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La FIG sponsorisée par une grande banque russe
Le 2 octobre 2009 (Gymaweb): La
Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) et la banque russe
VTB a récemment signé un accord de partenariat. L'accord scelle
l'engagement de VTB de soutenir financièrement les programmes de
développement sur les cinq continents. >>
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Cirque du Soleil show 'Alegria'
closes in on action
September 30, 2009 (Pittsburghlive):
It all started in the early 1980s
with a small band of musicians, jugglers and fire-eaters roaming
the streets of Baie-Saint-Paul, a small town near Quebec City in
Canada. Today, that street theater troupe has grown into Cirque du
Soleil, an international entertainment empire with 21 shows in
performance on stages around the world. >>
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O.C.
trampolinist makes World Championship team
September 30, 2009 (OCregister):
A local trampolinist over the
weekend has set a new U.S. record for "degree of difficulty" in an
official competition and will be one of the U.S. representatives
in the Trampoline and Tumbling World Championships in Russia this
November. >>
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Doha World
Cup Ends; Worlds Approach
September 30, 2009
(International Gymnast): Gymnasts
from five nations won gold Wednesday as the 2nd Doha Gymnastics
World Cup concluded in Qatar. The Doha World Cup was the final
major international competition before the 2009 World
Championships, Oct. 13-18 in London.
China was the only double winner Wednesday, with victories from Hu
Yuhong on balance beam and Dong Zhendong on parallel bars. >>
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Tommasone,
Rodrigues script French double
September 29, 2009
(Gulf Times): France captured two
gold medals on the first day of the International Gymnastic
Federation (FIG) Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Series event at the
Aspire Academy here yesterday. >
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FIG Banks On
New Sponsor
September 29, 2009
(The Sport Briefing): The
International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has agreed a new
sponsorship deal with VTB Bank in an agreement that will see the
Russian company commit financial support to FIG development
programmes on all five continents. VTB already sponsors sport
federations such as basketball, volleyball and athletics and the
partnership is part of its international vision for the sport of
gymnastics, which enjoys a strong history within Russia. >
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Stage set for
top quality gymnastics action
September 28, 2009
(Gulf Times): Top quality action
will be on view when the second Artistic Gymnastics World Cup
Series, an International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) event, gets
underway at the Aspire Academy today.
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Gymnasts from Yemen, Portugal arrive for event
September 26, 2009
(Gulf Times): The Aspire Academy,
which is scheduled to host the second Artistic Gymnastics World
Cup from September 28-30 saw gymnasts from Yemen and Portugal hit
the training area on Wednesday to prepare for the prestigious
event. Yemen’s Nashawan Haider al Harazi who participated in 2008
Beijing Games was the first to arrive to get a feel of the
training area. Al Harazi was accompanied at the training area by
his teammate Mohamed Wahib Sharif who, too, looked eager to excel
in this world-class event.
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Russia’s gymnasts training for success
September 26, 2009 (RT):
Russia produces many of the world's
best in rhythmic gymnastics, bringing home gold from the Olympics
and other top competitions. But how is such world-class talent
developed? A Russian training school in Moscow has a star coach,
Irnia Viner, who can spot future rhythmic gymnastic champions from
a thousand paces. >>
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SPORTS WORLD
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SportBusiness
analyses 2016 bids ahead of today’s IOC announcement
October 2, 2009
(Sport Business): Ahead of this
afternoon’s announcement by the International Olympic Committee
(IOC) as to who will host the 2016 Summer Olympics, Rachael
Church-Sanders, editorial director of Major Events International,
gives SportBusiness her analysis of each bidding city’s chances.
