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Rest-In-Peace W. Murray SANFORD
ATLANTA 1996 Sports Director - ATLANTA 1996 Competition Director - Atlanta International Prep Classic Meet Director
Marietta, Georgia - USA (November 9, 2013)
Today, W. Murray SANFORD our friend, colleague, and pillar of our institution passed away. SANFORD was our Sports Director from 2006 to 2013, and our Competition Director from 2003 to 2013. Murray SANFORD was also the Director of our Atlanta International Prep Classic (ATLANTA CLASSIC), an annual youth (14-18) Track & Field competition held at GA Tech since 2004. Today the ATLANTA 1996 is what it is because of Murray SANFORD's support, vision, commitment to excellence, and hard work. Your memory will be part of the ATLANTA 1996 forever. REST-in-PEACE Murray!
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USA Diving names two finalists as potential host cities for 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Diving:
Atlanta & Indianapolis
Indianapolis, USA (October 21, 2013)
USA Diving, in partnership with the United States Olympic Committee, has announced that Atlanta and Indianapolis have been named as the two finalists in the bid process to select a host city for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Diving. The Trials will determine the divers who will represent the United States at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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17 Years ago the ATLANTA 1996 Concept was Created
By Prince Albert II of MONACO & Dr. Marc-Daniel GUTEKUNST
Atlanta, USA (August 4, 2013)
17 years ago, on August 4, 1996, both Albert GRIMALDI and Marc-Daniel GUTEKUNST created the ATLANTA 1996 concept. The dream turned into reality when on May 6, 2002 Ambassador Andrew YOUNG inaugurated the ATLANTA 1996 with representatives from the 10 founding countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Eritrea, Macedonia, Madagascar, Mali, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, and the Seychelles. Since 2002, over 2000 athletes from 53 nations trained and competed with the ATLANTA 1996.
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The Association for International Sports for All (TAFISA)
Partners with the ATLANTA 1996
Atlanta, USA - Frankfurt, Germany (March 11, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015)
The Association for International Sports for All (TAFISA) and the ATLANTA 1996 have entered a partnership to develop and implement by end of 2015 the TAFISA-ATLANTA 1996 Wellness Pilot Program (WPP) in cooperation with twenty three (23) institutional Partners (IP) in the State of Georgia, USA.
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The International Federation of Sports Chiropractic - Fédération Internationale de Chiropratique du Sport (FICS)
Partners with the ATLANTA 1996
Atlanta, USA - Lausanne, Switzerland - Toronto, Canada (March 1, 2013)
The International Federation of Sports Chiropractic - Fédération Internationale de Chiropratique du Sport (FICS) partners with the ATLANTA 1996 to work on the various ATLANTA 1996 programs including establishing a scholarship program for athletes from around the world to become Doctor of Chiropractic (DC).
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