by Ben OchiengNAIROBI, May 20 () -- Current American volleyball CEO Doug Beal toured Kenya recently from where he kicked off the world tour for his presidential campaign for the forthcoming elections of the Federation for the International Volleyball (FIVB) scheduled for September.Beal' s visit to Nairobi was also a show of support to the Africa Women' s Club Championships as well as a forum to seek closer collaboration with various national federations in Africa as he seeks to develop a stronger relationship with the continent.However, during his Nairobi visit, which was his first port of his worldwide tour in drumming up support for his candidacy, Beal expressed his resentment with the world body over what he termed as 'lack of democratic principles where the FIVB President has always been elected unopposed."In September, the volleyball world will have a truly unique opportunity to democratically and openly elect their new leader. For the first time in many years, the FIVB' s 220 national federations will be able to express their individual vote for the future of our sport and I am honoured to be part of this historic moment," he told journalists in Nairobi on Friday."The association has never had open, clear elections for president that features more than one candidate. It should be left to national associations to make independent decisions on who they want to elect as president."Beal said the world volleyball deserves a leader who understands the global needs and challenges of the sport and added that having contributed to volleyball in many different roles in over 100 countries, he knew firsthand the global challenges national federations of all sizes face."My experience in bringing success across many different platforms has prepared me for the FIVB Presidency and for the next chapter in our sport' s history."Beal came face to face with the obstacles his candidacy faced when the chairman of the Kenya Volleyball Federation Waithaka Kioni reminded him of the challenges ahead bearing in mind that the confederations in Asia, Africa and America have openly thrown their weight behind candidate Ary Graca of Brazil.Outgoing FIVB President Wei Jizhong of China will not seek re-election. The other candidate is Chris Schacht, the President of Australia Volleyball Federation."Confederation presidents do not speak on behalf of others. Foundations of independence should rest with national federations whose opinion should be respected. Participation of other candidates should be welcomed and their visions listened to since they bring along with them different personal style."He admitted that he has in the past not had a significant relationship with Africa but nevertheless promised his will be a quick study.He said as the next FIVB president, he intends to use his vast experience spanning over 40 years both as a player and head coach of the US National Team to bring real change to the game.Most of those who support his candidacy are from his own country whereas those voting presidents mainly from African countries who graced his launch bid in Nairobi remained tight-lipped when asked them where they will cast their vote.Lloy Ball, four-time Olympian and Olympic gold medallist in 2008 says having known Beal for 20 years, he believes Doug represents a leader with a global vision who knows what inspires athletes; and drives coaches; motivates national federations. "I cannot wait to have Doug Beal as FIVB president."Former U.S. Volleyball President who is also a former FIVB Committee member Beck Howard said volleyball needs a leader who can be trusted and has the ability to listen to those around him and make the right decision for world volleyball whereas the CEO, U.S. Olympic Committee Scott Blackmun said he had no doubt Beal would make a great leader for volleyball internationally.The 65-year-old Beal competed as a member of the U.S. men' s national team from 1970 to 1976 and was named head coach of the US men' s national team in 1977.With him as head coach of the national team, the United States captured its first-ever gold medal in men' s volleyball at the 1984 Olympics.In 2005, Beal was named CEO of U.S. Volleyball, the governing body of Volleyball in the U.S.
TOKYO, Feb. 15 () -- Tokyo stocks closed sharply higher Wednesday on softer yen following the additional monetary easing steps by Japan's central bank the previous day, with the key Nikkei index surging 2.30 percent.The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 208.27 points from Tuesday at 9,260.34, marking its highest close since Aug. 5, 2011.The broader Topix index expanded 16.16 points, or 2.05 percent, at 802.96, also a fresh high in more than six months.The leading winners included the sea transport, insurance and securities sectors, while the services, fishery and forestry, and retail sectors were among the decliners.Tokyo stocks started the day with remarkable advance. After 15 minutes of trading, Nikkei gained 88.04 points, or 0.97 percent, from Tuesday to 9,140.11. The broader Topix index expanded 7.31 points, or 0.93 percent, at 794.11.The sentiments among investors had been lifted as they forecast that the Japanese currency would get weaker following the Bank of Japan's decision to take additional monetary-easing measures on Tuesday.As traders sold the Japanese currency, the U.S. dollar traded in the upper 78 yen zone Wednesday morning in Tokyo, briefly touching its highest level in more than three months.The dollar bought 78.50-55 yen at midday against 78.37-47 yen in New York and 77.97-98 yen in Tokyo at 5 p.m. Tuesday.Dealers said a stronger euro also help boost the trading in the market. The currency fetched 1.3157-3160 and 103.29-34 yen at noon, against 1.3129-3139 dollars and 102.94-103.04 yen in New York and 1.3152-3153 dollars and 102.55-59 yen in Tokyo late Tuesday afternoon.On Tuesday, the Bank of Japan decided to take further monetary easing steps by setting its price stability goal at one percent to fight deflation. It also decided to expand its asset purchase program by 10 trillion yen (about 128 billion U.S. dollars) to 65 trillion yen. The new injection is earmarked for long-term government bonds.The move came as a surprise to market and sent the yen weakening immediately.The turnover was about 1,669 billion yen (about 21.26 billion U. S. dollars) on Wednesday.
