by Dave Painter | Mar 20, 2019 | In the News, Travel
It was a joy working with James Peace and the talented team at CSM recently in Abu Dhabi on Mohammed Khalfan Al Romaithi’s bid for the presidency of the Asian Football Confederation. Speaking at Louvre, Al Romaithi outlined his manifesto, entitled “Making Football...
by Pam Painter | Feb 22, 2019 | In the News, Travel
The last bastion of amateur sport – The Cresta Run The last time we covered this event was back 2006 – The world was a very different place then. But I’m pleased to report that during this time things haven’t changed much. The World famous Cresta Run is...
by Dave Painter | Feb 19, 2019 | In the News, Travel
777 as it’s getting to be known was an astonishing logistical, physical and extreme challenge that saw 40 athletes from around the world run 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days. It is without doubt one of the toughest endurance races on earth. The first marathon...
by Dave Painter | Jul 10, 2018 | In the News, Travel
It was my fault entirely, I asked Richard Turkowitsch the rules of Quidditch (he’s the PR person for Team Austria and one of the commentators) – I knew I had made a mistake when he hadn’t drawn breath for ten minutes. But his passion and panache for...
by Dave Painter | May 11, 2018 | Travel
The two-hour flight from Spitsbergen is pretty uncomfortable as the Antonov plane that is used does not have many luxuries. These planes were built for Arctic work; they mainly shift goods around rather than athletes and members of the press. The marathon operates...
by Pam Painter | Mar 13, 2018 | In the News, Travel
Plunging into ice cold water to compete in a swimming race did not sound like fun, but for nearly 1500 participants the World Winter Swimming Championships was the highlight of their year. Tallinn in Estonia was the host for this year’s championship, from the...
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