Tag: Sir Craig Reedie
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Qatar pledges US $1M in big boost to Anti-Doping Research Fund
Montreal, Nov 24, 2014: The State of Qatar has given a big boost to the worldwide clean sport movement by contributing US $1 million to the Anti-Doping Research Fund announced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Qatar’s contribution is part of a global government initiative to match the IOC’s pledge to invest US $10 million…
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Poul-Erik Hoyer elected as new IOC member
Sochi – Russia, Feb 07, 2014: Badminton World Federation President Poul-Erik Høyer is the newest member of the International Olympic Committee – elected earlier this afternoon in Sochi, Russia. The 48-year-old Dane was the sole nominee for membership at the 126th Session of the IOC, being held on the eve of the Sochi Winter Olympics…
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IOC releases 2020 Evaluation Commission Report
Lausanne, June 25, 2013: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today released the report by the Evaluation Commission for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad. The report follows the Commission’s visits to the three Candidate Cities bidding to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games: Istanbul (Turkey), Tokyo (Japan) and Madrid (Spain).* The Evaluation Commission, chaired by…
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Evaluation Commission to be chaired by Sir Craig
Lausanne – Switzerland, Sept 6, 2012: The IOC is pleased to announce that the Commission to evaluate the candidatures for the 2020 Olympic Games (Istanbul, Tokyo and Madrid*) will be chaired by Sir Craig Reedie, IOC Vice-President and an IOC member in Great Britain. A board member of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic…
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BWF President hails Worthy Recognition Sir Craig
The global badminton fraternity celebrates the ascension of one of its finest servants, Sir Craig Reedie, to the post of Vice-President of the International Olympic Committee’s Executive Board. A former president of the International Badminton Federation – the precursor to the Badminton World Federation (BWF) – Sir Craig was elected at the IOC Session in…
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Giant Olympic Rings unveiled on Tower Bridge
By Tom Degun at Tower Bridge in London: A giant set of Olympic Rings have today been unveiled here at arguably London’s most iconic landmark to celebrate exactly one month to go to the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games on July 27. The giant aluminium Rings, which were manufactured in Yorkshire at a…