (SUI), FIG Office, April 27, 2012: Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup, A total of 26 Individual gymnasts and four rhythmic Groups representing 20 different countries are registered for this weekend’s FIG World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics Category B event in Penza (RUS). The Individual line-up at the Burtasy Palace of Sport includes Russian stars Evgenia Kanaeva,…
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FIG Appeal Tribunal TAKING LEAVE
LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, April 26, 2012: It is with regret that we inform you that Ms Sabrina Klaesberg (GER) has decided to step down from her position as Member of the FIG Appeal Tribunal, effective immediately. Ms Klaesberg has consistently performed her duties with diligence and competence. She was elected in 2000 at the…
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11th African Championships in Artistic Gymnastics, Tunis
Lausanne (SUI), April 26, 2012: African Artistic Gymnastics, From April 11 – 14, 2012, the El Minzah Sports Palace hosted the 11th African Championships in Men’s and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics in Tunis (TUN), where the federations of South Africa, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Namibia and Zimbabwe participated. Observing the championships, the President of the African Gymnastics…
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Qatar hosts the fifth FIG Age Group Programme Development Camp
Lausanne (SUI), April 26, 2012: FIG Age Group Programme, The last of the four planned events to introduce the FIG Age Group Project to developing gymnastics countries was hosted on April 17-19, 2012, at the magnificent facilities of the Academy for Sports Excellence (ASPIRE) in Doha, Qatar. These four were held with the funding support…
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Bernard Lapasset Underscores the IRB’s Commitment to Growing the Game at the International Herald Tribune Sports Business Summit
Dublin-Ireland, April 26, 2012: IRB Chairman, Bernard Lapasset, today underlined the organisation’s ongoing commitment to growing the sport of Rugby globally at the International Herald Tribune Sports Business Summit in Istanbul, Turkey. The keynote speech outlined four key factors that have led to an 18 per cent increase in global participation since 2007, including the…
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IFF is looking for organisers to host the Men´s WFC 2016
Helsinki-Finland, April 26, 2012: The IFF is looking for organisers to host the Men´s World Floorball Championships 2016, the 11th Men´s WFC tournament in the history. The Men´s WFC 2016 will be played in the period 2nd-10th of December 2016. The complete list of IFF events also including organisers and interested organisers can be found…
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Brazilians Make Fine Start in Santiago
Lausanne-Switzerland, April 26, 2012: A journey from east to west across the South American continent bore fruit for Brazil on the opening day of action, Wednesday 25th April, at the GAC GROUP 2012 ITTF World Tour Chile Open in Santiago. In the group qualification stage of the Women’s Singles event the trio of Ligia SILVA,…
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FIG Artistic Gymnastics Challenge Cup Grand Prix Osijek 2012
LAUSANNE (SUI), April 26, 2012: Some 160 Artistic gymnasts from 40 different nations are registered to participate in the Grand Prix Osijek 2012, a FIG Challenge Cup that begins Friday in Croatia’s fourth largest city. Hosted by the Croatian Gymnastics Federation and organised by GD Osijek – Zito the competition will be held at Gradski…
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FIG Aerobic Gymnastics World Cup B Suzuki World Cup 2012
LAUSANNE (SUI), April 25, 2012: Suzuki World Cup 2012, Spanish gymnasts Ivan Parejo and Sara Moreno won the Men’s and Women’s titles in the Aerobic Gymnastics Individual categories at the Suzuki World Cup in Tokyo (JPN). With a 21.450 total, Parejo outscored Romania’s Mircea Brinzea (21.100) and Mircea Zamfir (21.000) for the Gold, mirroring his…