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December 17 - Russia's Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has marked 200 days until the start of the 2013 Universiade in Kazan next year by forecasting that the upcoming test events will be key in helping the city put the finishing touches on the event.
December 12 - Gwangju 2015 has received a boost after preparations for the Summer Universiade were praised by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) International Technical Committee (CTI) inspection team.
November 22 - The two co-chairmen and secretary general of Gwangju 2015 have been re-elected to their positions meaning they are now set to be in office when the Summer Universiade gets underway in South Korea in three years' time.
November 12 - While receiving the Seoul Peace Prize in South Korea, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he was doing all he can to form a joint Korean team for the 2015 Universiade at Gwangju.
November 10 - Two senior International Sports Press Association (AIPS) journalists have visited the city of Gwangju to look closely at preparations for the 2015 Summer Universiade.
November 7 - Gwangju 2015 has joined forces with more than 30 organisations to deliver its education programme for the 120,000 volunteers set to work on the Summer Universiade in three years' time.
October 26 - The first Kazan 2013 volunteer recruitment centres have opened in Moscow as preparations step up for the Summer Universiade in Russia next year.
October 17 - Marc Vandenplas, the Summer Universiade director of the International University Sport Federation (FISU), has praised preparations for the Gwangju edition of the competition in 2015 after leading an inspection visit for the event.
October 6 - Yoon-seok Kim, the secretary general of the Gwangju 2015 Universiade Organising Committee, has given a key presentation at the UN Sport for Development and Peace International Working Group in Geneva, Switzerland, where he called for a united Korean team to appear together in three years' time.
September 25 - Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin has said the city has picked up "invaluable" experience from its visit to the London 2012 Olympic Games, less than a year before it hosts the 2013 Summer Universiade.
September 16 - The World University Shooting Championships have concluded in Kazan, bringing to an end the three key test events for next summer's Universiade.
September 9 - Two key test events are getting underway this week as Kazan marks the 300 days to go landmark until the start of next summer's Universiade.
September 6 - The Mayor of Taipei, host of the 2017 Universiade, has pledged to put his city on the global sporting map as it signed a landmark deal with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI).
August 26 - Kazan is opening a call centre to provide information for people interested in the Summer Universiade which the Tatarstan capital is hosting next year.
When British skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won the Olympic gold medal in ice dance at Sarajevo 1984 with 12 perfect 6.0s from every judge, for their interpretation of Maurice Ravel's Boléro, an important member of their team was singer-actor Michael Crawford. Crawford, who had played Frank Spencer in British sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and the title role in the musical The Phantom of the Opera, had become a mentor to the pair in 1981 and went on to help them create their Olympic routine. Crawford said he “taught them how to act". He was present with their trainer Betty Callaway at the ringside at Sarajevo as they created one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history.
Reporting to and working closely with the Events Director – Technical Operations, the Head of Technical Officials is responsible for day-to-day management of the Technical Officials programmes within the Events Department, including:
Management of day-to-day technical officials operations including tournament assignments and planning;
Management and development of the professional technical officials workforce including referees, umpires, and tournament doctors;
Technical officials policy development through consultation with key stakeholder groups including commissions, panels, Continental Confederations and working groups;
Innovation initiatives within the technical officials area to enhance officiating accuracy and sport presentation; and
Technical officials pathway development including working with Continental Confederations and Member Associations on recruitment, education, training, and development initiatives.
Pierre de Coubertin once said cricket has "practically no appeal for those who are not British". While he expressed doubts about the Olympic viability of cricket, lacrosse and baseball, Philip Barker wonders how the man who helped revive the modern Games would have reacted to new sports at Los Angeles 2028.