http://www.insidethegames.biz/component/content/?view=featured Mon, 20 May 2013 07:35:10 +0100 Joomla! - Open Source Content Management en-gb http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/table-tennis/1014299-former-pyeongchang-2018-chief-given-new-role-by-international-table-tennis-federation http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/table-tennis/1014299-former-pyeongchang-2018-chief-given-new-role-by-international-table-tennis-federation By Duncan Mackay

May 19 - Yang Ho Cho, the chairman of Korean Air who led Pyeongchang's successful bid to host the 2018 Olympics and Paralympics, has been appointed special advisor of finance and marketing by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). ]]> duncan.mackay@insidethegames.biz (Duncan Mackay) Featured Table Tennis Summer Sports Sports News Sun, 19 May 2013 21:38:31 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/wrestling/1014284-mystery-as-iranian-wrestlers-quit-us-to-fly-home http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/wrestling/1014284-mystery-as-iranian-wrestlers-quit-us-to-fly-home By Duncan Mackay

May 19 - Iran have cut short a trip to the United States which was supposed to help showcase wrestling's campaign to stay in the Olympics and flown home abruptly. ]]> duncan.mackay@insidethegames.biz (Duncan Mackay) Featured Wrestling Summer Sports Sports News Sun, 19 May 2013 13:00:43 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/paralympics/summer-sports/wheelchair-tennis/1014295-nominations-made-for-itf-world-wheelchair-tennis-team-cup http://www.insidethegames.biz/paralympics/summer-sports/wheelchair-tennis/1014295-nominations-made-for-itf-world-wheelchair-tennis-team-cup By James Crook

May 19 - The International Tennis Federation (ITF) have announced the nominations for the 2013 BNP Paribas World Team Cup wheelchair tennis event at the Club Ali Bey Manavgat in Antalya, Turkey, which starts tomorrow.
]]> james.crook@insidethegames.biz (James Crook) Featured Wheelchair Tennis Summer Paralympic Sports Paralympics News Sun, 19 May 2013 17:30:18 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/table-tennis/1014296-north-korea-make-history-with-mixed-doubles-title-win-over-arch-rivals-at-world-table-tennis-championships http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/table-tennis/1014296-north-korea-make-history-with-mixed-doubles-title-win-over-arch-rivals-at-world-table-tennis-championships By James Crook

May 18 - North Korean pair Kim Hyok Bong and Kim Jong pulled off a historic victory in the final of the mixed doubles at the World Table Tennis Championships in Paris to secure their country's first ever title in the event - made even more significant by the fact their opponents were from South Korea.
]]> james.crook@insidethegames.biz (James Crook) Featured Table Tennis Summer Sports Sports News Sat, 18 May 2013 23:51:30 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/wrestling/1014285-lalovic-officially-elected-president-of-fila-as-wrestling-begins-modernisation-process http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/wrestling/1014285-lalovic-officially-elected-president-of-fila-as-wrestling-begins-modernisation-process By Duncan Mackay

May 18 - Serbia's Nenad Lalovic has been officially elected as the new President of International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA), as part of the Extraordinary Congress held today at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Moscow.]]> duncan.mackay@insidethegames.biz (Duncan Mackay) Featured Wrestling Summer Sports Sports News Sat, 18 May 2013 13:06:52 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/badminton/1014278-great-dane-is-new-president-of-badminton-world-federation http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/badminton/1014278-great-dane-is-new-president-of-badminton-world-federation By Duncan Mackay

May 18 - Denmark's Poul-Erik Høyer is the new President of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) after winning today's election at the Double Tree Hilton Hotel in Kuala Lumpur.]]> duncan.mackay@insidethegames.biz (Duncan Mackay) Featured Badminton Summer Sports Sports News Sat, 18 May 2013 06:26:21 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/paralympics/1014282-dane-puts-herself-forward-to-become-new-president-of-ibsa http://www.insidethegames.biz/paralympics/1014282-dane-puts-herself-forward-to-become-new-president-of-ibsa By Duncan Mackay

May 18 - Former Danish goalball player Jannie Hammershøi is the first candidate to declare that she will stand to become the new President of the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) after Michael Barredo, from the Philippines, announced that he would not seek a third term.]]> duncan.mackay@insidethegames.biz (Duncan Mackay) Featured Paralympics News Sat, 18 May 2013 12:38:29 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/universiade/summer-universiade/gwangju-2015/1014268-university-students-lead-gwangju-2015-promotional-activities http://www.insidethegames.biz/universiade/summer-universiade/gwangju-2015/1014268-university-students-lead-gwangju-2015-promotional-activities By James Crook

May 18 - University students from all over South Korea are leading the line in promoting the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, organising events and activities to build momentum with just over two years to go until the Games begin.
]]> james.crook@insidethegames.biz (James Crook) Featured Gwangju 2015 Summer Universiade Universiade News Sat, 18 May 2013 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/hockey/1014269-russian-hockey-president-honoured-to-host-world-league-event http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/hockey/1014269-russian-hockey-president-honoured-to-host-world-league-event By Emily Goddard

