Category: OTHER SPORTS
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The United Nations and FIVB Join Forces to Drive Social Change
Tokyo, UNOSDP Press Release, Nov 18, 2011: The United Nations (UN) and the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) today signed a two-year partnership agreement seeking to support the attainment and awareness of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), as well as to further harness the power of volleyball to bring about positive social change worldwide (United…
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15th PSO Pakistan ITF Seniors Tennis Championship 2011
Karachi-Pakistan, STA Press Release: A media Briefing to organize “15th PSO Pakistan ITF Seniors World Ranking Tennis Championships” was held at Karachi Club. Khawaja Saeed Hai, President Pakistan Seniors Tennis Association, Sheikh Muhammed Minhas Manager Brand Management PSO, Yousuf Suleman, Secretary Karachi Club and M. Khalid Rehmani Secretary Pakistan Seniors Tennis Association addressed the joint media…
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Record interest in hosting FEI World Equestrian Games 2018 & announces next bid deadlines
Lausanne (SUI), FEI Press Release, Nov 16, 2011: A record seven National Federations have sent in formal Expressions of Interest to host the FEI World Equestrian Games 2018. Signed Expression of Interest documents have been received from the National Federations of Australia, Canada, Hungary, Morocco, Russia, Sweden, and the USA. The deadline for receipt of signed…
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NEC extends sponsorship of wheelchair tennis
ITF Press Release, Nov 16, 2011: The ITF announced today that it has renewed its sponsorship agreement with NEC Corporation as title sponsor of the Wheelchair Tennis Tour and year-end Wheelchair Tennis Masters for a further two years, 2012-13 (NEC extends sponsorship). NEC celebrated 20 years of partnership with the ITF in 2011. The NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour,…
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The First Peace and Sport Table Tennis Cup Set to Make History
ITTF Press Release, Nov 16, 2011: Table Tennis players from North Korea and South Korea, Pakistan and India will compete in mixed pairs in Doha, Qatar on 20 and 21 November. 40 years after “Ping-Pong Diplomacy” helped to restore diplomatic relations between USA and China during the Cold War, Table Tennis is about to make…
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VOLKSWAGEN 2011 World Junior Championships, 13-20 November, Bahrain
ITTF News, Nov 15, 2011: In a dramatic contest in the quarter-finals of the Boys’ Team event at the Volkswagen 2011 World Junior Championships on Monday 14th November 2011, India defeated Korea in a match that had every emotion on display. From a two-nil lead India was on the brink of securing an historic victory…
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Parapans Preview Day One: 15 Golds up for Grabs
IPC Press Release: A total of 15 gold medals will be up for grabs on day one (13 November) of the Parapan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico as competition gets underway in seven sports. The first four medals to be awarded will be in the Time Trial Cycling events which will see athletes speeding through…
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Tim Henman –Davis Cup Idols
ITF Press Release Nov 15, 2011: Great Britain’s Tim Henman looks back fondly on his Davis Cup by BNP Paribas career in the latest interview of the ITF’sDavis Cup Idols video series, which features former stars of the game talking about their experiences and memories of the competition (Tim Henman Davis Cup Idols). The former…
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All-female line-up of winners for FEI Awards
Rio de Janeiro (BRA), FEI Press Release Nov 14, 2011: Five women were rewarded for their outstanding contribution to equestrianism at the FEI Awards ceremony on Monday 14 November in the superb setting of Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Palace Hotel. The FEI is proud to announce that the winners of the FEI Awards 2011 are:…
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Constitutional task force presents findings at FEI General Assembly
Rio de Janeiro (BRA), FEI Press Release, Nov 13, 2011: The Constitutional Task Force, which was set up in April of this year to identify an optimal governance structure for the FEI, presented its findings and recommendations to the National Federations at the FEI General Assembly in Rio de Janeiro (BRA) today at a session…