Samsung Sponsoring Rowing
The International Rowing Federation, FISA, announces a two-year sponsorship with Samsung.
Samsung becomes an official technology partner of the federation and will begin activating its sponsorship at the World Rowing Championships, taking place on Lake Karapiro, New Zealand, Oct. 31 to Nov. 7.
The agreement gives Samsung title sponsorship of the Rowing World Cup annual series, comprising three international regattas, and a partner of the 2011 rowing worlds in Bled, Slovenia.
"A valued Olympic TOP sponsor since 1997, Samsung has come to appreciate rowing's unique values and targeted reach," said Denis Oswald, president of FISA.
"In our many discussions over the last few months, it has become clear that our sport has a very important part to play in Samsung's global communications strategy.
Gyehyun Kwon, vice president and head of worldwide sports marketing at Samsung, said the company's association with rowing was an important partnership. "Sports sponsorship allows us to connect with global markets and communicate our corporate mission and values and is a key conduit in building brand equity in the minds of consumers," he said.
Centenarian Olympian Dies
Julius Bruckner, an Austrian Olympian who competed at the 1924 Olympics died last Tuesday. He was 102.
Bruckner moved to Richmond, Va. in 1952 and was likely one of the oldest surviving Olympians.
He was 16 when he swam in the Olympics and failed to wina medal. He continued to race until his 90s.
His wife, Kalra died in April.
He is survived by his son William and five grandchildren.
Father-Son Duo Pleads Guilty to Drug Fraud
Jim Armstrong, who skipped Canada to Paralympic wheelchair curling gold in Vancouver, faces up to three years in prison for trafficking fake erectile dysfunction pills.
He and his 28-year-old son Gregory James Armstrong pleaded guilty in a Seattle court last week.
Thefather-son duo was busted April 15 in Blaine, Wash. A Food and Drug Administration agent claimed in a court filing that Armstrong had 2,544 pills marked Viagra and 260 pills marked Cialis that were shipped from China.
Sentencing is slated for Jan. 28.
Boxing Champion Fails Delhi Doping Test
Sri Lankan bantamweight Manju Wanniarachchi is the fifth athlete from the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games to fail a doping test.
The 56kg gold medalist’s A sample tested positive for anabolic steroid 19-Norandrosterone, the Commonwealth Games Federation said Monday in a statement.
Silver medalist Sean McGoldrick of Wales could land atop the podium if Wanniarachchi’s B sample confirms the drug’s presence.
Three Nigerian runners and an Indian racewalker also tested positive at the Games that ended Oct. 14.
Written by Ed Hula III and Matthew Grayson.
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