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Brunei Darussalam

  • Birmingham 2022 Chef de Mission interviews

Brunei Darussalam will compete in two sports at Birmingham 2022, with most of their attention due to

One of his regrets in life is not focussing so much on the strength and conditioning when he was in sports

Chef de Mission for the first time in Birmingham, with her team having to travel via Singapore and Dubai

 She is the women's representative on the Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council Executive Committee.His

And not to forget the President of the Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council."


Niue

  • Birmingham 2022 Chef de Mission interviews

In many ways the Commonwealth Games are summed up by the participation of Niue, a coral island in the South Pacific which locals like to call "The Rock".

athletes to Birmingham 2022.The squad faces a journey of almost a day to Birmingham, via Auckland and Dubai

appreciative of funding provided by bodies such as the Commonwealth Games Federation and PacificAus Sports

I'm pretty excited with the background of sports that I've got," he said.Niue was the halfway point of

two days on the island which marked the halfway point of its trip around the Commonwealth.The Niue Council


Phnom Penh to host OCA General Assembly in place of Hangzhou after Asian Games postponement

  • OCA

Phnom Penh in Cambodia has stepped in to host this year's Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) General Assembly

the Southeast Asian Games in 2023 so the General Assembly is seen as a "good opportunity" to welcome sports

preparations ©Getty ImagesCambodia was also awarded the 2029 Asian Youth Games at the OCA General Assembly in Dubai

said all 56 competition venues for the Games had been completed.A total of 482 medal events across 40 sports


IWBF Executive Council meet for the first time since COVID-19 pandemic

  • Wheelchair Basketball News

The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Executive Council has met for the first time

Paralympic Committee of Montenegro, Wheelchair Basketball Eswatini, and the Tunisian Federation of Sports

for Disabled.There are now 104 members affiliated with IWBF.IWBF had their Executive Council meeting

marketing rights.Athletes from the newly-created IWBF Players' Commission also met with the Executive Council

of meetings.The 2022 IWBF Congress is to follow later this year where elections on a new Executive Council

are set to take place.It is scheduled to take place in Dubai from November 24 to 26.


Tiwari elected as President of International Kabaddi Federation

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Vinod Kumar Tiwari has been elected as the new President of the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF).

The Indian was voted in unopposed at an elective General Assembly in Dubai, and will serve a four-year

2026.Tiwari is the director of international and National Olympic Committee relations at the Olympic Council


Ward says new plan will lead to West Midlands making its mark on global stage

  • West Midlands Growth Company

Birmingham City Council leader Ian Ward believes the West Midlands will make its mark on the global stage

The plan sets out a vision for the West Midlands to become known across the global sports industry, and

is hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games this year which will be a catalyst for a further boom in the sports

Midlands Growth Company -  called "Culture and Sport in the Global Economy" - took place at the Dubai

Well done to our great team out in Dubai and a huge thank you to all of our stakeholders who made #UKNationalDay

secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport, Nadine Dorries, was among those to attend in Dubai


Sport leaders discuss esports boost at West Midlands Growth Company event in Dubai

  • West Midlands Growth Company

Championships in Birmingham will leave massive benefits for the city and the West Midlands region, an event in Dubai

Growth Company (WMGC) at Expo 2020 in the United Arab Emirates city.A delegation from the region visited Dubai

will host the first Commonwealth Esports Championships," said Ian Ward, the leader of Birmingham City Council

Deborah Cadman, the chief executive of Birmingham City Council, speaking at the event in Dubai ©WMGCThe

already confirmed as the host of the 2023 Trampoline World Championships and the International Blind Sports

 Tomorrow, UK National Day will be marked at the Dubai Expo.Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge


West Midlands Growth Company brings together major sporting names for event at Dubai Expo

  • West Midlands Growth Company

An event hosted by the West Midlands Growth Company at Expo 2020 in Dubai will explore the lessons learned

take place tomorrow and has attracted a string of important speakers who will either be present in Dubai

Britain's secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport, Nadine Dorries, and Birmingham City Council

is to promote the West Midlands as a world-class destination for tourism, trade and investment.The sports

 "The arrival of the Queen's Baton Relay in Dubai will help build excitement about Birmingham 2022

As world leaders convene at Expo 2020 Dubai, I'm proud to be promoting the very best of global Britain


Vision

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region's impressive ambitions.It sets out a vision for the West Midlands to be known across the global sports

region of choice for major UK and international sporting events, developing a compelling offer for the sports

to promote the West Midlands as a world-class destination for tourism, trade and investment with the sports

Commonwealth Games.A key event called "Culture and Sport in the Global Economy" was also held during the Dubai

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Five-time Paralympic champion Ktila receives UAE award for Tokyo 2020 performance

  • Paralympics

Accomplished an Achievement Despite Difficult Challenges Award at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports

We announce a new elite of sports creators to honour them, and send a message to all athletes and sports

that the honour will be the share of every creator who seeks to raise the level of performance and sports

achievement everywhere," said Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, chairman of the Dubai

Sports Council.


Oceanian athletes to receive honorary medals at Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games

  • Hangzhou 2022

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has confirmed athletes from Oceania - who are to compete at the Asian

honorary medals if they finish in the top three, following approval at the OCA General Assembly in Dubai

are expected to compete at Hangzhou 2022 from 17 Oceanian National Olympic Committees (NOCs) in five sports

Six of the 17 NOCs from Oceania have started the sports entry process for Hangzhou 2022, which is scheduled

to take place from September 10 to 25 2022.Roller skating will be one of the five sports Oceanian athletes

can compete in at the Asian Games ©Getty ImagesThere are 40 sports, 61 disciplines and 482 events on


OCA awards Cambodia and Saudi Arabia events at General Assembly in Dubai

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OCA officially announced that Cambodia would host the 2029 Asian Youth Games ©OCAUnited Arab Emirates Sports

guest at the OCA General Assembly ©OCAA series of special merit awards were presented by the Olympic Council

©ANOCA proposal from Bahrain’s Sheikha Hayat bint Abdulaziz Al-Khalifa to rename the OCA Women and Sports


Dates in 2023 for re-arranged Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games confirmed by OCA Executive Board

  • OCA

New dates have been officially confirmed for the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Thailand following its postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Executive Board, meeting her today, formally rubber-stamped the proposal

2023," Siriwat said.Randhir Singh, centre, chaired his first in-person OCA Executive Board meeting in Dubai

Next year will be a busy year for sports in Asia with many major events scheduled and I hope, God willing

while Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Japan, Doha 2030 and Riyadh 2034 all gave brief updates.The OCA’s Women and Sports


Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent to stage 2025 Asian Youth Para Games

  • Paralympics

The Uzbek capital Tashkent has been confirmed as hosts for the 2025 Asian Youth Para Games by the Asian Paralympic Committee's (APC) Executive Board, meaning the event will be staged in the same city as the Asian Youth Games for the first time.

Tashkent was awarded hosting rights for the Asian Youth Games in the same year by the Olympic Council

Around 800 participants are expected to compete across nine sports at the 2021 Asian Youth Para Games

first staged in the Japanese capital Tokyo in 2009, followed by Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia in 2013 and Dubai