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Doubts over the tenure of José Quiñones at the head of the Peruvian Olympic Committee (COP) have seemingly been swept aside, after the COP President received the unanimous support of his country's national sports federations at an Extraordinary General Assembly.
By David Owen at the Marriott CasaMagna in Puerto Vallarta
The 2019 Pan American Games in Lima will be staged between July 26 and August 10, José Quiñones, President of the Peruvian Olympic Committee (COP), has announced.
Lima's 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games preparations have hit crisis point following corruption allegations and delays with preparations, with Chilean officials even reportedly having raised the possibility of them replacing Peru as hosts.
February 19 - Mario Vázquez Raña, President of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO), has congratulated Peru on its "excellent work" so far as it prepares to host the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games in the capital Lima.
By Duncan Mackay at the Westin Harbour Castle Conference Centre in Toronto
October 11 - Peru's capital city Lima was today awarded the 2019 Pan American and Parapan Games after winning here in the first round of voting four years after losing out to Toronto for the 2015 event.
By Duncan Mackay at the Westin Harbour Castle Conference Centre in Toronto
October 10 - Lima and Santiago will contest the race to host the 2019 Pan American and Parapan Games here tomorrow, the head of the Peruvian Sport Institute (IPD) has predicted.
By Duncan Mackay at the Westin Harbour Castle Conference Centre in Toronto
October 8 - A decision to choose the host city for the 2019 Pan American and Parapan Games is the main item on the agenda at the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) General Assembly, which is due to start here tomorrow.
September 17 - Toronto, host of the 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games, has been named as the venue for next month's Pan American Sports Organisation (PASO) General Assembly, at which the host city for the 2019 Games will be revealed.
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.