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SINGAPORE, April 16 () -- After three weeks of online voting, the Singapore National Games (SNG) has found its logo and mascot.Both were unveiled on Sunday by Adviser for the SNG Steering Committee and Minister of State for the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Mr Teo Ser Luck at the start of Community Games 2012 at Senja-Cashew Community Club, local TV Channel NewsAsia reported on Monday.The mascot "Nila" is a lion designed by Singapore Polytechnic student Beatriceb Cho.Nila's fiery mane and heart-shaped face represent friendly rivalry.Yong Wen Yeu from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts designed the colourful logo for the Singapore National Games.Animated with the alphabets S, N and G, the logo represents the spirit and energy of sports.The design contest was held in February and saw some 35 logo and 16 mascot entries submitted by various design schools.Shortlisted designs were put up online for public voting in March.The Singapore National Games which takes place from September 1 to September 9, 2012 will see community teams pit against one another in 10 sports.The Community Games, which serves as the qualifying round, kicked off with a total of 43 matches - including badminton, basketball and football.Teo said participation in the games exceeded expectations.He said: "We have a thousand over teams participating in this Singapore National Games. We didn't expect that many (number of) teams when we started. There's good support from both People's Association and Singapore Sports Council coming together. They redesigned the game, put it at a national level and encouraged more teams to participate. Most importantly, it's not to have the regular competitors but anyone that is interested in sports coming forward to participate."
PARIS, Nov. 2 () -- The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and International Association of Sports Newspapers (IASN) decided to jointly issue quarterly e- bulletins starting in February 2011 to promote sport values and youth empowerment, the Paris-based UN organization said Tuesday.The quarterly issue is to "raise awareness of sport's power and potential in development and peace initiatives, and to encourage young people to become leaders of positive change in their communities," UNESCO said in a statement.The bulletins, expected to be shown on the UNESCO and IASN websites and to be circulated through the organizations'networks, will focus on four topics: sport as a development tool, with a particular focus on Africa; youth empowerment and sport; sport and the fight against racism; and sport and violence prevention.Articles about current sports events, interviews of eminent sport personalities, profiles, upcoming sport events would be major topics, UNESCO said.According to UNESCO, the bulletins will be the first project under a new partnership between UNESCO's Section for Youth, Sport and Physical Education and IASN.Founded in 2008 by leading sports newspapers L'Equipe (France), La Gazzetta dello Sport (Italy), Marca and Mundo Deportivo (Spain), Ole (Argentina) and Lance! (Brazil), IASN said it aims to promote the values of sport and the interests and freedom of the sports press, accounting for an average aggregate readership of 15 million worldwide.
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UNITED NATIONS, June 28 () -- The UN humanitarian arm has reported that government estimates indicate that around 80 people have been killed in Rakhine state in northern Myanmar, UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said here Thursday."The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that according to government estimates, nearly 80 people died and dozens were injured in the violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state earlier this month," Nesirky said at a daily news briefing. "The government also reports that more than 52,000 people have been displaced."Rakhine has been plagued by sectarian violence between ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and Muslim Rohingyas, which has included rioting.Nesirky said that UN humanitarian agencies are engaged in assisting those impacted by the violence."The World Food Program (WFP) has provided 725 metric tons of food to more than 92,000 affected people in five townships across Rakhine," he said.The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are also in the midst of humanitarian operations in the troubled areas, according to the spokesman."The UN Population Fund together with the Myanmar Medical Association, continues to provide health care, while the World Health Organization is working closely with local authorities to monitor communicable diseases in camps for internally displaced people," he said.
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