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Legendary athlete fulfilled his honorable mission for the eighth time (08.02.2010 - 18:27)
At six o’clock in the morning today (PST) in the small Canadian town of Mission, British Columbia, located 5-10 km from the border with the U.S., the president of the National Olympic Committee, legendary Ukrainian athlete, Sergey Bubka, took part in the XXI Olympic Winter Games torch relay. In spite of the early hour, a crowd, among them many Ukrainians, gathered to greet the outstanding Ukrainian athlete and Ukraine’s chief Olympian with national flags. Interestingly, the chief Olympian of Ukraine had number 007 at the torch relay ceremony in the town of Mission. Relay organizers...
The Ukrainian Olympic team for Vancouver-2010: 6 sportsmen more on the list (26.01.2010 - 19:25)
The International Ski Federation has officially informed the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine on the quota extension for the Ukrainian Olympic team at Vancouver-2010. According to the FIS´s announcement made on Tuesday, January 26, 6 sportsmen have been added to the list of the Ukrainian delegation: 4 cross-country skiers (Roman Leybyuk, Lada Nesterenko, Oleksandr Putsko and Tetyana Zavaliy) and 2 snowboarders (Yosyp Penyak and Annamari Chundak). Taking into consideration the recent changes to the list, 47 Ukrainian sportsmen will present the country at XXI Winter Olympics in 9 out...
41 athletes to represent Ukraine in XXI Winter Olympics in Vancouver (21.01.2010 - 18:47)
On January, 21 the Executive Committee of the Ukrainian National Olympic Committee of Ukraine has approved the list of the country’s national squad for participation in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games that will take place in Vancouver, Canada from 12th to 28th of February. As the President of the NOC of Ukraine announced on Thursday (Jan, 21) at the press conference in Kyiv, the Ukrainian national team at the Vancouver 2010 Games will comprise of 41 athletes who will compete in 8 out of 15 sports. However, this number may be adjusted, as 3 Ukrainian cross-country skiers, one snowboarder...
The NOC of Ukraine marks 19 years since its foundation! (22.12.2009 - 09:55)
19 years ago – on December, 22, 1990 – by the I General Assembly of NOC founders’ decision The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine was established. In September, 1993 the Committee was recognized by the IOC. The popularization of healthy life-style, the promotion of professional sports, the expansion of Ukraine’s international relations and the consolidation of the country’s positive image – all these tasks have been successfully fulfilled by the National Olympic Committee for almost two decades. However, the principle mission of the NOC has always been the ensuring of the...
Sergey Bubka is conferred the rank of the People’s Ambassador of Ukraine (17.12.2009 - 16:06)
President of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine, IOC member and IAAF Senior Vice-President Sergey Bubka was honoured with the People's Ambassador of Ukraine Order for his great contribution in creation of positive image of his country and strengthening of its international prestige. The Honorary title the People’s Ambassador of Ukraine and the corresponding Order were awarded to the repeated world champion and the Olympic pole vaulting champion by the All-Ukrainian Fund of International communication encouragement «Ukrainian People's Embassy» («Ukrayinske Narodne...
Iryna Merleni – Ukraine’s Young Ambassador for the 1st Youth Olympic Games (04.12.2009 - 08:06)
On December 4, 2009 the name of Ukraine’s Young Ambassador for the 1st Youth Olympic Games that will take place in Singapore in August, 2010 was made public. According to the results of the national voting carried out by the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine and its General Information Partner «Gala-radio», the honor to represent our country at the Games was awarded to the prominent wrestler, the 2004 Olympic champion in Athens and the 2008 silver medalist in Beijing Iryna Merleni. «The person nominated Young Ambassador in Ukraine needs no special presentation as her victories...
IOC refuels the Olympic Movement (26.10.2009 - 14:43)
The beginning of October 2009 saw the whole Olympic Family convened in Copenhagen to rethink the future of the Olympic Movement. 1250 representatives of IOC, National Olympic Committees, International Olympic and Recognised Federations from all over the world attended the XIII Olympic Congress to analyse the actual role of the Olympism in the contemporary society. The Congress ended in a set of 66 considerations and recommendations intended to strengthen the sport and its values, that the Olympic Movement represents and vehicles throughout the world. The NOC of Ukraine has brought the...
Ukraine is on the way to the Youth Olympic Games (15.09.2009 - 14:46)
Next August Singapore will host the First Youth Olympic Games. The young athletes – aged between 14 and 18 years - from all over the world will compete in 26 Olympic sports. The «newborn» youth Olympiad – the next IOC initiative – is aimed at popularization of sport among young people and called for solving the problem of the young generation's poor health. It is pleasant that the Ukrainian was entrusted with coordination of preparation for this important sports forum – the IOC elected the IOC Member, the NOC of Ukraine President, the Olympic champion Sergey Bubka as a chairman...
The Olympic lesson has started in Kyiv (05.09.2009 - 15:24)
A unique event that has no analogues in the world has started for the fifth time in the capital of Ukraine today. The festive opening of the Olympic lesson traditionally was held at the central square of the country – Maidan Nezalezhnosti. Everybody could feel himself not only as a spectator of the sporting event but as a full participant of the Sports World. Organizers of the event – the National Olympic Committee, Ministry of Education and Science, Ministry of Ukraine for Family, Youth and Sports, Kyiv City State Administration and Sports Federations fruitfully worked to make this...
Sergey Bubka – 4 Years of NOC Presidency (22.06.2009 - 14:00)
Tomorrow June 23 the world Olympizm will celebrate the 115th anniversary of the IOC foundation. At the same time on June 23, 2005 the XVIII Extraordinary General Assembly of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine elected a legend athlete, an Olympic Champion and 35 times world record holder, the IOC member and the Hero of Ukraine Sergey Bubka President of the NOC of Ukraine. Later, in November 2006, Mr. Bubka was reelected the President of the NOC of Ukraine for the next 4 years period. For the years of Bubka’s presidency the Olympic Movement reached a qualitatively new and higher...
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