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Betterware Joins the Mexican Olympic Committee in Supporting Athletes Representing Mexico at the 2024 Olympiad

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星期四, 四月 18, 2024

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GUADALAJARA, Mexico, April 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Betterware de México, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (Nasdaq:BWMX) ("BeFra" or the "Company"), Betterware, a BeFra Group brand, leader in Mexico's direct-to-consumer home solutions and beauty markets, proudly announced today its partnership with the Mexican Olympic Committee to support the committee's more than 100 athletes who are training for and will compete in the most important global sports event in 2024.

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BeFra's support of Mexican athletes traveling across the ocean to face the world's best athletes at the 2024 Olympiad is consistent with the Company's long-standing interest in promoting sports and healthy lifestyles.
BeFra's support of this year's Mexican Olympic team began when Andrés Campos, CEO of Grupo BeFra, and Santiago Campos, CEO of Betterware Mexico, presented a check for one million pesos to María José Alcalá Izguerra, President of the Mexican Olympic Committee, on April 17th, 2024.
María José Alcalá Izguerra commented: "For the Mexican Olympic Committee, it is a pleasure to continue forging the many alliances that benefit our athletes.
We are convinced that the joint efforts of Mexico's private sector and the Olympic Committee will have the greatest impact at the 2024 Olympiad.

Belgium’s Ingmar De Vos elected unanimously as President of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations

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星期二, 四月 9, 2024

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom, April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Belgium’s Ingmar De Vos, who has served as the FEI President since 2014, has been elected unanimously as the new President of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF). The election took place today, 9 April 2024, at the 48th ASOIF General Assembly held in Birmingham (GBR) during the SportAccord World Sport and Business Summit. Ingmar De Vos ran unopposed and was elected by secret ballot for a term of four years. He will take up his new position on 1 January 2025.

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BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom, April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Belgium’s Ingmar De Vos, who has served as the FEI President since 2014, has been elected unanimously as the new President of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF).
“I am humbled by today’s result and would like to express my deep gratitude to the Summer Olympic International Federations for their trust,” the newly elected ASOIF President Ingmar De Vos said.
“On behalf of the International Olympic Committee, I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to Ingmar De Vos on his election as ASOIF President,” IOC President Thomas Bach commented.
Since 2016, he has been a member of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) Governance Taskforce.

Getty Images and the International Olympic Committee Sign Renewal Agreement

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星期四, 十二月 7, 2023

NEW YORK, Dec. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Getty Images (NYSE: GETY), a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace, today announced it has renewed a long-term agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), with Getty Images continuing to serve as the Official Photographic Agency of the International Olympic Committee. Content captured as the Official Photographic Agency will be supplied to the IOC, its sponsors and other members of the IOC family, complementing Getty Images’ broader independent photographic media coverage of the Olympic Games.

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NEW YORK, Dec. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Getty Images (NYSE: GETY), a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace, today announced it has renewed a long-term agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), with Getty Images continuing to serve as the Official Photographic Agency of the International Olympic Committee.
Content captured as the Official Photographic Agency will be supplied to the IOC, its sponsors and other members of the IOC family, complementing Getty Images’ broader independent photographic media coverage of the Olympic Games.
Getty Images has covered 14 editions of the Olympic Games and 14 editions of the Olympic Winter Games since 1968 as Allsport and subsequently as Getty Images.
For more information about Getty Images’ coverage of past and future Olympic Games, visit https://www.gettyimages.com/collections/olympics

Passionate Start of the 2023 Shanghai Tower Vertical Marathon

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星期四, 十一月 23, 2023

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The event was guided by Shanghai Chengtou Group and the Municipal Sports Federation, hosted by Shanghai Tower , supported by the Samaranch Foundation for Sports Development and the Lujiazui Management Bureau.

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The event was guided by Shanghai Chengtou Group and the Municipal Sports Federation, hosted by Shanghai Tower , supported by the Samaranch Foundation for Sports Development and the Lujiazui Management Bureau.
Vertical marathon is a special type of marathon event that has been held in various locations worldwide in recent years.
Since 2018, the vertical marathon event has been repeatedly certified as a major international and domestic event by the Shanghai Sports Bureau.
In the future, the Shanghai Tower will continue to improve the event's organization and level, showcasing a higher level and more international standard of competition.

Panasonic and Olympic Gold Medalist Malaika Mihambo Partner for Sustainability Goals

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星期二, 十一月 21, 2023

Panasonic is collaborating with Olympian Malaika Mihambo in the lead-up to the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

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Panasonic is collaborating with Olympian Malaika Mihambo in the lead-up to the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
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Panasonic and Olympic Gold Medalist Malaika Mihambo Partner for Sustainability Goals (Photo: Business Wire)
Malaika Mihambo comments, “I have been interested in social and environmental issues since primary school.
Panasonic has been a proud Worldwide Partner of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) since the beginning of the TOP programme at the Olympic Winter Games Calgary 1988.
Junichi Suzuki, Chairman and CEO of Panasonic Europe B.V. comments, “Malaika is a fantastic addition to our Team Panasonic Family.

Global Times: Esports sector enters era of globalization as China welcomes international players

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星期四, 十一月 30, 2023

Athletes from South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Russia, and China, among other international athletes have been vying for titles at the ongoing 2023 TGA Tencent Esports Games Winter Finals in Beijing.

