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ICSSPEParalympics Exhibition at the London Science Museum11/04/2012On 12 April, 2012, President of the International Paralympic Committee, Sir Philip Craven and CEO of Otto Bock HealthCare, Mr Hans Georg Näder opened a Paralympics exhibition at the London Science Museum.
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ICSSPEPhD Research Studentship Offered11/04/2012Applications are invited for a PhD Research Studentship in the School of Sport, Exercise & Health Sciences at Loughborough University, United Kingdom. This research will support the sociological study of the social impacts and legacies of the Olympics in the Stratford area.
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Study with Older WomenCorrelation Between Levels of Physical Activity and Use of Medication11/04/2012A Brazilian research group has discovered a close correlation between physical activity levels and intake of pharmaceuticals amongst older women.
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Agita MundoSuccessful World Day of Physical Activity11/04/2012The World Health Organisation rates physical inactivity as the fourth leading cause of death in the world, with 3.2 million deaths recorded each year. Most of these occur in middle and low income countries.
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International Football Association Board (IFAB)Ban on Women Footballers Wearing Hijab to be Lifted11/04/2012The International Football Association Board (IFAB), consisting of FIFA and four British Home Associations, has agreed to lift the ban on headscarves being worn by female Islamic footballers, pending health and safety checks. |
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ICSSPELet’s Move against Obesity11/04/2012In 2008, Michelle Obama, launched and initiative called Let´s Move!, a comprehensive initiative targeting a reduction in obesity rates by supporting children to be more physically active and eat more healthily.
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ICSSPEBudo for Peace11/04/2012Budo for Peace (BFP) is an organisation that works in the Middle East towards the inclusion of women, immigrants, youth with disabilities and youth-at-risk in sport.
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Hosting, Organising and Celebrating the OlympicsInternational Olympic History Conference at the University of Rouen11/03/2012The University of Rouen, France will host an international conference in sports history. The conference, entitled Hosting, Organising and Celebrating the Olympics will be held October 29th to 31st, 2012.
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ICSSPE4th World Conference in Slovenia11/03/2012The 4th World Conference of the International Society for the Social Sciences of Sport (ISSSS) will be held September 19th to 22nd, 2012 at Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.
Topics for the event will include:
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ICSSPEAmerican College of Sports Medicine11/03/2012The 59th Annual Meeting and 3rd World Congress on Exercise is Medicine by the American College of Sports Medicine will be held May 29th until June 2nd, 2012 in San Francisco, USA.
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