Tag: Tegla Loroupe
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Tegla Loroupe elected newest Laureus World Sports Academy Member
London, Feb 3, 2015: Kenya’s Tegla Loroupe, the first African woman to win the New York Marathon, has been elected the newest member of the Laureus World Sports Academy. Tegla, who is active in the field of peace and women’s rights, becomes the 48th member of the Laureus Academy, a unique collection of the world’s…
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Youths from both Koreas to attend YLP in Gwangju
GWANGJU – The participation of youths from both the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea at the Youth Leadership Programme (YLP), which will be held in Gwangju, Korea from August 22nd for 10 days, has been officially confirmed. On August 19th, 2015 Gwangju Summer Universiade Organizing Committee (GUOC 2015) informed that…
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1st IAAF World Athletics Forum
Moscow – Russia, Aug 07, 2013: Ahead of the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, the first day of the 49th IAAF Congress played host to the 1st IAAF World Athletics Forum, providing an environment for lively and open debate among Congress delegates about the future of athletics.jresident Lamine Diack and welcomed seven speakers and 17…