INNSBRUCK, January 8, 2012 - Yesterday saw the official opening of the Youth Olympic Village in Innsbruck's General-Eccher-Straße.

The ceremony was carried out at 10:00 by Provincial Vice-Governor Hannes Gschwentner, CEO of the construction company 'Neue Heimat Tirol' Klaus Lugger and Innsbruck 2012 CEO Peter Bayer. The complex will be home to 1700 athletes and team officials from 70 countries during the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games.

MALTA , January 2, 2012 – Tennis ace from Serbia NOVAK DJOKOVIC andItalian swimmer FEDERICA PELLEGRINI are the winners in the 2011 edition ofthe European Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Awards . It was the29th annual poll conducted by AIPS EUROPE - UEPS.

OBRHOFEN, December 22, 2011 - FIS's Anti-Doping campaign; "Skiers andSnowboarders Say NO! to Doping - Clean as Snow" was officially launched inin Alpine Skiing in Flachau (AUT) this week. The launch in the Nordicdisciplines already took place at the Nordic Opening in Ruka, Kuusamo(FIN) at the end of November.

LAUSANNE, December 17,2011 - The flame for the first Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria, was lit today in Athens, marking the first time in modern Olympic history the flame has been lit for three Olympic events taking place in the same city.

MONACO, December 10, 2011 - The President and Founder of Peace and Sport Joël Bouzou was elected as President of the World Olympians Association (WOA) at their General Assembly held on Saturday in Lausanne (Switzerland). Focusing his election campaign on two main themes- encouraging social commitment from Olympians and providing services to Olympians during and after their career - Joël Bouzou was nominated by a vast majority in the first round of voting.