Category: OTHER SPORTS
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Orientation Meeting: 23rd Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships
LAKE BUENA VISTA (USA), April 15, 2012: Representatives of the twenty-two participating nations at the 23rd Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships were called in by the organisers for an orientation meeting on Sunday. On behalf of FIG President Prof Bruno Grandi (ITA), who is expected to arrive in Lake Buena Vista (USA) on Monday, the federation’s…
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Volcanoes Erupt to Keep RWC 2015 Dream Alive
The Philippines bandwagon rumbles on. And it’s still gaining momentum. Having been all over Asia winning the lower divisions of the HSBC Asian Five Nations, they finally came home to Manila and immediately gave their Rugby-hungry supporters something to cheer about (Volcanoes). On Sunday, in front of a crowd of almost 2,000 in Manila, they…
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Teams Ready as Rugby World Cup 2015 Qualification Starts in Asia
To cries of “Sige na!” the Philippines will take the field at Rizal Memorial Stadium on Sunday night ready to take this fledgling Rugby nation to the next level. Nothing less than victory against Singapore will satisfy the home support or this ambitious and talented team *(Rugby World Cup 2015). Having only become an IRB…
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IN MEMORIAM: CAMILLA ENEMARK (DEN) & AMY TRYON (USA)
Lausanne (SUI), April 13, 2012: Camilla Enemark, the 31-year-old Danish Jumping rider, passed away on Tuesday (10 April) after losing her battle against an aggressive brain tumor first diagnosed in 2006. Born on Christmas Eve, 24 December 1980, Camilla started riding competitively when she was 12 years old, going on to claim the Danish national…
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Trabzon to welcome European elite
Lausanne, Switzerland, April 13, 2012:- After the AIBA Asian Olympic Qualifying Event came to an end in Astana, Kazakhstan, yesterday, focus is now switching to the European boxers who are preparing for their assault on the remaining 26 London 2012 Olympic Games quota places available for the region at the qualification tournament to be held…
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Record number of countries to participate in Saransk – IAAF World Race Walking Cup
Monte Carlo – April 13, 2012: Athletes from 67 Member Federations are among the preliminary entries for the IAAF World Race Walking Cup, Saransk, Russia, 12-13 May. With one month to go before the competition commences, the two-day event in Saransk is already on course to surpass the previous record of 58 countries that participated…
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CORNELISSEN AND PARZIVAL ON THE TRAIL OF A DOUBLE AT DEN BOSCH
By Louise Parkes, Lausanne, April 12, 2012: Adelinde Cornelissen will be hoping to reclaim the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage series title on home turf in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands next week. This Dutch city, which played host to the very first FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final back in 1986, will welcome 18 competitors from…
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Asia Rugby World Cup 2015 qualification starts this weekend
Dublin-Ireland, April 12, 2012: The road to Rugby World Cup 2015 in England continues this weekend with Manila providing the backdrop for the the beginning of the Asia qualification process that will deliver at least one team from the region to Rugby’s showcase event. Sri Lanka, Singapore, Chinese Taipei and hosts the Philippines will participate…
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AIBA and Kazakhstan Boxing Federation sign Host City agreement for World Boxing Championships Astana 2013
Lausanne, Switzerland, 12 April 2012 – Dr Ching-Kuo Wu, AIBA President, signed this Thursday 12 April 2012 with the President of the Kazakhstan Boxing Federation (KBF), Timur Kulibayev, the agreement confirming Astana as the Host City for the 2013 AIBA World Boxing Championships. The press conference was held at the Rixos hotel in Astana, Kazakhstan.…
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Final Asian Quota Places revealed
Lausanne, Switzerland, 12 April 2012: Following the conclusion of today’s finals at the AIBA Asian Olympic Qualifying Event Astana 2012 in Kazakhstan, a further 25 boxers from ten different weight categories qualified for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Please note that each boxer’s participation needs to be confirmed by their NOC (Asian Quota). They are…