Imran Khwaja, Pankaj Khimji and Neil Speight have been elected as ICC Associate Member Directors following an election process at the ICC Annual Conference in Birmingham, UK. In line with the Associate Members’ Meeting Terms of Reference, the voting was conducted at the Formal Associate Members meeting by way of a weighted secret ballot in which all voters (each Voting ...
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IPC transfers governance of Para biathlon to the International Biathlon Union
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has transferred the governance of Para biathlon to the International Biathlon Union (IBU) as of 13 July 2022. The decision follows the unanimous approval of the transfer from the IPC Governing Board during its meeting on 31 May 2022. Para biathlon will be managed by the IBU in cooperation with the International Ski Federation and ...
Read More »Tunisian Para athletics athlete Yassine Gharbi suspended for three years for committing an anti-doping rule violation
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has suspended Tunisian Para athletics athlete Yassine Gharbi for a period of three years for committing an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV). The Tunisian, who competes in the men’s T54 class, returned an adverse analytical finding (AAF) for Prohibited Substances in a urine sample provided Out-of-Competition on 7 December 2020. The substance was boldenone and its ...
Read More »coronavirus:World Athletics Indoor Championships postponed
The 2020 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing have been postponed because of fears over the spread of the coronavirus in China. The championships were to be held from 13-15 March but governing body World Athletics pushed them back 12 months. World Athletics sought advice from the World Health Organisation and turned down offers to host from other cities. The ...
Read More »Athletics is mother of all sports, says Secretary Sports Punjab Nadeem Mehboob
LAHORE: Secretary Sports Punjab Nadeem Mehboob said athletics is rightly portrayed as mother of all sports. And the countries which excelled in athletics usually produced wonderful results in other sports as well; he said this while talking on the inaugural day of 2-day 4th National Youth and Junior Athletics Championship at Punjab Stadium on Monday. President Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) ...
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