Month: December 2022

The executive committee of the International Olympic Committee nominated Yang Yang to run for vice president of the World Anti-Doping Agency

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The International Olympic Committee released a message on its official website on the 22nd: “The Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee has nominated Ms. Yang Yang, the Chinese Olympic champion, as the representative of the Olympic movement to run for the vice president of WADA.”

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 23 (reporter Ji Jima Xiangfei) the official website of the International Olympic Committee reported that the International Olympic Committee held an Executive Committee in Lausanne, Switzerland on the 22nd local time, he decided to nominate Yang Yang, the first gold winner of China’s Winter Olympics, as the representative of the Olympic movement, to run for the post of vice president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). WADA also congratulated Yang Yang on his nomination at the first time on its official website.

The International Olympic Committee released a message on its official website on the 22nd, saying: “The Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee has nominated Chinese Olympic champion Ms. Yang Yang as the representative of the Olympic movement to run for vice president of WADA.”

At the same time, WADA also reported on the official website “WADA congratulates Yang Yang on being nominated by Vice President”. The article said: “WADA congratulates Yang Yang, the Olympic champion from China, on winning the nomination of sports representatives to the executive committee of WADA and the board of directors of the foundation, becoming their preferred candidate for vice president of WADA.”

WADA also said on its official website that the executive committee of WADA and the board of directors of the Foundation nominated Polish Minister of Sports and Tourism vitorde banka as the preferred candidate for president of WADA. Sir Craig Riddy, the current chairman of WADA, will step down at the end of 2019.

WADA announced that the formal election of its chairman and vice-chairman will be held in Katowice, Poland, from November 5-7. The newly elected chairman and vice-chairman will serve for three years and take office formally from January 1, 202020.

Banka was once a 400-meter runner. Yang Yang won the first Winter Olympics gold medal for China in the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. WADA said that two former athletes, Banka and Yang Yang, were nominated for the two most important positions in WADA, which would further ensure that the athletes made a voice in the core of WADA.

Yang Yang served as a member of the International Olympic Committee from 2010 to 2018. During that period, Yang Yang served as a member of the International Olympic Committee Athletes Committee and deeply participated in all aspects of the work of the International Olympic Committee, he also participated in the investigation of Russian doping incidents as a member of the IOC ethics committee.

After stepping down as a member of the International Olympic Committee, Yang Yang became a member of the market development committee of the International Olympic Committee, and also served as chairman of the athletes Committee of the Beijing Winter Olympic organizing committee in 2022 and director of the International Skating Federation.

The main task of the World Anti-Doping Agency is to examine and adjust the list of prohibited drugs, determine drug testing laboratories, and engage in anti-doping research, education and prevention. (Finished)

American Masters “Tiger” Woods won the championship Chinese player Li Haotong tied for the 43rd place

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Xinhua News Agency, Augusta, USA, April 14 (reporter Wang Jiyi) the 2019 American Golf Masters ended the last round of competition at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia on the 14th. The American superstar and “Tiger” Woods were all expected to return, after 14 years, he won the championship of the American Masters again, wearing a green jacket symbolizing the glory of the Championship.

Woods scored 70, 68, 67 and 70 respectively in four rounds, and finally finished the match with 275 below normal shank and 13. This is the fifth time that Woods has won the American Masters Championship and the 15th Grand Slam championship. The last time Woods won the American Masters championship was in 2005.

Woods was excited after winning. He said: “Winning here is of special significance to me. I can finally prove that I have the strength to win the championship again and even the Grand Slam championship. Wearing a green jacket for the fifth time also gave me a lot of confidence. I am very lucky to be able to engage in the sports I love. I am also very happy to show them the sports I love in front of the children. I am very grateful to have the opportunity to come back and win the American Masters championship again.”

Woods, who has been troubled by injury and illness, has been ups and downs in the past few years. He hopes his experience can bring more encouragement to others. “After ups and downs in my career, I once doubted whether I could play golf again. During the days when I had injuries, I felt very uncomfortable sitting and lying down. I am very happy to win here today. I hope my experience will inspire everyone who is experiencing setbacks and I hope they will never give up.”

Three American players, including the Science card, tied for the second place with 276 strokes. Chinese player Li Haotong played well in the last round, with a score of 68 strokes lower than normal shank and 4 strokes, and finally won the 43th position with a total score of 287 strokes.

The American Masters is one of the four Grand Slam events of men’s golf in the world and the first Grand Slam event every year. In addition to winning the championship trophy, the champion will also wear a tailored green jacket symbolizing the champion.

The number of applicants for the 7th World Military Games has exceeded 10,000.35 venues have been completed.

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Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 19 (reporter Li Pengxiang, Liang Jianqiang) on October this year, the 7th World Military Games will be held in Wuhan, Hubei province. How are the preparations progressing? On the 19th, the Information Office of the State Council held a press conference on “The construction of Yangtze River Economic Belt and the high-quality development of Hubei”. Jiang Chaoliang, secretary of the Hubei provincial Party committee, revealed at the conference that the number of official applicants for the Military Transport Association had exceeded 10000, all 35 venues have completed the construction work of new construction or maintenance and renovation.

Jiang Chaoliang introduced that at present, 10719 people from 105 international Army Member States have officially signed up, and the number of participants is expected to exceed that of the previous session. At the same time, 38 test events of 27 competitions were launched. The Test matches of 9 events, including wrestling, Marathon, sailing, badminton, table tennis, shooting, women’s golf, equestrian, and open water swimming, have ended.

The preparations for the 7th World Military Games fully reflect the concept of saving the competition and benefiting the people. According to the event settings, Hubei has identified 35 venues, and has completed all related new construction or renovation. Among them, only 13 venues are newly built, 17 venues are repaired and renovated, and 5 are temporary facilities. After the game, the relevant venue facilities will also continue to play a role, undertaking large-scale competitions at home and abroad, or be used as professional training, teaching and research, and national defense teaching, and open to the society.