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Hurricanes haka: A brief history of protests in sport

19/07/2024

From top left: Bryan Williams and Bob Burgess, Josh Kronfeld, Tommie Smith and Darren Waller. Photo: Photosport / AFP From wearing a wristband to refusing to play the Springboks, Kiwis are among athletes worldwide to make a stand for what they believe in – often at some cost. Protesting has raised eyebrows and hackles this week after Hurricanes Poua players altered their haka to lash out at the government. Hurricanes chief executive Avan Lee says Poua has been told they will not be allowed to repeat the controversial haka, which was performed on Saturday. Before their Super Rugby Aupiki season…

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Court of Arbitration for Sport partially upholds Simona Halep appeal

18/07/2024

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) acknowledges today’s decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the case of Romanian tennis player Simona Halep. Following a hearing held between 7-9 February 2024 in Lausanne, Switzerland, the CAS panel has partially upheld an appeal from Halep against a disciplinary sanction imposed by an independent tribunal in September 2023, reducing the period of ineligibility from four years to nine months. Today’s decision comes in the form of a summary “operative award”, with the CAS panel’s full written decision to follow at a later date. ITIA Chief Executive Officer, Karen Moorhouse,…

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Ministry of Youth and Sports Explores Collaboration Between Cibubur Youth Sport Center and Suphan Buri Sports School

17/07/2024

The Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Indonesia (Kemenpora RI) is exploring opportunities for collaboration between the Cibubur Youth Sport Center Special Sports School and Suphan Buri Sports School Thailand. The Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Indonesia (Kemenpora RI) is exploring opportunities for collaboration between the Cibubur Youth Sport Center Special Sports School and Suphan Buri Sports School Thailand. (photo:bagus/kemenpora.go.id) Suphan Buri: The Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Indonesia (Kemenpora RI) is exploring opportunities for collaboration between the Cibubur Youth Sport Center Special Sports School and Suphan Buri Sports…

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Learn to Develop Sports Tourism from the Tokyo Marathon

16/07/2024

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, TOKYO — Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno said the success of the 2024 Tokyo Marathon in Japan, which was attended by 38 thousand participants from various countries, could be an inspiration and benchmark for organizing sports-based tourism (sports tourism) in attracting foreign tourists. “Indonesia wants to learn from Japan regarding the success of the 2024 Tokyo Marathon, which is one of the best tourism sports in the world,” said Sandiaga in Jakarta, Wednesday, (6/3/2024). Sandiaga explained that his participation in the Tokyo Marathon 2024 a few days ago was not just to participate, but also…