The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) has confirmed Iran's Pouya Rahmani and Nigeria's Miesinnei Genesis will be stripped of their ANOC World Beach Games medals because of anti-doping rule violations.
Pouya Rahmani of Iran will reportedly be stripped of his gold medal from the 2019 Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games in Doha for a doping violation.
The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) has set dates of September 24 to 30 for the second edition of its World Beach Games in 2023.
Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee President Antoine Boudier believes the inaugural edition of the World Beach Games levelled the playing field for smaller countries.
A special highlights video dedicated to the inaugural World Beach Games in Qatar has been released by organisers the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC).
The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) is preparing to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the inaugural ANOC World Beach Games in Qatar.
Next year's Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games has been postponed until 2023 because of the coronavirus pandemic, insidethegames can reveal.
A separate surfing competition associated with the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games will not be held, organisers have confirmed to insidethegames.
Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) secretary general Gunilla Lindberg is hopeful the organisation could announce a host for the second edition of the World Beach Games in the early part of next year.
Dmitrii Cheburkin played a starring role for Russia as they battled to victory over Brazil in the men’s 3x3 basketball final at the Association of National Olympic Committees World Beach Games today.
Brazil and Denmark were crowned beach handball champions at the Association of National Olympic Committees World Beach Games here today.
Brazil produced a magical samba to win the very last gold medal at these inaugural Association of National Olympic Committees World Beach Games.
Rafaella Miiller and Andre Baran, both beaten in prolonged and dramatic beach tennis doubles finals the previous night, went one better here today to earn mixed doubles gold for Brazil at the Association of National Olympic Committees World Beach Games with a 6-1, 6-1 win over France’s Nicolas Gianotti and Marie Eve Hoarau.
United States won both the men's and women's 4x4 beach volleyball titles here on the final day of the Association of National Olympic Committees World Beach Games.
Germany's Florian Gruber made the most of his expertise in light winds to win gold in the men's kitefoil at the inaugural Association of National Olympic Committees World Beach Games.
Denver were awarded the 1976 Winter Olympic Games ahead of Sion in Switzerland, Tempere in Finland and Vancouver in Canada at the International Olympic Committee Session in 1970. But in a Colorado referendum in November 1972, voters rejected funding for the event. It is the only time a city has been awarded the Olympics but pulled out. The IOC then offered the Games to Whistler in Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of Government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the Games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck, the 1964 host city, as a replacement.
Commonwealth Games Federation - Sport Manager - London, United Kingdom
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is the international governing body that oversees the quadrennial Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games. The CGF is a small passionate team, wholeheartedly committed to its vision, mission and values. Based in our central London headquarters and reporting to the CGF’s Sports Director, this role will play a key role within the team, providing operational and strategic support across all areas of the sport programme, including bespoke projects and events.
Tributes from across sport have been paid following the death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, at the age of 99. Philip Barker recalls the Prince's deep connection to sport and his influence on it.
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