Summer Sports




Selection criteria must become "much clearer" after London 2012, insists BOA chief executive

By Mike Rowbottom at the Institute of Education in London

Andy Hunt_12-06-12June 12 - Andy Hunt, the Team GB Chef de Mission and chief executive of the British Olympic Association (BOA), said today that the criteria for team selections need to be made "much clearer" and added that his organisation would launch a thorough review after the London 2012 Games aimed at making decisions more transparent.







Diack rings NASDAQ closing bell rung to mark IAAF Centenary

By Mike Rowbottom

Lamine Diack_NASDAQ_11_JuneJune 11 - The closing bell, traditionally rung daily at 4.00pm to signify the end of trading on the NASDAQ exchange in New York City, has been rung by Lamine Diack, President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), to mark the year of the IAAF Centenary.





Top-ranked boxers make history by signing up for APB programme

By Tom Degun at the Aloft Hotel in London

AIBA first_boxers_June_10June 10 - International Boxing Association (AIBA) President CK Wu has announced the first three boxers to sign up for the AIBA Professional Boxing (APB) programme with reigning amateur super heavyweight champion Magomedrasul Medzhidov of Azerbaijan revealed as the headline name.