Tuesday, May 11, 2010

“Madison mini-camps beckon for summer in gymnastics, dance, sports” plus 2 more

“Madison mini-camps beckon for summer in gymnastics, dance, sports” plus 2 more


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Madison mini-camps beckon for summer in gymnastics, dance, sports

Posted: 11 May 2010 03:02 AM PDT



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Sports organizations gather for festival

Posted: 11 May 2010 02:03 PM PDT

From field hockey and gymnastics to curling, rowing, and even a zipline, the Island Savings Family Sport and Recreation Exhibition will have it all.

More than 40 sporting organizations will gather May 29 to strut their stuff at the grounds of the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence.

"It's important to introduce families to sports when the kids are young," said Andrea Kerry, acting general manager of PISE.

The festival is intended to get kids out and seeing what sporting activities are available in the community, she said.

For the first time PISE will be teaming up with the Greater Victoria Hall of Fame and Island Savings to host the free event.

Some of Victoria's premiere athletes from the Victoria Seals and the Highlanders FC will be at the festival as well some Olympians. Expected to attend is sailing Paralympian Stacie Lottit, bronze medal winner at the Beijing Summer Olympics and the Canadian Yachting Association's 2008 Female Athlete of the Year.

Each of the 40 organizations will have their own interactive exhibition so there will be no shortage of activities for youngsters, including lacrosse, judo and of course soccer.

If all that wasn't enough Adrenaline Ziplines will provide a 300-foot zipline for all comers.

"We're really excited, this is the biggest event of its kind that's been held," said Mikyla Cleal, the festival's coordinator. "It's for the whole family."

The festival will be at the PISE grounds, 4371 Interurban Rd., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Asian Games to open tickets sales to public

Posted: 11 May 2010 10:06 PM PDT

Organisers of the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games announced on Wednesday that the tickets sales will be launched worldwide on May 20.

More than 200,000 tickets of 13 sports will go to public in the first stage, including those of badminton, BMX, golf, judo, rhythmic gymnastics, roller skating, rowing, shooting, table tennis, track and field, trampoline, triathlon, wrestling, whose competition calendars have been confirmed.

People could log on tickets.gz2010.cn to book tickets and home fans could also go to 400 appointed branches of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) to apply for the tickets.

One can apply for a maximum of 10 different matches and 2-5 tickets per match, the organisers said.

The tickets will be sold on first-come-first-serve basis.

The 16th Asian Games will raise its curtain on November 12.

Source:Xinhua

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