Showing posts with label MALAYSIA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MALAYSIA. Show all posts

Sunday, April 29, 2012

DTN News - SPECIAL REPORT ON SPORTS: Shon Wan Ho of Korea Took Men's Single Badminton Championships Title At Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2012

DTN News - SPECIAL REPORT ON SPORTS: Shon Wan Ho of Korea Took Men's Single Badminton Championships Title At Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2012
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - April 29, 2012: Korea’s Shon Wan Ho won his first ever international title in style this week in New Delhi, making it a Superseries, with a victory over world #1 Lee Chong Wei to boot.
Shon Wan Ho of Korea (R) hugs his coach after defeating Malaysian badminton player Lee Chong Wei during their Men's Singles Final match of the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2012 at the Siri Fort Sports Complex in New Delhi on April 29, 2012. Ho won 21-18, 14-21, 21-19.

BWF promote the sport of Badminton through an extensive and truly worldwide programme of events.  These events have various purposes according to their level and territory in which they are held but those events owned by BWF seek to showcase the Sport via the widest possible quality television broadcast  and build the fanbase of the Sport throughout the World. 

The world badminton tournament structure has four levels. The Thomas Cup & Uber Cup and Sudirman Cup are Teams Events. The others – Superseries, Grand Prix Events, International Challenge and International Series are all individual tournaments. The higher the level of tournament the larger the prize money and the better the ranking points available.

In addition BWF have responsibility for the International Calendar of Tournaments and Member Associations apply for BWF sanction for their tournaments in return for obligations such as complying with the Laws of Badminton and General Competition Regulations provides the Member Association with a date for their event and inclusion, if appropriate, in the World Ranking system.

Member Associations must apply to sanction a tournament at any of the above levels. The 
BWF Tournament Sanctioning Policy applies to the sanctioning of tournaments. Sanction forms for Level 2,  3 and 4 

Besides these, the Events Committee also appoints the various technical officials for the BWF events, Super Series and Grand Prix (including Grand Prix Gold) competitions.
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

DTN News - MALAYSIA DEFENSE NEWS: Malaysia Plans To Buy 18 Russian Fighter Jets

DTN News - MALAYSIA DEFENSE NEWS: Malaysia Plans To Buy 18 Russian Fighter Jets
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - November 15, 2011: The Malaysian defense ministry plans to buy 18 Russian Su-30MKM fighters fit to carry Russian-Indian BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, the Izvestia daily said on Tuesday.

The paper said, citing military sources, that Malaysian Defense Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi plans on Tuesday to visit the Irkut aviation plant, producing Su-30MKI fighters for India. According to Izvestia, one such aircraft would cost Malaysia about $50 million, future maintenance included.

During the visit, the minister "may sign a contract to buy 18 Su-30MKM multirole fighters," the paper said.

The defense minister also plans to discuss installing new missiles, including BrahMos, on the 18 Su-30MKM fighters that Malaysia received in August 2009 under the $900-million contract signed in 2003.

Malaysia's mixed fighter fleet also includes Russian MiG-29N Fulcrum and the U.S.-made F/A-18D Hornet and F-5 Tiger in service.

The Su-30MKM is a multi-role Flanker version based on the Su-30MKI model and features a customized avionics package built to Malaysian specifications. Su-family fighters constitute the bulk of Russia's arms exports..


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