INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
China dedicates museum to former IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch
TIANJIN, China, April 21, 2013 — The past, present and future of the International
Olympic Committee intersected here Sunday in this northern China port
city of 13 million people.
Exactly three years to the day after he passed away, the Juan ... |
AIPS CONGRESS SOCHI 2013
AIPS delegates tour sea cluster ahead of Sochi Games
SOCHI, April 18, 2013 - Surrounded by the construction works on the soon-to-be-finished Olympic village, the sea cluster of the upcoming Sochi Winter Olympic games is an impressive sight, especially when after dark, when the arenas shine with multi-colored ... |
AIPS CONGRESS SOCHI 2013
Moscow promises a grand rugby sevens fiesta
SOCHI, April 18, 2013 - The impact of international rugby on Russia
could not have been better emphasised at the AIPS Congress in Sochi when the
organisers of the Moscow sevens produced a huge bear to lend weight to ... |
SPORT WORLD NEWS
Virtual Torch Relay for the 2nd Asian Youth Games Begins May 8
NANJING, April 18, 2013 - A virtual Torch Relay for the 2nd Asian Youth Games, simulating the progress of the relay through 45 countries and regions of Asia, will “go live” on Wednesday, May 8.The launch will be hosted at the official ... |
AIPS CONGRESS SOCHI 2013
Wrestling turns to AIPS congress in fight for Olympic spot
SOCHI, April 18, 2013 - In February, wrestling was officially excluded from the Olympic core sports list, provoking debates between athletes, sports officials and journalists alike. The decision left the sporting community wondering and waiting for what ... |
CRICKET
Bidding process opened for five FIFA competitions in 2016 and 2017
ZURICH, April 18, 2013 - FIFA has opened the bidding process for five competitions in 2016 and 2017. The 209 member associations have been invited to submit their interest in hosting the FIFA U-20 and U-17 Women’s World Cups in 2016, the FIFA ... |
FOOTBALL
CONCACAF and the United Nations partner in HIV/AIDS programme
MIAMI, April 18, 2014 —The Confederation of North,
Central America and the Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and the Joint
United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) will sign a Memorandum of
Understanding ... |
SOCHI WINTER OLYMPICS 2014
Ice Hockey U18 World Championship. Day 1
SOCHI, April 18, 2013 - On April 16th, all of the 10 teams participating in the 2013 Ice Hockey U18 World Championship have followed their trainings at the ice arenas of the Olympic Park in Sochi. The tournament is held by the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee ... |
CRICKET
Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt's appeals rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
LAUSANNE, April 18, 2013 - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed the appeals
filed by the Pakistani cricket players Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt against the decisions
taken by the International Cricket Council ... |
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
Death of IOC Honorary Member Pedro Ramírez Vázquez
LAUSANNE, April 18, 2013 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was saddened to learn of the death of IOC honorary member Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, who passed away yesterday at the age of 94.An IOC member from 1972 to 1995, Mr Ramírez Vázquez was Chairman ... |
ATHLETICS
Record participation expected in Donetsk - IAAF World Youth Championships
MONACO, April 18, 2013 - The IAAF World Youth Championships, which will take place from 10 to 14 July 2013 in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk, is on course to become the biggest gathering of participating athletes in the history of the Championships. With ... |
FOOTBALL
Blatter: Cuban football is setting an example
ZURICH, April 18, 2013 - With the moving experience of their visit to Haiti still fresh in the memory, FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter and his delegation arrived in Cuba on Tuesday afternoon for leg three of their tour of Central America and the ... |
FILA
FILA appoints TSE Consulting to develop a strategic plan for world wrestling
SOCHI, April 18, 2013 - The International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA) has appointed TSE Consulting, the international management consulting firm specialised in sport, to develop a strategic plan for the sport of wrestling worldwide. ... |
AIPS CONGRESS SOCHI 2013
Women commission tops AIPS agenda on final day
SOCHI, April 18, 2013 - The final day of the AIPS congress stirred an interest discussion on the women's representation within the AIPS Executive Committee following a run down of the current state of women in Sports media by Laima Janušonytė-Steinhoff.
The ... |
AIPS CONGRESS SOCHI 2013
Media Operations: A new vision for AIPS
SOCHI, April 18, 2013 - The International Press Association decided
for the first time in the Association's history to establish the AIPS
Media Operations project with the aim of actively engaging in the
services ... |
AIPS CONGRESS SOCHI 2013
Sochi passes the baton to Baku host of the 2014 AIPS congress
SOCHI, April 18, 2013 - An important guest attended the final day
of the AIPS congress, Dimitry Kozak, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian
Federation.
He officially handed over the AIPS
congress flag to Chingiz Huseyn-Zade, Vice-President ... |
AIPS CONGRESS SOCHI 2013
Amjad Aziz Malik creates history for Pakistan
SOCHI, April 18, 2013 - The Secretary General of Pakistan Sports Writers Federation (PSWF) Amjad Aziz Malik created history Wednesday in the Russian city Sochi when he was elected as member of the Executive Committee of the global body ... |
AIPS CONGRESS SOCHI 2013
New Media Forum explores developments that impact sports media
SOCHI, April 18, 2013 - On the sidelines of the 76th congress of the International Sports Press
Association (AIPS), currently being held in Sochi, a forum on new
media was organized.
The panel drew an experienced ... |
AIPS CONGRESS SOCHI 2013
Gwangju Universiade keen on a 'united Korean team' with DPR Korea to 'light up tomorrow'
SOCHI, April 18, 2013 - South Korea are eager to build a
“united Korean team” with DPR Korea for the 2015 Gwangju Universiade, South Korean officials said here on Thursday.
As the slogan “Light Up Tomorrow” ... |
