One of British Columbia’s big real estate brokers, Avtar Bains, organised a fund-raiser to the Canadian team to the next Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. He and his wife, Monika Deol, a former TV host, joined many top athletes at the event in Vancouver. At least $5 million is required for the team of about […]
The IWF Auditors’ Committee, elected at the Congress on 1st April 2009, had its first official meeting at the Federation’s Budapest headquarters on 22nd and 23rd September. During the two days of work, the Committee members – Messrs. Tryggve Duun (NOR), Marino Ercolani Casadei (SMR) and Petr Krol (CZE) – carried out the Audit, including a […]
“It’s hard for me to be unbiased about this,” said Bart Conner, a Chicago native and double gold medalist in gymnastics at the 1984 Olympics. “When you look at the plan and the spectacular city and the legacy plan and the convenience for the athletes against the backdrop of the city, on lots of levels, […]