Tag: Moscow 2013
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Bolt’s 100 M gold highlights dramatic evening
Moscow, Aug 11, 2013: For once Usain Bolt had no need to call down the thunder from the sky. Just before the start of the men’s 100m final, a thunderstorm brought the special effects in for him. Indeed, at the start, Bolt mimed holding up an umbrella as the rain tumbled down. It was just…
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CHIBANA clinches career-best wins for Brazil
Moscow – Russia, July 23, 2013: Chibana, The opening day of the Judo Grand Slam, Moscow 2013, produced a pulsating day of competition at the teeming Krylatskoe Palace of Sport on Saturday. The venue was awash with colour as young supporters proudly wore the Russian colours of red, white and blue and waved the ‘Trikolor’…
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Athletics 100 days to go Moscow 2013
Monaco – May 02, 2013: With exactly 100 days to go until the start of the IAAF World Championships, Moscow, Russia, which take place from Saturday 10 to Sunday 18 August, the final countdown to the greatest sporting event of 2013 has begun. The biennial IAAF World Championships are often trumpeted as being the largest…
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World Championships Marathon course is tested
Monaco – April 29, 2013: The IAAF World Championships, Moscow 2013, came several steps closer over the weekend with the staging of the Russian marathon championships on the course which will host the world title races in August. The IAAF World Championships, Moscow, Russia takes place from 10 to 18 August, with the women’s Marathon…
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Eurovision/VGTRK appointed Host Broadcaster
Monaco – Oct 05, 2012: The IAAF is delighted to announce that EUROVISION, through its wholly owned subsidiary Eurovision Production Coordination (EPC), together with VGTRK, the Russian state broadcaster, has been appointed as official Host Broadcaster for the next edition of the IAAF World Championships, which takes place in Moscow from 10-18 August 2013. EPC…