ABC (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Australian Olympic Committee will spend $30 million on sending a team to the London Games, with dual Olympic rowing gold medallist Nick Green to take over as the team's chef de mission.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/04/2008
Fifty-two years after Chief J.K Randle led Nigeria's contingent to the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia as Chef-de-Mission, President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has accepted to be guest of honour at the 2008 annual dinner in memory of the late Lisa of Lagos.
Trinidad Express (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008
The Local Organising Committee (LOC) of Caribbean Games 2009 will be hosting a Chefs de Mission Seminar at the Cascadia Hotel and Conference Centre on November 10 from 9 a.m. The inaugural Caribbean Games will be held in Trinidad and Tobago from July 12-19, 2009. "A major objective of these games is to provide a platform where elite and emerging athletes have the opportunity to showcase their...
Fijilive (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
... 13 gold, two silver and four bronze medals.The second day of competition with the field wide open and Fiji Disabled People Association executive Sainiana Tukana is expecting arduous rivalry between the top two finishers.“There’s strong competition in the individual event from both field and tracks and its good to see that athletes are not only competing but they’re enjoying the event,” Tukana said.“The...
Fiji Times (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
A TEAM of seven athletes from Samoa are participating in the 2008 Fiji Paralympics Games held at the National Stadium for exposure and development of the sports back home.
Hindu (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
... 3. Golden Sabot•SRISAILAM PLATE (1,200m), Cat. II, 5-y-o & over, rated upto 75, 2-10: 1. Chief De Mission (1) Christopher 60, 2. King’s Fortune (7) A. Imran Khan 60, 3. Vijay Marg (4) T. S. Jodha 59.5, 4. Punjab Regiment (2) Ganesh 54.5, 5. Shikra (5) Sequeira 52.5, 6. Al Zahara (9) Ravinder S 50.5, 7. Opulence (3) Uday Kiran 50, 8. Fearless Flame (6) Abhinay 49.5, 9. John Galt (10) Nitin...
Fijilive (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
Besides excitement and the development of sports for the disabled community, the visiting Samoan team used the Digicel Fiji Paralympics Games to expose their athletes.Being the only team from the region to part-take in the two-day event which commenced at the National Stadium today, Samoa chief de mission Frida Keil said that their participation is a good build-up to the Arafura Games which...
Fijilive (Free subscription) | 10/23/2008
Fiji’s lone gold medal winner at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India, Manueli Tulo is on a mission to accomplish his ultimate goal;competing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.The 18 year old Korovou Baba native from Levuka, in the Lomaiviti group achieved a milestone for Fiji and himself when he won gold in the 56kg category weightlifting discipline last weekend.The solidly built Lomaiviti...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/21/2008
MOSS Mashishi, the president of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc), will know tomorrow if he is to be opposed as head of SA's macro-sports body.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/21/2008
... when the 17-year-old athlete wrestled a silver medal in the 54-kilograms for boys in the Under-19 age group.Several Namibian records also tumbled at the event when young Daniela Lindenmeier smashed Dorothy Neumeister's 28-year-old record in the women's 100-metre breaststroke in the women's senior division.Lindenmeier's explosives in the swimming pool saw her claiming sixth overall place on the...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 10/21/2008
Hyderabad: Deshmukh trained Maximise (Suraj Narredu up) won the Deccan Chronicle Gold Cup, the feature event of the races held here on Monday (Oct.20). The winner is owned by Dr. & Mrs. Syed Ainuddin Arif, M/s. Y. Damodar & Rafaat ...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 10/15/2008
Chennai: Asserting that the first ever individual gold and two bronze medals at the Beijing Olympics signalled the “beginning of a new era in Indian sport,” K. Murugan, Chef de Mission for the Games, has put forward a few ...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 10/19/2008
Hyderabad: Bold Blast and Blast In Class should fight out the finish of the Deccan Chronicle Gold Cup (2,400m), the main event of the races to be held here on Monday (Oct. 20). There will be no false rails. •NAWAB ARSHAD ALI KHAN ...
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 10/16/2008
Cheering fans and well-wishers gave Britain's Olympic and Paralympic stars a heroes' welcome during their victory parade.
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk - Liverpool News (Free subscription) | 10/16/2008
Cheering fans and well-wishers gave Britain's Olympic and Paralympic stars a heroes' welcome during their victory parade.
