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Fiji to celebrate National Sports Day from 2015

By Paul Osborne

Fiji is set to hold a National Sports Day from 2015 onwards ©Getty ImagesFiji will celebrate a National Sports Day from 2015 onwards following a historic announcement by the Government today, which declared a national holiday recognising the contribution of sport towards national development.



USOC chief executive Blackmun joins $1 million club in 2013

By David Owen

Scott Blackmun has been United States Olympic Committee chief executive since 2010 ©Getty ImagesUnited States Olympic Committee (USOC) chief executive Scott Blackmun received a bumper 2013 compensation package of around $1.3 million (£769,000/€948,000), following payment of a deferred bonus, understood to amount to $425,000 (£251,000/€310,000), earned over the previous three years.