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Paris 2024: 4 sports win spots; gender equality heart of prgm

Last updated : Dec 09, 2020 18:12
SportzPower Team
Dec 08, 2020 13:12

LAUSANNE: The executive board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Monday approved the event programme and athlete quotas for the Olympic Games Paris 2024, which are centred on gender equality and youth.

Skateboarding, sport climbing, surfing and breaking (breakdancing) were confirmed as additional sports proposed by the Paris 2024 organising committee. This new flexibility is part of the reforms of Olympic Agenda 2020. Monday’s decision will help to make the Olympic Games Paris 2024 fit for a post-Corona world.

Nov 11, 2020 18:11
WTT scores Coca-Cola as 1st sponsor; names 2 more
LAUSANNE: World Table Tennis Wednesday announced Coca-Cola as WTT’s first-ever partner in the modern era of the sport. Coca-Cola will be the Official Beverage Partner of WTT events in China during 2021 – the year in which WTT embarks on its mission to revolutionise table tennis by launching a brand-new series of international events. 
Oct 26, 2020 12:10
SAI approves national coaching camp for table tennis
NEW DELHI: The Sports Authority of India has approved the national coaching camp for Table Tennis, which will commence on 28th October running through till 8th December.
Oct 15, 2020 11:10
2020 ITTF Women’s and Men’s World Cups title sponsor named
BEIJING: The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has confirmed that Dishang Group is the title sponsor of the upcoming 2020 ITTF Women’s and Men’s World Cups. One of China’s largest manufacturers and exporters of apparel, Dishang Group is headquartered in Weihai (Shandong province), the host city for both events, which will be staged on the following dates:
Sep 29, 2020 16:09
Durban to host 2023 World Table Tennis Championships
LAUSANNE: The 2023 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals will be staged in Durban, South Africa, after Member Associations voted during the 2020 ITTF AGM held on Monday. It’s an historic first time that the ITTF’s most prestigious event is being held in South Africa and the first time on the African continent since Cairo, Egypt, in 1939.
Sep 28, 2020 17:09
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World Table Tennis announces 2021 event 'Hubs' to kick off WTT era
LAUSANNE: In light of the persisting COVID-19 pandemic, World Table Tennis (WTT) is organising its inaugural event calendar to overcome the challenges that continue to face the sports industry and the world at large.
Sep 22, 2020 18:09
Qatar to host Asian TT c'ships after China, India drop bids
DOHA: Qatar will stage the 2021 Men's and Women's Asian Table Tennis Championships, it was announced Monday.  The Qatar Table Tennis Association (QTTA) confirmed to local daily The Peninsula that the event will be held in September next year.   QTTA has won the hosting rights following the withdrawal of China and India, who were part of the bidding race. 
Jul 21, 2020 17:07
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WTT aces 4 partnerships to 'globally elevate TT'
LAUSANNE: World Table Tennis (WTT), the new commercial arm of the International Table Tennis Federation, has announced four top-level professional partners, to "help elevate table tennis to the global sports elite". After the recent unveiling of WTT’s strategic partnership with IMG, WTT has entered into collaborations with the following partners:
Jul 17, 2020 20:07
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Tokyo 2020 confirms venues, competition sched for Games in 2021
TOKYO: The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee announced at Friday’s virtual IOC Session that all the venues intended for the Games in 2020 have been secured for next year, and confirmed the sports competition schedule.
Jul 16, 2020 17:07
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IOC support to 20 IFs totals $63m, to NOCs $37m
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has already supported the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and International Federations (IFs) with around $100 million since the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis. To date and as needed, $63 million have been allocated to IFs and $37 million to NOCs.
Jul 16, 2020 11:07
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Tokyo 2020 qualification systems adapted for each sport
LAUSANNE: Further to the approval of a series of amendments to the Tokyo 2020 qualification system principles by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Qualification Task Force in April,  the review of the International Federation (IF) qualification processes for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and each sport has now been finalised.
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