The Flame for the Minsk 2019 European Games has burned at the summit of Mont Blanc despite fierce blizzard conditions and the team has safely returned to base camp at Courmayeur.
The Flame for the 2019 European Games is speeding towards the Alps after a simple yet moving lighting ceremony in Ara Pacis here in Rome.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
The City of Liverpool is host to the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2022.
The World Artistic Gymnastics Championships is the property of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) which is the governing body of Gymnastics worldwide. The Championships represent the pinnacle of elite gymnastics competition, attracting a substantial worldwide broadcast audience. WGC2022 is looking to engage an individual or agency to deliver the commercial sales process and maximise commercial opportunities for the event.
As the Olympic Movement prepares to re-elect Thomas Bach, David Owen reviews the International Olympic Committee President's seven-and-a-half-year reign. It is a period which has often seen the IOC struggling to cope with forces far beyond its control.
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