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IOC Coordination Commission successfully wraps up first visit to Rio

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro successfully concluded its first visit to the Brazilian host city, with Commission Chair Nawal El Moutawakel saying she was pleased with the outcome of the three-day series of meetings. In addition to talks with key figures of the Rio […] The post IOC Coordination Commission successfully wraps up first visit to Rio appeared first on International Weightlifting Federation.

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IOC Coordination Commission successfully wraps up first visit to Rio

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro successfully concluded its first visit to the Brazilian host city, with Commission Chair Nawal El Moutawakel saying she was pleased with the outcome of the three-day series of meetings. In addition to talks with key figures of the Rio […]

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London 2012 mascots launched to the world

Matthew Curtain, London 2012 Weightlifting & Paralympic Powerlifting Manager has announced that the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) unveiled its Olympic mascot, Wenlock, and Paralympic mascot, Mandeville. Wenlock and Mandeville were created from the last drops of steel left over from the construction of the final support girder for […]

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YOG preparations into high gear

With less than three months to go before the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) kick off in Singapore, preparations are shifting into final gear –reported The Straits Times earlier this week. The Singapore website reports that from this weekend over 700 athletes from 30 National Olympic Committees will descend on the Republic for a final series […]

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