Tag: Norway
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Judo for Peace Seminar – Level 1 Invitation
From June 16th to 18, 2012, the IJF and the Judo for Peace commission will organize a level 1 Judo for Peace seminar in Dramen, Norway. “As the founder of Judo, Jigoro Kano, stated: ‘I believe that world peace and the welfare of humankind must be realized through the spirit that judo brings about’. In…
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USA Wins Gold and Canada Captures Bronze at IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships
Hamar-Norway, April 01, 2012: USA Wins Gold, USA defended its world title by defeating Korea, 5-1, in the gold-medal game of the 2012 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships on Sunday (1 April) in Hamar, Norway. The Americans have now finished first at the last three major international tournaments – the 2009 and 2012…
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Innsbruck 2012, the First Ever Winter Youth Olympic Games Exceed Expectations
IOC-Innsbruck, Austria, Jan 23, 2012: First Ever Winter Youth Olympic Games, The inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) came to an end today in Innsbruck, Austria, with a memorable Closing Ceremony watched by an enthusiastic crowd at the Medals Plaza on the city’s famous Maria-Theresien-Straße. The Ceremony brought a close to 10 days of world-class sporting…
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Lillehammer named Winter Youth Olympic Games host for 2016
International Olympic Committee, Press Release, Dec 07, 2011: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today named Lillehammer, Norway, as the host city of the 2nd Lillehammer Winter Youth Olympic Games 2016. Lillehammer, which hosted the 1994 Olympic Winter Games, was elected by the IOC members via postal vote, the deadline for which was 5 December. As the only city…