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New UEFA Champions League finals ball with a message, auction for UNHCR
Adidas has unveiled the official match ball for the 2022 UEFA Champions League final, held in Paris on May 28. With the inscription “мир | PEACE,” the ball will not be available in stores as it takes one of the biggest stages in sports as an opportunity to unite the ...
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Teijin collects more donations for victims of Ukraine war
Fibers and fabrics company Teijin Ltd. has once again increased its aid to the victims of the war in Ukraine. The company, which is part of the Japanese Teijin Group, will donate the equivalent of around €300,000 in humanitarian aid to the suffering people in Ukraine, in addition to the ...
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More than $2 million already allocated for Ukrainian Olympic Community
The Solidarity Fund established by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the Ukrainian Olympic Community and sports movement has received so far over US$2 million, the IOC said. This fund was made up of an initial donation of $1 million from the IOC and Olympic Solidarity, followed by a further ...
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Real Madrid will donate €1 million for Ukraine aid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol has announced that it will donate €1 million within the framework of “Everyone with Ukraine,” a campaign that was launched by the Real Madrid Foundation on March 5 to help alleviate the humanitarian needs of the displaced population in Ukraine. Some of the funds raised ...
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VF suspends commercial activities in Russia and supports refugees
VF Corp. has joined those companies temporarily suspending commercial operations in Russia. Accordingly, VF has closed Vans-operated retail stores across the country and suspended processing e-commerce orders through the Vans and The North Face brand websites, the company said. The VF Foundation has donated $250,000 to UNHCR, the United Nations ...
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Charity platform Sport4ukraine calls for donations and doubles them
On the newly formed charity platform Sport4ukraine, founded by Siegbert Müller, managing director of Outtra, donations to help people in need in the wake of the war in Ukraine are collected. The project is supported by the organizations BSI, VDS, SAZsport, Sport 2000, and companies Alpenstrand, Chillaz, Ortlieb, Bergfreunde, Devold, ...
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New program to support refugees in France through sport
Terrains d’Avenir is the name of a new program, co-financed by the French Sports Ministry and the Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF), aiming to help refugees and displaced people in the Île-de-France region through sport. The program was officially launched at the Maison des Réfugiés (Refugee House) in Paris on March ...
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IOC elects Samaranch as new vice president and five new IOC members
The Feb. 18 proceedings of the 139th Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Beijing saw the election of a new vice-president and five new IOC members. Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs from Spain was elected as an IOC vice-president. His term will start on May 20, after the conclusion ...