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Month: October 2018
Lead, Speed, Overall Season Champions to be Crowned in China
After months of world-class climbing at IFSC World Cups all around the globe, the Lead, Speed and Overall season podiums will soon be decided at the final events in Wujiang and Xiamen, China. Three leaders in the IFSC World Cup season rankings can clinch season titles with one more victory this month. ...
Recap | American DanceSport Festival
By Michelle Blank The 3rd annual American DanceSport Festival has now officially come to a close! From the evening of Friday the 12th to this day of Monday the 15th of October, the 2018 ADSF arranged quite the spectacular for all attendees and viewers. Friday showcased the annual White Celebration Dinner Party hosted ...
Tomlin and Luis Dominate Sarasota World Cup Duathlon race
By Chelsea White Proving that they are not just strong triathletes, but strong duathletes as well, USA’s Renee Tomlin and France’s Vincent Luis dominated their way to victory at the 2018 Sarasota-Bradenton ITU World Cup. After the race format was changed to a Duathlon, the elites showcased their talents out of the water in ...
International Sumo Federation gains full recognition by the IOC Executive Session.
IFS has been granted full recognition by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 133rd IOC Session meeting held in Buenos Aires on 9 October, 2018. The decision for the full recognition was made as a result of significant progress made by IFS in its institutional development in addition to ...
FIG President Morinari Watanabe elected as IOC Member
Today during the 133rd Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), FIG President Morinari Watanabe was elected and sworn in as new IOC Member. His membership is linked to his function within an International Federation (IF) and his FIG Presidency. The Session met 8 and 9 October in Buenos Aires, ...
Ecuador and Ukraine Admitted as Newest Members of Federation of International Lacrosse
October 8, 2018 NEW YORK, N.Y. — The Federation of International Lacrosse and its board of directors are proud to announce the admittance of Ecuador and Ukraine as its newest members. The addition of Ecuador and Ukraine will bring the number of member nations in the FIL to 62 countries. Ecuador adds another South American ...
FINNISH TEAM CLASSIC MADE HISTORY
By winning their match yesterday against Karhut from Pori, Classic has now stayed undefeated for 30 games in a row in the Finnish men´s league (Salibandyliiga). This is now the league´s new regular season record. The former record belonged to Viikingit from Helsinki, who played 29 games undefeated in the ...
Macau Gets Ready to Welcome Muaythai Champions
Macau is one of the most visited Asian destinations and this December it will also become a sports hub with Muaythai champions arriving in Macau to compete for the title of the best Asian athletes. Macau Forum – 4000 seater event hall which will be the official venue of the ...
Squash Players advocate for inclusion through Sport in Buenos Aires
Maria Toorpakai Wazir, a professional squash player from Pakistan, and Shahd Bshara, a member of the Israel-based urban squash programme SquashBond, participated in two inaugural initiatives launched this week in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that saw them advocate for inclusion through sport by sharing their inspiring stories on the eve of the Youth Olympic ...
