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First Winter Youth Olympic Games open in Innsbruck

First Winter Youth Olympic Games open in Innsbruck

First Winter Youth Olympic Games open in Innsbruck

© RIA Novosti. Mihail Mokrushin

© RIA Novosti. Mihail Mokrushin

© RIA Novosti. Mihail Mokrushin

First Winter Youth Olympic Games open in Innsbruck

22:31 13/01/2012 INNSBRUCK, January 13 (RIA Novosti)

The first-ever Winter Youth Olympic Games opened Friday in Innsbruck, Austria, bringing together a thousand 14- to 18-year-old athletes from over 60 nations to the winter sports capital.

Ukraine hotel deficit worries UEFA ahead of Euro 2012
17:59 13/01/2012
UEFA remains concerned over the lack of accommodation for fans and media in eastern Ukraine for Euro 2012, an official said Friday.
Russian women advance in Australian Open qualification play
17:07 13/01/2012
Russia's Alexandra Panova has made it through to the third, deciding round to qualify for the Australian Open tennis championship.
Hungarian Kashai voted football ref 2011
16:26 13/01/2012
The International Federation of Football History and Statistics has named Hungarian Viktor Kashai as the best referee of 2011, the IFFHS said on Friday.
Distance runner Radcliffe: London won't be my last competition
14:54 13/01/2012
British long-distance runner Paula Radcliffe vowed Friday to continue her career beyond the London Olympics, and practically ruled out an appearance at Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
Federer says back troubles over, ready for Australian Open
14:32 13/01/2012
Roger Federer has recovered from a back injury that forced his withdrawal from the Doha Open earlier this month, and is fully fit for the Australian Open, he said on Friday.
CORRECTION: Kudryavtsev qualifies in Australian Open
11:14 13/01/2012
(CORRECTS headline from Kudryavtsev makes it to final to Kudryavtsev qualifies)
Kudryavtsev qualifies in Australian Open
10:58 13/01/2012
Russian tennis star Alexander Kudryavtsev has made it through the third deciding round to qualify for the Australian Open tennis championship.

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