Category: OTHER SPORTS
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Same Finalists in Dortmund 2012 as Moscow 2010
Dortmund 2012, Host country Germany had excelled this afternoon before a sold out crowd of 10,000 in Westfalenhallen Dortmund. Despite the loss of Patrick Baum against Seiya Kishikawa, Germany did not tremble. Timo Boll and his teammates got the better of Japan’s Jun Mizutani and his team 3-1. China easily won against Korea Republic 3-0.…
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Burundi Children Meets Timo Boll & Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Burundi Children, Victory over Sweden on Friday 30 March 2012 was followed immediately by a visit from the German table tennis stars Timo Boll and Dimitrij Ovtcharov to meet the children from Burundi who were in Dortmund as part of the “Ping Pong Paix” project. The stars spent some time with the children, and served as…
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23rd Acrobatic Gymnastics & 7th Acrobatic Gymnastics World Age Group
LAUSANNE (SUI), April 01, 2012: The nominative registration for the 23rd Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships in Lake Buena Vista, Florida (USA), has been completed. Those scheduled to compete April 16-18 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex’s HP Field House, located at Walt Disney World Resort, for the right to call themselves the world’s…
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Decision of the ITF Board of Directors regarding the Hopman Cup
London, March 30, 2012: Decision Hopman Cup, The ITF Board of Directors, at its meeting today in Vienna, endorsed the recommendation of the Hopman Cup Board for the ITF to continue to manage the tournament, through its subsidiary Hopman Cup Pty. Ltd., to the conclusion of its existing contract with Tourism Western Australia through the 2014…
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FIG Artistic Gymnastics Challenge Cup 2012, Doha-Qatar
LAUSANNE (SUI), March 30, 2012: Artistic Gymnastics Challenge Cup, With day one of the Finals behind us, gymnasts from nine different nations share the medals at midway point of the FIG Challenge Cup stopover currently taking place in Doha (QAT). China’s Zou Kai, who qualified in fourth place, improved his execution significantly to top the…
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Medallists Known: Women’s Team: Korea Republic Takes Revenge
Women’s Team: Korea Republic Takes Revenge: After 3 hours and 55 minutes, and five tight games, Korea Republic finally defeated Japan in what can be considered revenge for their Quarterfinal loss in Moscow in 2010 (3-2 in favor of Japan and about 5 hours of play). Today in the fifth game, the duel between South…
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Quarterfinalists Confirmed for 2012 World Championships
Men’s Team: Singaporean Men Following in the Same Footsteps of the Women, Quarterfinalists Confirmed For the first time in history, the Singaporean Men’s Team are in the Quarterfinals. With a bold team composition (Yang Zi was in the third position of the lineup), Singapore beat Belarus 3-1. To win a medal like their women’s team did…
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Ping Pong for Peace at Dortmund World Championships
Dortmund-Germany, March 29, 2012: Flight delays due to a strike in Frankfurt Airport, lost luggage and a fire evacuation in the mall – the children from Burundi (as part of the “Ping Pong Paix” project), despite all these troubles, kept their spirits high during their visit to the World Table Tennis Championships in Dortmund. Background…
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IRB Junior World Championship Match Officials on Path to Rugby World Cup 2015
Dublin-Ireland, March 29, 2012: Match Officials Path, The road to Rugby World Cup 2015 for the next generation of elite referees will begin in earnest in June after the IRB announced a strong match official panel for the IRB Junior World Championship 2012. The premier age grade event for the world’s best Under 20 players will…
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Last stop before the final in London
Lausanne, Switzerland, 29 March 2012: Last stop, Friday sees the conclusion of the exciting World Series of Boxing semi-finals as Baku Fires do battle against Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder and Dynamo Moscow face Astana Arlans in the return legs. This promises to be two explosive fixtures with the teams going all out to claim…