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IMC Snares
Caribbean Olympic Rights
September 30, 2009
(The Sport Briefing): SportsMax’s
parent company, International Media Content (IMC), has snapped up
the Caribbean broadcast rights for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games
and the 2012 London Olympics. The agreement covers all broadcast
platforms, including free-to-air TV, subscription TV, Internet and
mobile. >>
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Coe Hails
Visa's 'Team 2012' Deal
September 29, 2009
(The Sport Briefing): London
Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) chairman
Sebastian Coe has hailed today's announcement of a multi-million
pound sponsorship deal by payment card giant Visa for Britain's
1,200 Olympic and Paralympic athletes as "a ground-breaking moment
for British sport". Visa will become the presenting partner of
Team 2012, which was launched at the Olympic Park today, in the
run-up to the London Games in three years' time. The money will go
towards filling a £50 million funding shortfall for Olympic and
Paralympic sports. >>
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SportAccord Convention web TV launches
September 29, 2009
(Sport Business): The SportAccord
Convention, the annual event bringing together representatives
from around 100 international sports federations, has launched a
brand-new version of its web TV service.
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World leaders
lobbying 2016 Olympics votes
September 28, 2009
(Sports Features): Finally we have
the list of world leaders that will be attending on behalf of the
four cities vying for the 2016 Games. US President Barack Obama
together with the new Japanese Prime Minister, Yukio Hatoyama,
both confirmed today that they will be coming to the IOC session
supporting Chicago and Tokyo. >>
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Obama to go to Denmark to pitch Chicago
Olympics
September 28, 2009
(Associated Press): U.S.President
Barack Obama will travel to Denmark this week to support Chicago's
bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Valerie Jarrett, a
senior adviser to the president, told The Associated Press Monday
morning that Obama will leave Thursday and join his wife,
Michelle, in Copenhagen, where they'll make the pitch to the
International Olympic Committee. Obama would be the first U.S.
president to take on such a direct role in lobbying for an
Olympics event. >>
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Rogge receives World Kids' Sports Summit
Declaration
September 28, 2009
(Sport Business): Jacques Rogge,
president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), last week
received a Declaration of fair play by representatives of the
World Kids’ Sports Summit in Yokohama, Japan.
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Decision 2016: Lessons from the past in IOC
2016 Olympic vote
September 25, 2009 (Morethanthegames):
The host for the 2016 Olympic Games
will be decided by the 106 voting members of the International
Olympic Committee in Copenhagen next Friday - and never has so
much money, estimates range from $15 million to $20m across the
four candidates, been spent on courting the votes of so few.
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IOC To Keep Time With Omega
September 25, 2009
(The Sport Briefing): Swiss
watchmaker Omega will remain a TOP sponsor of the International
Olympic Committee (IOC) through to 2020 after the two parties
announced an eight-year extension to their partnership on Friday.
The new agreement will extend Omega’s involvement in the Olympics
to 29 consecutive events, with the deal covering Sochi 2014 Winter
Games as well as the 2016, 2018 and 2020 editions, which are yet
to be awarded. As official timekeeper of the Games, Omega has
followed fellow TOP sponsor Coca-Cola in committing to the
Olympics through to 2020. >>
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UCI Launches Anti-Doping Lessons for Cyclists
September 25, 2009
(Associated Press): All professional
cyclists will have to complete a new anti-doping education program
or lose their right to race. The International Cycling Union on
Friday launched the ''True Champion or Cheat?'' project to
complement extensive testing conducted on more than 1,000
registered racers across all disciplines. >>
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Ban Ki-moon to make keynote address at the
opening of the Olympic Congress
September 25, 2009
(IOC): The International Olympic
Committee (IOC) is very pleased to announce the presence of the
Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, at the XIII
Olympic Congress, which will open on 3 October 2009 in Copenhagen,
Denmark. Mr Ban Ki-moon will open the IOC Congress with a keynote
address to the Olympic family.
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WADA Launches New Video Outlining Doping
Control Process for Athletes
September 23, 2009
(WADA): In order to provide athletes
with basic information about their rights and responsibilities in
the doping control process, WADA, in partnership with the
Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games (VANOC), has developed a new doping control video.
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