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Rival of Games sponsor to back Eurosport coverage

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  ASICS, one of the main rivals to London 2012 sponsor Adidas, are set to sponsor Eurosport's coverage of the 2008 Olympics, it was reported today.

makes sports equipment for a range of sports featured at the Olympic Games including running, tennis, hockey


Canada awarded leading Paralympic event

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    RICHMOND in Canada has been awarded the 2010 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships ahead of a bid from Britain, it was announced today.

With mechanics and rules borrowed from team handball, ice hockey and basketball, the four-aside game


Report: Aldershot to host 2012 Team GB camp

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  ALDERSHOT will be announced on Tuesday as the base for Britain's team to prepare for the 2012 Olympics, it was reported today.

sporting excellence and that it has an Olympic-sized pool, running track, indoor tennis courts and hockey


Brown warned over Zimbabwe

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  GORDON BROWN (pictured) has been warned the Government will be powerless to dictate whether or not Zimbabwe is allowed to compete at the Olympics in London in 2012 because they do not issue the invitations, it was reported today.

Zimbabwe has competed in every Olympics since 1980, where their women’s hockey team surprisingly won


BOA confirm Macau as training base for 2008

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THE British Olympic Association (BOA) today officially announced details of Team GB's preparation camp plans ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.    

Games qualification): Archery, athletics, badminton, beach volleyball, boxing, fencing, gymnastics, hockey


UK Sport confident Mission 2012 is working

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  NOVEMBER 5 - UK SPORT, the major distributor of National Lottery money, said today that it is confident that the Mission 2012 programme it launched earlier this year is already having a positive effect on the performances of Britain's Olympic sports.

Encouragingly, we have also seen evidence of sports coming through - the achievement of the women's hockey


Samsung link up with EOC

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  SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS EUROPE today in Rome announced their collaboration with the European Olympic Committees (EOC), celebrating the launch of their Youth Anti-Obesity programme in the build-up to the 2012 Olympics.

long jump and triple jump), football, basketball, handball, baseball, softball, badminton, tennis, hockey


London 2012 training facilities out to tender

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  THE Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today launched a design competition for the 2012 gymnastic and aquatic training facilities.

the Paralympics Games before being converted into community facilities including tennis courts and hockey


Tall order for athletes as search continues for 2012 stars

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  JULY 27 - UK SPORT and the English Institute of Sport today launched a new programme to identify particularly tall athletes from all over the country with the ability to represent Britain in the 2012 Olympics.

the lead up to Seoul 1988 populated medal winning teams in handball (won gold and silver medals) and hockey


ODA to hold open day

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open day for companies interested in bidding to build the temporary venues for 2012, including the hockey

The industry day will focus on the basketball, fencing and hockey venues which are expected to be operational


Sponsor for EuroHockey Championships in Manchester

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  QATAR AIRWAYS have agreed a deal to become the title sponsor of the EuroHockey Nations Championships 2007 in Manchester, it was announced today.

Qatar Airways, who have now sponsored the National Indoor Hockey Championships at the National Indoor

two years, are building on their existing affiliation with the sport by moving onto the international hockey


Sponsor for EuroHockey Championships in Manchester

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  QATAR AIRWAYS have agreed a deal to become the title sponsor of the EuroHockey Nations Championships 2007 in Manchester, it was announced today.

Qatar Airways, who have now sponsored the National Indoor Hockey Championships at the National Indoor

two years, are building on their existing affiliation with the sport by moving onto the international hockey


Glasgow bid officially handed in

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  MORE details of Glasgow's plans to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games have been unveiled as the city officially lodged its bid today in London, together with the Nigerian capital Abuja.

cent of the venues and infrastructure are already in place but any new venues, such as the proposed hockey


Glasgow bid officially handed in

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  MORE details of Glasgow's plans to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games have been unveiled as the city officially lodged its bid today in London, together with the Nigerian capital Abuja.

cent of the venues and infrastructure are already in place but any new venues, such as the proposed hockey


Olympic temporary venue search launched

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  THE Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today launched the procurement of the first two major London 2012 temporary venues for basketball and fencing.

basketball and fencing venue design teams will be followed later this year by design team contracts for the hockey