Category: Organization
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FINA Proposes Larger Event Schedule for Tokyo, Includes 50s Stroke, Distance Free and Mixed Relays
FINA has proposed expanding the swimming program to 42 events for the Tokyo Olympic Games, according to a report from InsideTheGames. The proposed lineup would include adding the 50s of each stroke, the men’s 800 and women’s 1500 free and mixed 400 free and 400 medley relays to the current schedule of 32 events. The…
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Rio Olympics Can’t Pay Debts, Offers Used Air-Con Units Instead
The final contest of the 2016 Rio Olympics looks a lot like “Let’s Make a Deal.” With 100 million reais ($32 million) in outstanding debts, the organizing committee is trying to pay off suppliers with stuff — air conditioners, portable energy units, electrical cables — in lieu of or in addition to cash. The cash…
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Frankie Fredericks quits 2024 Olympics role amid corruption probe
Former sprinter Frankie Fredericks quit Tuesday as head of the IOC commission monitoring candidates for the 2024 Olympics amid a probe into money he accepted from a sports marketing chief accused of corruption. Fredericks, 49, strongly denied any wrongdoing in accepting nearly $300,000 (283,000 euros, Sh30 million) around the day that Rio de Janeiro was…
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Young migrants learn to swim in Sicily | DW News
“Canottieri Ortigia” sports club in Syracuse has started a cycle of free swimming lessons for young migrants. The course is open to unaccompanied minors who arrived in Sicily on board barges, after crossing the Mediterranean. https://youtu.be/eq83q89DGuI
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Budapest officially ends its 2024 Olympics bid
Budapest ended its bid to host the 2024 Olympics on Wednesday, citing a lack of unity after a political movement opposing the move collected more than a quarter of a million signatures to force a referendum on the issue. Running alongside powerhouses Los Angeles and Paris, Budapest had been considered a long-shot candidate, pinning its…
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Danube Arena ready for the Budapest 2017 FINA World Championships
Though the grand opening is scheduled for May, the brand new aquatic centre in Budapest, the main venue of the FINA World Championships 2017, is ready to welcome the athletes. This Wednesday it was officially announced that it would bear the name of Danube Arena. Read FINA and visit Budapest 2017 on Facebook
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IOC should have seen Rio wasteland coming
The legacy of the Rio Olympics is a farce. The closing ceremony was six months ago Tuesday, and already several of the venues are abandoned and falling apart. The Olympic Park is a ghost town, the lights have been turned off at the Maracana and the athlete village sits empty. “It’s not a good look…
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Afghanistan Swimming launches campaign to raise funds for female national team
Afghanistan National Swimming Federation (ANSF) was established in 2004 to provide leadership and management on all swimming activities and to represent Afghanistan on the international stage. It is affiliated with the All Asia Swimming Federation (AASF) and International Swimming Federation (FINA) internationally, as well Afghanistan National Olympic Committee domestically. Afghanistan, it goes without mention has…
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Olympic ghost town: Bills due, venues empty after Rio Games
Rio de Janeiro pulled off last year’s Olympics, keeping crime at bay and fending off dire forecasts of corruption, environmental degradation, and cost overruns. Six months after South America’s first games, the floodgates have burst. Rio organizers still owe creditors about $40 million. Four of the new arenas in the main Olympic Park have failed…