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October 9, 2017 The International World Games Association (IWGA) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) agreed on a new Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday. IOC President Dr. Thomas Bach and President José Perurena of the IWGA signed this important agreement about mutual support during the SportAccord Convention in Lausanne. This document ...
October 9, 2017 All five World Games sports short-listed for consideration by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will feature in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. This landmark decision was taken yesterday by the IOC Executive Board, meeting in Rio de Janeiro. It means that baseball/softball, karate, skateboard, sports climbing ...
Published: Friday, August 4th 2017, 9:53 pm CDT Updated: Friday, August 4th 2017, 10:26 pm CDT By Hannah Ward, Reporter BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) –Several Birmingham city and Jefferson County officials are catching up on some sleep after an exciting week in Poland for the 2017 World Games. The trip was ...
The International World Games Association (IWGA) today announced the official sports programme for The World Games 2021 Birmingham.
June 07, 2016 The World Games is an athletic event of global proportions. For the most recent chapter in their 35-year history, nearly 3000 athletes from more than 100 countries gathered in Cali, Colombia to compete in 26 different sports. As part of the International Olympic Committee family, the event takes ...
By Allison Westlake August 10, 2016 The eyes of the world are on Rio this week as thousands of athletes compete in the Olympics. And in 2021, Birmingham will welcome its own set of international athletes and the eyes of the world for the 11th annual World Games. In anticipation, Birmingham is ...
5th December, Hong Kong: Mitch Hupe of Canada, defied all odds by defeating Kyle Troup of USA, 2-0 in the finals to win the coveted Masters gold medal at the concluding 2018 CGSE • Million Tinkle World Men Championships. Trios gold medallist, Troup took an early lead after marking his ...
Italy pulled off the biggest upset of the 2018 CGSE • Million Tinkle World Men Championships, sweeping defending champion USA, two-games-to-none, in the best-of-three games championship match to win its first-ever gold medal in the prestigious five-player team event at SCAA bowling center in Hong Kong Tuesday night. The team finals ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY – The Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) is pleased to announce and expresses its appreciation to the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for its decision to provide provisional recognition to FIL. “The IOC’s Executive Board’s decision to provisionally recognize FIL has created a ...
