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Record-breaking 2018 Al Mouj Muscat Marathon a big success with international athletes Download The record-breaking 2018 Al Mouj Muscat Marathon was hailed a huge success as thousands of runners filled the streets of Al Mouj from the early hours on Friday morning. Download Download Download Download Download Download Download Download Download Download A large international contingent of athletes welcomed the near perfect conditions, which saw many runners achieve personal best performances. The centrepiece Al Mouj Muscat Marathon event was won by Kenya’s Moses Too who completed the 42km course in  02:19:30 , ahead of Anouar El Ghouz with another Kenyan, Gideon Kipgurui Kipsang, third. “I have raced other marathons and this one is very, very hard, but I am so grateful to have won it,” said Too after he crossed the finish line at the heart of the Al Mouj residence. “I am very happy to have won and it was

TRANSPARENCY CORE TO THE FUTURE OF VOLLEYBALL   Lausanne, Switzerland, January 19, 2018 – During his meeting with the FIVB Legal Commission, President Dr. Ary S. Graça F° spoke of the importance of good governance and transparency throughout all areas of the sport. Volleyball is considered one of the most popular sports in the world, having been the most watched competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, according to official IOC data. However, President Graça urged his colleagues to be vigilant as the FIVB continues to work towards being the world’s number one family sport. "The world of sport in radically changing, and we need to continue working with a fresh mentality for the benefit of our sport. Throughout our Commissions meetings, it is so important that we talk about good governance at the FIVB," President Graça said. "I want to make sure that everything we do is transparent, so there can be no doubting the integrity of volleyball, beach volleyball, or the FIV

Leaders unite at Securing Sport 2018 and call for new approach to safeguard sport Securing Sport 2018 co-hosted by U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) and The McCain Institute with the support of Qatar Chamber Top experts highlight urgent need for multi-sector collaboration to combat growing security and integrity challenges in sport Washington D.C., USA; 20 January 2018: Leaders and international experts from the field of sport safety, security and integrity gathered at Securing Sport 2018 in Washington D.C this week to highlight the importance of a united approach to protecting sport as well as the urgent need to establish strong multi-sector partnerships to combat the emerging threats in sport safety, security and integrity. Under the theme of ‘The Business of Protecting the Future of Sport’, Securing Sport 2018 brought together executives and experts from around the world to address key security and integrity issues facin

Belgian football club K.A.S. Eupen concludes training camp at Aspire Academy Coach Claude Makélélé and Aspire Academy’s coaches meet to discuss coaching methodologies on the last day of K.A.S. Eupen’s training camp Belgian Pro League side, K.A.S. Eupen, which is owned by Aspire Zone Foundation, has successfully concluded its fourth successive winter training camp at Aspire Academy  on Monday . The training camp, which took place during the players’ winter break from professional league matches, was organised to prepare the team for the second half of the 2017-2018 season, which resumes next Saturday, 20 th  January. On the last day of the training camp, Aspire Academy hosted a joint session between the Academy football coaches and K.A.S. Eupen’s Head Coach, Claude Makélélé, the former prolific Real Madrid and Chelsea midfielder, to discuss youth football development and training methodologies. Speaking about the transition from player to coach, Makélél

Masterclasses on Sport Communications at NU-Q Doha, Qatar – –  Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) has announced three one-day masterclasses as part of its executive education program in sport communication. The program –  The Changing Business of Sport and Sport Communications  – will serve as a link for professionals who want to begin or enhance a career in sport communication and will focus on media, marketing, and law. All of the masterclasses will be held at NU-Q’s new building in Education City. The first, scheduled for February 10 th  is “Media Old and New, and the Transformation of World Sport”;   the second, “Sport Law and Governance – The Rules that Regulate Sport Organizations” will be held on February 17 th ; and the third, “Using Sport Marketing to Influence the Growth of Business and Sport , ”   on February 24 th . “Over the past several years, NU-Q has broadened its programming to include more courses on sport and the media, which has prove

Football: Tunisia target round two in Russia Doha: Tunisia — returning to the FIFA show piece event after a 12-year hiatus — has a difficult task ahead of them at this year’s World Cup in Russia as they aim to get past the group stages, feels coach Nabil Maâloul. Tunisia has not made it past the knockout stages in their previous four appearances at the World Cup. Maâloul admitted his team has a tough task on hand in Russia with Belgium ranked number five in the world and England at 15 in the group along with Panama. “We have tough teams to compete against in the group-stages. We’ll be ready. We have good players and we’re preparing very hard to increase our chance of advancing (beyond the group-stages),”said Maâloul, while speaking yesterday during the team’s winter training camp at Aspire Zone Foundation. “We’re confident that everyone will do their best. We are constantly contacting various regional and European clubs to get some of the other Tunisian players to joi

  Eupen coach  Makélélé stress on  ‘staying positive’ KAS Eupen coach Claude Makélélé has stressed the importance of ‘staying positive’ for the second half of the season for the challenges ahead. The former Real Madrid and Chelsea midfielder assumed responsibility as coach at Aspire Academy owned KAS Eupen from Jordi Auli Condom last November. Under his supervision, the team has enjoyed a recent run of positive results but is battling hard to remain to avoid relegation. With a squad of 24 players, including Qatari international Abdulkarim Hassan, KAS Eupen features a number of Aspire Academy graduates including Abdollah Ali Saei and Ahmed Homam Elamin. Their fellow Qatari teammates at the club Akram Afif, Abdulrasheed Ibrahim, Youssef Aymam Farahatand and Assim Madibo, are currently on international duty with Qatar’s U-23 team at the U-23 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Championships in China. Speaking about the performance of the Qatari players at Eupen