8 March 2008 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today joined in International Women’s Day and revealed the winners of its 2008 Women and Sport Awards. During the Opening Ceremony of the IV IOC World Conference on Women and Sport in Jordan, IOC President Jacques Rogge announced that the World “Women...
Besides the athletes, those behind the scenes such as capable coaches and officials who prove themselves will be absorbed into the Government’s coaching and technical schemes for grooming. “This will help fill the present void in the areas of coaching and officials involving sportswomen in the country,” said Sports Minister,...
Women 2000 and Beyond December 2007 Title: Women, gender equality and sport “Promoting participation in sport in Malaysia The Women’s Sports and Fitness Foundation in Malaysia is an NGO established in 1995 to pursue the empowerment of women … The Foundation has established, together with the Ministry of Sport, the...
REPRESENTATIVES from five different regions exchanged views on women in sports at the Annual International World Games for Women in Sports meeting in Kuala Lumpur early this month. Co-chairperson of the meeting, Johanna Adriaanse, said the main purpose of the meeting is to have a strategic plan for the new...
When one speaks of chess, most of us will think that chess is just another indoor game. But, the truth is that chess is more than that. Chess is not just a game, it also a sport being played all over world! And the fun part is that, chess is...
It was another feather in the cap for Youth and Sports Minister, Dato’ Seri Azalina Othman Said whe she was named the winner of the prestigious Women and Sport Award 2007. Azalina, who was nominated for the award by the Women, Sports and Fitness Foundation of Malaysia (WSFFM), received her...
UPON her beliefs towards a healthy lifestyle among women, breast cancer survivor and self-confessed fitness freak, Olivia Newton-John, who recently visited Kuala Lumpur, is giving full support towards the 2nd National Women Games. The 59-year-old pop diva who is in Malaysia for the first time to do a one-night concert...
LYDIA conducts self defense for disabled women THE IWG also stepped out of the boardroom and paid a visit to 20 disabled women in Putrajaya for a worthy cause, where Lydia La Riviere, who is a consultant on gender and diversity, educated the women in self defense for the disabled....
SPORTS Minister, Dato’ Seri Azalina Othman Said (pic), for her tireless efforts for Malaysian women in sport, has been rewarded by being the first Asian woman to be selected as an ambassador of the Women Win organization based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The non-governmental organization (NGO) is the first ever to...
PERSIDANGAN WANITA DALAM SUKAN ASIA TENGGARA 2006 PERSIDANGAN “SEA Women In Sports – Paradigm Of Change” yang berlangsung di Hotel dan Pusat Persidangan Berjaya Times Square pada 21 hingga 22 September lalu bukan sahaja mendapat sambutan yang menggalakkan dengan jumlah penyertaan yang ramai, tetapi juga berjaya mengumpulkan beberapa tokoh terkemuka...