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TAKE A TOUR OF THE OLYMPIC MUSEUM

Lausanne, Switzerland is home to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) who last year inaugurated a new HQ in their home city, seen as a glistening model of ‘Sustainability and transparency’, as affirmed by IOC president Thomas Bach in his opening speech. This coincided with the committee’s 125th anniversary. The IOC also supports its own museum – TOM – the acronym for ‘The Olympic Museum’ and like the FIFA World Football Museum is one of the best sports museums anywhere in the world.

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Sir Ben Ainslie Meets Arab Sailor Adil Khalid

Sir Ben Ainslie Meets Arab Sailor Adil Khalid

Adil Khalid - the 25-year-old Emirati hero who in 2012 became the first Arab sailor to participate in the Volvo Ocean Race - came face to face with his own ‘hero’ at this week’s F1® Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Adil - who has previously represented the UAE sailing laser class in the 2008 Beijing Olympics - caught up with Sir Ben Ainslie, the 36-year-old British sailing phenomenon who is the most successful sailor in Olympic history, on the deck of ADOR’s ‘Azzam’ training boat which made its own ‘star’ appearance at the Grand Prix.

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