Competitions started today at the London Prepares Weightlifting International Invitational with Women’s 69kg and Men’s 94kg bodyweight categories. After almost 6 years of planning, LOCOG together with the IWF is pleased to see the sport taking the stage and having all details prepared cautiously fell into place. Athletes can now feel the Olympic spirit, and […]
His Royal Highness the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani inaugurated the 12th Arab Games 2011, held at Khalifa International Stadium on Friday evening. The ceremony was attended by around 40,000 fans. The field had 86 projectors that covered 12,600 square meters. Representing 22 countries 2500 athletes marched contesting in the Arab […]
The’ London Prepares’ Weightlifting Test Event has a key role in helping the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) test its operations ahead of next year’s Olympic Games. The event officially started today with the following meetings: the Verification of Final Entries, the Technical Congress and the Technical Officials Meeting. According to the Start List, 43 […]
At its meeting now ongoing in Brussels, after careful evaluation the FISU Board attributed the 2017 Summer Universiade to Taipei City, Chinese Taipei.
Taipei City won against another strong candidate: Brasilia, Brazil.