In just 200 days, at 20.10 SGT on 14 August 2010, Singapore will open its doors to 3,600 of the world’s best young athletes for the first Youth Olympic Games (YOG). To celebrate the countdown, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) launched the visual identity of the Youth Olympic Games – “YOG-DNA”. The “YOG-DNA” label can […]
Last time, in Colombo, Nepal was placed fourth in the ranking with 53 medals including seven golds among the seven nations of the region. In Dhaka, 283 Nepali players will compete for 132 gold medals in 23 events. And, players, coaches and officials know they could have prepared better for the event. “We could not […]
The 11th South Asian Games kicks off with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina opening the greatest sporting extravaganza of the region releasing pigeons, the symbol of peace. “The 11th South Asian Games is opened,” she said while colourful balloons swarmed the skyline of the Bangabandhu National Stadium in seconds to mark the announcement. The country welcomed […]
The International Weightlifting Federation cleared the deck for Indian lifters’ participation in the January 29 -February 8 South Asian Games after the national body paid $50,000 as first installment of the $500,000 fine imposed on it by IWF The IWF has imposed the fine on Indian Weightlifting Federation after six of its lifters had flunked […]
The 2nd World University Weightlifting Championships will be held – under the auspices of FISU – 1-5 July 2010 in Taichung City, Chinese Taipei.The IWF would like to encourage its members to send teams to the WUWC 2010 – via your National University Sport Federations. Forms, information available from the IWF Calendar and 2010 WUWC […]