DEC. 18 2011 (The Conway Bulletin) – Soccer’s governing body, FIFA, scrapped plans for Uzbekistan to host the women’s under-20 soccer world cup next year. FIFA said it had to re-schedule the competition in Japan because of technical issues. Human rights groups have been strongly critical of Uzbekistan in the past few months.
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(News report from Issue No. 70, published on Dec. 22 2011)
DEC. 13 2011 (The Conway Bulletin) – An investigation by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) cleared Azerbaijan of trying to buy two gold medals at next year’s Olympic Games for $9m. The BBC made the bribery allegations during a TV news story. Another separate investigation by the International Olympics Committee (IOC) is due to report next year.
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(News report from Issue No. 70, published on Dec. 22 2011)
OCT. 21 2011 (The Conway Bulletin) – The Georgian rebel region of Abkhazia hosted the 8th world dominoes championship, an event it hoped would raise its international profile. Predictably the tournament irritated Georgia. Far less predictable was the participation of a team, although unofficial, from the US, Georgia’s ally.
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(News report from Issue No. 62, published on Oct. 25 2011)
SEPT. 22 2011 (The Conway Bulletin) – A BBC documentary alleged that an Azerbaijani national paid a $9m bribe to the part of the sport’s governing body that organises judges at the Olympic Games, in exchange for guaranteeing two gold medals at next year’s event in London. Azerbaijan and boxing officials vigorously deny the allegations.
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(News report from Issue No. 58, published on Sept. 27 2011)
JULY 29 2011 (The Conway Bulletin) – Armenia’s chess team returned home to a hero’s welcome after winning the World Team Chess Championship in China three days earlier. Victory is important to Armenia where chess is played widely. The Team Chess Championship is one of the world’s most prestigious chess tournaments.
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(News report from Issue No. 51, published on Aug. 2 2011)
APRIL 15 2011 (The Conway Bulletin) – Armenia plans to make two hours of chess a week compulsory for children at primary school, AFP reported quoting an official from the education ministry. Chess stars are revered in Armenia, which has produced a number of Grandmasters.
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(News report from Issue No. 36, published on April 18 2011)
JAN. 30 2011 (The Conway Bulletin) – Kazakhstan opened the seventh Asian Winter Games in Almaty, one of the continent’s most prestigious tournaments. Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee, attended the opening ceremony. The tournament, shared with Astana, will end Feb. 6.
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(News report from Issue No. 25, published on Jan. 31 2011)
SEPT. 4 2010 (The Conway Bulletin) — Turkmenistan announced plans to construct a $1.9b Olympic city to be built by the Turkish company Polimeks Construction. The complex will be located next to Ashgabat and will hold 30 sports facilities including a 60,000 seat soccer stadium.
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(News report from Issue No. 6, published on Sept. 9 2010)
