Category: OTHER SPORTS
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MA Long Wins Record Fifth ITTF German Open Title in Bremen
Bremen , Germany, Mar 25, 2018: Reigning World & Olympic Champion MA Long (CHN) has continued to make table tennis history, this time at the Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour Platinum German Open, claiming a record fifth German Open title today, 25 March 2018 at the ÖVB Arena in Bremen, Germany (ITTF German Open)! The…
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Brooke Becomes Official Charity for FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018
Tryon, NC USA – March 22, 2018: The Organizing Committee of the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018 (WEG) is proud to announce the non-profit organization Brooke, Action for Working Horses and Donkeys, has been chosen as the “Official Charity for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018” taking place at Tryon International Equestrian Center…
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AIBA launches new Diversity in Boxing program
Lausanne, March 21, 2018: The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has launched a new Diversity in Boxing program for all of its 203 National Federations. The new program will be the first in a range of initiatives to be presented in the coming months following the AIBA Extraordinary Congress earlier this year (AIBA launches Diversity). Financed…
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Kenya takes silver at World Rugby Sevens in Canada after beating England and France
NAIROBI, Kenya, March 12, 2018: Kenya 7s rugby team’s gallant run at the Canada Sevens ended at the last hurdle, finishing second overall after a 31-12 cup final defeat to Fiji on Monday morning (World Rugby Sevens). The result sees Kenya Sevens, also known as “Shujaa”, stay eighth on the Sevens World Series standings with…
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Ghana Rugby Celebrates International Women’s Day
ACCRA, Ghana, March 7, 2018: The Ghana Rugby (http://GhanaRugby.org) ladies took advantage of Ghana’s Independence Day to celebrate International Women’s Day that is scheduled on the World Calendar for 8th of March every year (Ghana Rugby Celebrates International Womens Day). According to Rafatu Inusah, Ghana Rugby Board Women’s Representative, it was a great day for…
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A new record number of abstracts submitted for ECSS Dublin 2018
Cologne, Mar 6, 2018: European College of Sport Science is pleased to announce that a record number of abstracts has been submitted during the abstract submission process of 23rd annual congress of the ECSS (abstracts submitted ECSS Dublin 2018). In total 2,461 abstracts were submitted and the majority were submitted during the last days of…
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Copenhagen will stage the 50th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships
Lausanne, March 01, 2018: The 2021 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships will take place in Copenhagen. The Executive Committee of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) took the unanimous decision to entrust the Danish Gymnastics Federation with hosting the 50th edition of the flagship event during its meeting in Lausanne on 1 March (50th Artistic Gymnastics World…
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Founders Look To Build On Singapore Success At 2019 Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific At The Royal Golf Club In Japan
Singapore, March 01, 2018: Kei Muratsu, Chairman of the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation, believes the 2019 Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific championship will build on the success of the inaugural event which was held last week in Singapore (2019 Womens Amateur Asia-Pacific). Thai teen Atthaya Thitikul secured a dramatic wire-to-wire victory by winning a four-way play-off at Sentosa…
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Surfing on the rise in Sierra Leone following inclusion as ISA Member Nation
By Tom Lloyd, La Jolla, California, March 01, 2018: Just two years after joining the International Surfing Association (ISA) as the 98th Member Nation, the Sierra Leone Surfing Association (SLSA) has made great strides in the development of the sport in the country. The SLSA has reached two important milestones at the end of 2017…
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Roger Federer becomes greatest Laureus athlete of all time with fifth and sixth Laureus Awards
Monaco, Feb 27, 2018: He is the icon of men’s tennis, and tonight, in the company of HSH Prince Albert and HSH Princess Charlene, Roger Federer won his fifth and six Laureus statuettes, becoming the most decorated Laureus Winner in history at the 2018 Awards Ceremony in Monaco (Roger Federer becomes greatest Laureus athlete). Speaking…