Queensland will make an official bid to host the 2032 Olympics and Paralympic Games, the State's Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk confirmed today.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has said the Australian state will abandon plans to bid for the 2032 Summer Olympics and Paralympics if the opportunity for long-term benefits is not proven.
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has expressed confidence in Brisbane and Queensland mounting a compelling case to host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games following the inaugural meeting of a candidature leadership group in Cairns today.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is set to meet with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach in Lausanne next month in the latest step towards the region submitting a bid for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
LTA - Participation Development Partner - Gloucestershire , United Kingdom
We have an exciting opportunity for a Participation Development Partner to join our team in the South and South West region; this is a mobile role mainly covering Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.
The Participation Development Partner is responsible for delivering the participation strategy across the tennis landscape at a regional and county level; leading the deployment and delivery of strategies and plans to the grass roots of the sport across the club, county and volunteer network, park and community tennis venues and education venues.
It's 40 years since the digital clock began its countdown, Al Michaels joined in, and narrated one of the most iconic victories in sport - the 'Miracle on Ice'. Mike Rowbottom reports.
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