The tears of a worthy champion
SHANGHAI, July 26, 2011 - Three days before, an enormous bomb had gone off in central Oslo, rocking government offices, killing seven people. Shortly thereafter, the massacre began on a nearby island called Utoya. Children and teenagers, at a summer camp, gunned down indiscriminately, dozens and dozens murdered, and for what?Alexander Dale Oen felt the full enormity of his country’s sorrow.Too, he saw a path to a sliver of hope.
26. July 2011
5th World Conference on Women and Sport
LAUSANNE, JULY 23,2011 -The IOC has kicked off the registration process for next year’s IOC World Conference on Women and Sport, which will take place from 16 to 18 February 2012 in Los Angeles, USA. Under the theme “Together Stronger: The Future of Sport”, the event is being organised jointly by the IOC, the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and the Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games.
25. July 2011
YOUTH TEAMS SET OFF FOR 2011 TRABZON EYOF – ENJOY THE FESTIVAL
Trabzon, July 22 - The 49 teams of young athletes from all over Europe are about to head for Trabzon. After months of preparations, the 3,300 youngsters will travel to the town on the Black Sea where everything is ready and where they will live an unforgettable experience, from 24 to 29 July.
24. July 2011
SUMMER EYOF 2011 - OLYMPIC TORCH REACHES ANKARA ON ITS WAY TO TRABZON
Ankara, July 19 - The Flame lit at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens on May 24 stayed at NOC headquarters in Istanbul until July 16, when it was given to EYOF General Coordinator Nihat Doker by the Vice President of the NOC of Turkey Türker Aslan, during a ceremony held at the Olympic House, and after having completed a 2.5 km relay across the city.
21. July 2011
NOC OF SWITZERLAND – SWISS SAY "NO" TO DOPING IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS
Ittigen (Berne Canton), July 18 - More than 90% of Swiss are in favour of an ongoing fight against doping and severe penalties for related violations. These are the results of a survey carried out in Switzerland at the request of Antidoping Switzerland and they show ...
20. July 2011
WADA/ WCO Partnership: A significant boost to antidoping
Brussels, 18 July – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the World Customs Organization (WCO) that will give a significant boost to the fight against doping in sport.
19. July 2011
EYOF 2011 – TRABZON READY TO HOST EUROPE
The 2011 EYOF
3’300 athletes and accompanying persons, together with 700 officials, who will be looked after by 1’400 volunteers, are expected. They will be lodged at the Olympic Village at Karadeniz Technical University. The teams from the 49 European NOCs will compete in a sports programme that includes 6 individual sports (athletics, gymnastics, judo, tennis, cycling and swimming) and 3 team sports (basketball, handball and volleyball).
18. July 2011
World Gymnaestrada confronts racism
LAUSANNE, July 15, 2011 - The World Gymnaestrada is not only about gymnastic performances. Organisers have been offering a series of conferences to gymnasts and fans on a variety of topics, given by local personalities but not necessarily on sports.
15. July 2011
From Olympic Council of Asia
From Olympic Council of Asia TOKYO, July 13,2011-IOC members Frankie Fredericks and Yang Yang captured the passion and emotion of sport and what sport can do to impact society in the opening session of the Asian Athletes Forum in Tokyo on Tuesday afternoon.
14. July 2011
Fair Play: Rain of honours at the World Judo Championship in Tokyo
Dr. Jenő Kamuti paid a visit to the Judo World Championship, meanwhile he awarded Mr. Masato Mizuno and Mr. Yukimitsu Kano.
23. September 2010