May 17 - Russian Hockey Federation President Pavel Cherepanov has spoken of the huge "honour" his nation feels to be hosting the upcoming men's Hockey World League Round Two event, claiming it will have a great impact on the development of the sport across the country.
]]> emily.goddard@insidethegames.biz (Emily Goddard) Featured Hockey Summer Sports Sports News Fri, 17 May 2013 14:34:15 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/cycling/1014289-it-is-a-slap-in-the-face-for-irish-cyclists-claims-mcquaid-critic-after-he-gets-swiss-nomination http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/cycling/1014289-it-is-a-slap-in-the-face-for-irish-cyclists-claims-mcquaid-critic-after-he-gets-swiss-nomination By Duncan Mackay

May 17 - A meeting next month to let Ireland's cyclists decide whether or not they back Pat McQuaid for a third term as President of the International Cycling Union (UCI) is to go ahead even though he has controversially sidestepped the process.]]> duncan.mackay@insidethegames.biz (Duncan Mackay) Featured Cycling Summer Sports Sports News Fri, 17 May 2013 15:46:17 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/table-tennis/1014281-korea-united-at-world-table-tennis-championships http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/summer/table-tennis/1014281-korea-united-at-world-table-tennis-championships By Tom Degun

May 17 - Despite the on-going tensions between the two countries, North Korea and South Korea came together in total harmony at the World Table Tennis Championships at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris]]> tom.degun@insidethegames.biz (Tom Degun) Featured Table Tennis Summer Sports Sports News Fri, 17 May 2013 21:08:56 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/winter-olympics/2014/1014292-mario-and-sonic-team-up-for-sochi-2014 http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/winter-olympics/2014/1014292-mario-and-sonic-team-up-for-sochi-2014 By Duncan Mackay

May 17 - Nintendo and Sega have a new partnerhsip to develop computer game Mario and Sonic for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, it was announced today. ]]> duncan.mackay@insidethegames.biz (Duncan Mackay) Featured Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics Olympics News Fri, 17 May 2013 17:29:59 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/paralympics/summer-sports/football/1014280-big-funding-boost-for-britain-s-paralympic-football-teams http://www.insidethegames.biz/paralympics/summer-sports/football/1014280-big-funding-boost-for-britain-s-paralympic-football-teams By Duncan Mackay

May 17 - UK Sport have awarded £1.3 million ($1.8 million/€1.5 million) to the England blind squad and GB Disability Football Association to help them prepare for the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. ]]> duncan.mackay@insidethegames.biz (Duncan Mackay) Featured Football News Summer Paralympic Sports Paralympics News Fri, 17 May 2013 10:10:42 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/winter/curling/1014270-world-curling-federation-launches-green-facilities-drive http://www.insidethegames.biz/sports/winter/curling/1014270-world-curling-federation-launches-green-facilities-drive By Emily Goddard

May 17 - The World Curling Federation (WCF) has introduced a new energy efficiency initiative to help member associations cut their carbon footprints by boosting the environmental credentials of existing curling facilities.
]]> emily.goddard@insidethegames.biz (Emily Goddard) Featured Curling Winter Sports Sports News Fri, 17 May 2013 14:59:49 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/paralympics/summer-paralympics/2020/1014274-istanbul-aiming-to-capitalise-on-national-paralympic-momentum-to-secure-2020-games http://www.insidethegames.biz/paralympics/summer-paralympics/2020/1014274-istanbul-aiming-to-capitalise-on-national-paralympic-momentum-to-secure-2020-games By James Crook

May 17 - After successfully hosting the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Shooting World Cup, Istanbul 2020 are hoping to capitalise on the growing profile of disability sports in Turkey to boost their bid to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
]]> james.crook@insidethegames.biz (James Crook) Featured 2020 Summer Paralympics Summer Paralympics Paralympics News Fri, 17 May 2013 15:56:25 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/news/1014263-exclusive-former-usoc-chief-executive-set-to-take-leading-role-at-baku-2015 http://www.insidethegames.biz/news/1014263-exclusive-former-usoc-chief-executive-set-to-take-leading-role-at-baku-2015 By Duncan Mackay at the Congress Center Kursaal in San Marino

May 17 - Former United States Olympic Committee (USOC) chief executive Jim Scherr is set to join the Organising Committee of the inaugural 2015 European Games in Baku. ]]> duncan.mackay@insidethegames.biz (Duncan Mackay) Featured News Fri, 17 May 2013 13:00:00 +0100 http://www.insidethegames.biz/news/1014244-exclusive-after-verbruggen-we-need-a-strong-president-to-continue-the-sportaccord-movement-says-uipm-president http://www.insidethegames.biz/news/1014244-exclusive-after-verbruggen-we-need-a-strong-president-to-continue-the-sportaccord-movement-says-uipm-president By Emily Goddard

May 17 - Klaus Schormann, President of the International Union of Modern Pentathlon (UIPM), has said the next SportAccord President must help develop the legacy left by incumbent Hein Verbruggen and help the movement to go on in "a proper way", when the Dutchman steps down at the end of this month.
]]> emily.goddard@insidethegames.biz (Emily Goddard) Featured News Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:00 +0100