Category: Sports Events
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Initial USD 200,000 released to support Ukrainian Olympic community
12 Mar 2022 – The solidarity fund announced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) to supply humanitarian aid to the Ukrainian Olympic community has earmarked the efforts that will receive initial financial support. The fund was set up by the IOC, Olympic Solidarity and European Olympic Committees along with a small task force led by the President of the National…
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Beijing 2022 Paralympics Winter Games: Equality and Respect makes Accessibility
A news report from China.org.cn on China’s parasports development: At the National Biathlon Center in Zhangjiakou, a special lane of 2.5 meters wide and nearly 1000 meters long meanders downhill. On this lane, athletes who compete in the sitting category are able to finish the whole process from warm-up, competition and all the way to press interviews…
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How to Host a College Hoops Watch Party
(Family Features) It’s tournament time, and that’s the perfect reason to gather with your fellow fans and watch both the top-seeded teams and Cinderella stories shoot their way to the top. Get ready to host this season’s most memorable college basketball watch party with these tips: Show Your Colors: Get your house game ready and…
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‘I’m Going to Disneyland!’
MVP Cooper Kupp, Aaron Donald and Matthew Stafford to Celebrate Dazzling Super Bowl Performance with Magical Trip to Disneyland Resort on Monday Following Los Angeles Rams’ Super Bowl LVI Victory Continuing a long-running Super Bowl tradition, MVP Cooper Kupp, Aaron Donald and Matthew Stafford appeared in Disney’s iconic ‘I’m Going to Disneyland!’ commercial airing nationwide after the Los Angeles Rams’ Super Bowl win Sunday…
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Beijing 2022 Official Film director Lu Chuan says a feeling of power, passion and positivity is coming together
20 Feb 2022 – Award-winning Chinese filmmaker Lu Chuan has been busy over the last fortnight, managing the challenging task of shooting the Official Film of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 amidst a pandemic, with a closed loop system splitting the host city into two zones. It is the first time, in more than 100 years of Olympic…
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IOC thanks Beijing 2022 for memorable Olympic Winter Games
21 Feb 2022 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) expressed its gratitude to the Beijing 2022 Organising Committee at a thank-you event organised at the Big Air venue in Shougang Park in Beijing today. During the ceremony, the Olympic Order in Gold – the IOC’s highest honour for individuals – was presented by IOC President Thomas Bach to…
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Electing future Olympic Winter Games hosts
17 Feb 2022 – At the end of Beijing 2022, the local organising committee will pass the Olympic flag to the Milano-Cortina 2026 Organising Committee – host of the next Olympic Winter Games. The host for the following edition in 2030 has yet to be chosen. What does the future have in store for the Olympic Winter Games, when will…
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It’s Pickleball War!
Welcome to the first episode of Sleeve’s Senior Pickleball Report. Senior Pickleball Association Responds Welcome to the very first episode of the Senior Pickleball Report! In this episode we look at a brand new senior pickleball association, highlight the best senior players in the world, provide avenues for senior lead instruction and a whole lot…
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Beijing’s Shougang Park: How the Olympic Games helped turn a steel mill into a trendy urban area
14 Feb 2022 – The symbolism of Shougang Park goes beyond the towering jump used for the Beijing 2022 big air events. Built on the site of a former steel mill, the Park’s history leads us back to the Olympic Games 2008, which were a catalyst for its transformation into the vibrant community it is today. Established in 1919,…
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Olympic Solidarity helps athletes shine at Beijing 2022
15 Feb 2022 – There are 236 Olympic Solidarity scholarship-holders from 67 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competing at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, and many of them have already achieved landmark results for their countries. Here, we look at some of the standout performances from scholarship- and grant-holders so far. Olympic scholarships contribute essential funding to cover…