Tag: Sergey Bubka
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IAAF World Indoor Championships Sopot 2014
Monaco, Feb 07, 2014: The athletics world has been treated to two world indoor records already this year, courtesy of Genzebe Dibaba, so hopes are high that there will be more record-breaking performances in Sopot when the Polish city hosts the IAAF World Indoor Championships (7 to 9 March) exactly one month from today. Since…
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Thomas Bach elected new IOC President
Buenos Aires – Argentina, Sept 10, 2013: Thomas Bach of Germany was elected today as the ninth President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following two rounds of votes at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Bach was chosen over fellow presidential candidates Sergey Bubka (Ukraine), Richard Carrion (Puerto Rico), Ser Miang Ng…
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IOC Presidential Candidates Speak to ATR
Atlanta – USA, August 6, 2013: With the IOC presidential election looming, Around the Rings exclusively presents podcasts with each of the six candidates. The six podcasts will be published Aug. 10 for subscribers, the one month mark to the IOC vote in Buenos Aires. The podcasts, lasting about 30 minutes each, are hosted by…
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Six candidates to run for IOC presidency
Lausanne, June 07, 2013: Six candidates to run for IOC presidency, Six candidates will compete in the election for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the 125th IOC Session on 10 September 2013 in Buenos Aires. The six – Thomas Bach, Sergey Bubka, Richard Carrión, Ser Miang Ng, Denis Oswald, and Ching-Kuo…
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IAAF Council Meeting, London 2012
London – UK, July 31, 2012: IAAF President Lamine Diack chaired the traditional Olympic Games meeting of the IAAF Council which took place today in the Pullman Hotel, St. Pancras, adjacent to the British Library Conference centre in which the IAAF Offices are based during the Games of the XXX Olympiad, London 2012. President Diack…
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Youth Conference to mark IAAF Centenary
Monaco – July 11, 2012: Youth Conference, A special IAAF International Youth Athletics Conference is being held from 16 and 17 July in Barcelona, Spain, and will be opened by IAAF Vice-President Sergey Bubka. The conference, which is supported by the IAAF Centenary Main Partner VTB and Supporting Partners adidas and Mondo, takes place following…
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Bubka and Coe to be inducted into Hall of Fame
IAAF News – June 25, 2012: Monaco – Vice-Presidents of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Sergey Bubka (UKR) and Sebastian Coe (GBR) are the latest two legends to be named amongst the 24 inaugural Members of the IAAF Hall of Fame which has been created to mark the year of the IAAF Centenary.…
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Ukraine Will Host EuroBasket 2015
FIBA Europe Press Release: The FIBA Europe Board decided on Sunday that Ukraine will be the host country of HOST EuroBasket 2015. FIBA Europe President Olafur Rafnsson, who announced the Board’s decision, spoke immediately after the signing of the Hosting Agreement: “I would like to congratulate Ukraine and the large delegation of important personalities that came…