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February 17 - International University Sports Federation (FISU) Summer Universiade director Marc Vandenplas has praised the preparations for Gwangju 2015 following his visit to the city.
February 11 - A delegation of four International University Sports Federation (FISU) members have made their way to Gwangju this week as preparations continue for the 2015 Summer Universiade.
February 3 - Gwangju 2015 has undergone a significant expansion and relocated its headquarters to the centre of the South Korean city as it prepares to host the Summer Universiade in less than a year-and-a-half.
January 7 - Gwangju 2015 has appointed Park Myeong-seong as executive director of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the Summer Universiade due to take place in the South Korean city next year.
December 19 - Gwangju 2015 has held a workshop at the International Exchange Centre of the Pai Chai University to share preparations for the Summer Universiade with partner universities while helping to promote cooperation and participation.
November 6 - A delegation from the International University Sport Federation (FISU) travelled to South Korea to help Gwangju 2015 prepare its IT and media systems ahead of the Games.
October 24 - A two-day debriefing meeting, entitled "From Kazan 2013 to Gwangju 2015" has been held to help the South Korean city prepare for the the Summer Universiade in two years time.
By Paul Osborne October 5 - An inspection of Gwangju, in preparation for the 2015 Summer Universiade, by the International University Sport Federation (FISU has been completed.
October 4 - Secretary general of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS), Roslyn Morris, has been in Gwangju to discuss the Young Reporters Programme, a mentoring program for the development of young journalists.
October 1 - Delegates from the International University Sports Federation (FISU) are currently undertaking comprehensive inspections of Gwangju in preparation for the Summer Universiade due to take place there in 2015.
September 6 - Gwangju 2015 Universiade have declared their Youth Leadership Project (YLP) as a success, as participants from nearly 20 nations attended the United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace (UNOSDP)-led event.
August 26 - Gwangju 2015, in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace (UNOSDP), have successfully held their international youth mentoring programme, the EPICS Forum.
August 19 - North Korea has officially confirmed it will send participants to the United Nations Office of Sport for Development and Peace's (UNOSDP) Youth Leadership Programme (YLP), jointly hosted by Gwangju 2015, marking a significant step on the road to a unified Korean team at the 2015 Summer Universiade.
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.
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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.