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Athletes from South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Russia, and China, among other international athletes have been vying for titles at the ongoing 2023 TGA Tencent Esports Games Winter Finals in Beijing.
Gu Sijia, director of the Tencent interactive entertainment esports department, told the Global Times on Wednesday that this year's event has become more globalized.
As the International Olympic Committee looks to create an Olympic esports games, Mao believes that a mentality of openness will help China stay competitive on the international stage.
In addition to developing Chinese intellectual property, an international vision is crucial for China to expand its influence in the global arena, Mao noted.

Ping-pong diplomacy: Australian table tennis players return to China, five decades after historic tour

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星期五, 十月 27, 2023

Only weeks after the team’s headline-making tour, Australia’s then opposition leader, Gough Whitlam, led a delegation to Beijing promising to open diplomatic relations “when elected”.

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Only weeks after the team’s headline-making tour, Australia’s then opposition leader, Gough Whitlam, led a delegation to Beijing promising to open diplomatic relations “when elected”.
One was table tennis, one was basketball and one was volleyball.
One was table tennis, one was basketball and one was volleyball.

‘A crowd of 8,000 people’

A revolutionary who became one of China’s most revered statesmen, he advocated peaceful co-existence with the West and other nations.
The American team embarked on their tour first – setting the stage for then-President Richard Nixon’s famous visit to Beijing in 1972.
Paul Pinkewich had just turned 20 at the time of the visit, teammate Steve Knapp was only 18.
Our first match in Canton, now Guangzhou, I think it was a crowd of 8,000 people,” he recalls.
“Do you wear this hair because of your disagreement with society or because it is a style?” Knapp replied, “It is the fashion.”

“Can you believe, one table in the middle of the Capital Stadium [in Beijing] with 18,000 spectators, and that was just an amazing experience.
But they always let the woman win.” That woman was Anne Middleton, the other player on the 1971 tour, who has since passed away.
After the trip we were labelled as communists […] but we were interested in friendship first, competition second.”

Why sport diplomacy matters

Beijing has continued to use sport as a diplomatic tool, including becoming the first city in the world to host both a summer and winter Olympic Games (Beijing in 2008 and 2022).
French educator Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee in 1894, believing Olympics were a global event.
A new term has also emerged in recent years – almost always applied by researchers in democratic nations – to describe undemocratic nations’ forays into global sport: sportswashing.
“Amity between people holds the key to sound relations between countries.” At the heart of such amity, sport continues to play a significant role.

Tracey Holmes was one of the fifty Australians interviewed in the 'Fifty People, Fifty Stories' book due to her experiences of previously living and working in China.

Lacrosse to return to the Olympic Games in 2028

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星期一, 十月 16, 2023

MUMBAI, India, Oct. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- World Lacrosse’s decades-long vision to return the sport to the Olympic stage has been realized, with the International Olympic Committee approving lacrosse’s inclusion in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

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MUMBAI, India, Oct. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- World Lacrosse’s decades-long vision to return the sport to the Olympic stage has been realized, with the International Olympic Committee approving lacrosse’s inclusion in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
World Lacrosse President Sue Redfern said: “There is no greater designation than to be recognized as an Olympic sport.
Marc Riccio, USA Lacrosse CEO: “We are thrilled that the International Olympic Committee has voted to include lacrosse in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Having lacrosse be part of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games is a monumental moment for our sport and the millions of athletes who play across the United States.

Getty Images Named Authorized Photographic Agency of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023

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星期四, 十月 5, 2023

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LONDON, Oct. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Getty Images (NYSE: GETY), a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace, today announced it will be capturing the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup India 2023 as the Authorized Photographic Agency.

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LONDON, Oct. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Getty Images (NYSE: GETY), a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace, today announced it will be capturing the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup India 2023 as the Authorized Photographic Agency.
As Authorized Photographic Agency of the International Cricket Council (ICC), Getty Images will deploy a team of award-winning sports photographers to capture every angle of the Cricket World Cup from the Opening Match on 5th October to the Final on 19th November.
Since 1999, Getty Images has covered seven Cricket World Cups as the Authorized Photographic Agency and will capture over 160,000 images at this year’s tournament.
Getty Images has worked alongside many of the world’s significant sports leagues and governing bodies for over 25 years.

Getty Images Renewed as Official Photographic Partner of Major League Baseball

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星期四, 九月 28, 2023

NEW YORK, Sept. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Getty Images (NYSE: GETY), a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace, today announced a renewed partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB) that sees Getty Images continue as an Official Photographic Partner of MLB.

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NEW YORK, Sept. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Getty Images (NYSE: GETY), a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace, today announced a renewed partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB) that sees Getty Images continue as an Official Photographic Partner of MLB.
As an Official Photographic Partner, Getty Images’ award-winning sport photographers and editors will deliver high-quality imagery from every MLB regular season game and dozens more Playoff and World Series games, all to be distributed exclusively on gettyimages.com.
To further build on the long-standing relationship, Getty Images and MLB are partnering to increase representation, diversity and inclusion within the industry and the content used by the world’s media, clients, partners and licensees.
Along with MLB, Getty Images is an official photographer or photographic partner to over 120 of the world’s leading sports governing bodies, leagues, and clubs, including the PGA TOUR, FIFA, the International Olympic Committee, International Cricket Council, UEFA, National Hockey League, NASCAR, PGA of America, National Basketball Association and Manchester United.