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Rugby: Reactions
The International Rugby Board officials and athletes speak up after the governing body's successful bid for inclusion in the Olympic Games: a historic day for rugby and the development of the game.
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Rugby Sevens: Olympic in 2016
Rugby sevens, which has featured in three editions of The World Games, has been voted for inclusion into the Olympics 2016 and 2020 by the 121st IOC Session. The IWGA congratulates its member federation IRB.
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Sports & Media: Let the Children Play!
06 Oct 2009
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During the Olympic Congress in Copenhagen the chief excutive of the media group WPP, Martin Sorrell, urges the sports movement to generate more and better new media content in order to appeal to the young generation.
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Olympic Program: Two Candidates
20 Aug 2009
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The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee has selected golf and rugby sevens for proposed inclusion in the 2016 Olympic Games, rejecting bids from baseball, karate, roller sports, softball and squash.
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ARISF: President Fransoo Re-elected
24 Mar 2009
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Korfball's Jan Fransoo has been re-elected as President of the Association of IOC Recognized International Sports Federations (ARISF) at the ARISF General Assembly in Denver, USA.
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Rugby Sevens: World Cup 2009
05 Mar 2009
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The International Rugby Board's World Cup Sevens 2009 is under way in Dubai, UAE. 24 men's teams play their first games at 'The Sevens', the purpose-built stadium which is the Middle East's new home for rugby.
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Fortius: Daisuke Midote, JPN
13 May 2005
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You try lifting two tons on an empty stomach! While food can be a performance tool, renouncing breakfast can also make the difference. It did for Daisuke Midote, JPN, in the powerlifting at The World Games 2001 Akita.
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Citius: Chad Hedrick, USA
02 May 2005
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A LONE STAR SPORTS ICON! An exceptional athlete! … A highly competitive individual! … A man who thrives on rewriting the annals of a sport! … Born, raised and residing in Texas! It's not Lance Armstrong!
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Altius: Anna Dogonadze, GER
15 Mar 2005
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Anna Dogonadze won the bronze at The World Games 1997 Lahti in women’s individual trampoline for herself and her native Georgia. When trampoline premiered in the Sydney 2000 Olympics, Anna competed for Germany.
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