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Sporting goods industry supports earthquake relief measures in Turkey and Syria
9,210 apparel, footwear and textile manufacturers were located around the epicenter of the 7.8 and 7.7-magnitude earthquakes, which caused widespread damage across Turkey and northern Syria when they hit during the night of Feb. 6, 2023, according to the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. Many retailers have already committed ...
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Unesco supports global observatory for gender equality in sport
The canton of Vaud, the City of Lausanne and the University of Lausanne have been designated by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs to ensure the creation of a new Global Observatory for Women, Sport, Physical Education and Physical Activity. The observatory has been established as an incubating association, ...
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Ski mountaineering added to Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics
The International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) session on July 20 has unanimously approved the inclusion of ski mountaineering as an additional sport for the program of the Milano Cortina 2026 edition of the Olympic Winter Games. The inclusion of ski mountaineering on the program of this specific edition ...
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IOC reveals details of Olympic forest project in Africa
The International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) has announced the details of its project to plant an Olympic Forest in Mali and Senegal, part of the IOC’s climate-positive strategy. The project will involve planting about 355,000 native trees across around 90 villages in the two neighboring African states, ...