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"sanctioning body" is an organization or authority that has the power to give official permission or approval to something, such as a particular event, competition, or action. It sets the rules, regulations, and standards for the activity and ensures that participants adhere to them.
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About Blog - The Asian Tour is the official regional
sanctioning body for professional golf in Asia.
The Cat Fancier's Association, the United States & World's largest registry of pedigree cats and the largest
sanctioning body of pedigreed cat shows, wishes to reaffirm its commitment to the promotion and protection of all cats, pedigreed and otherwise, with the following representing our position on cat overpopulation.
It was developed for racing and the aggressive shocks were utilized to maintain eligibility to compete within the rules of most club
racing sanctioning bodies.
Rally obedience is open to both AKC registered and mixed breed dogs registered in the AKC Canine Partners Program, as well as
other sanctioning bodies, such as CynoSport.
The IHRA, a 21 - year - old circuit operating in the eastern half of the country, is often overshadowed by the National Hot Rod Association, drag racing's oldest and
largest sanctioning body.
>> To attain recognition from local youth and high
school sanctioning bodies in order to legitimize the sport of rugby in Northern California.
Founded by Bill France, Sr. in 1948, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR) was the premier
motorsports sanctioning body.
Sports - car racing is the best sports - business success story hiding in plain sight: IMSA, the
premier sanctioning body for sports - car competition in North America.
In deference to the
only sanctioning body that immediately recognized his victory, Douglas decided to wear his International Boxing Federation championship belt, a fashion accessory in the same way a dimpled hubcap might be.
Sanctioning bodies charge a % of the purse from fighters, so a fighter making $ 10 million for a fight will pay more in fees than a fighter making $ 1million.
Two prevailing themes have emerged thus far in the partnership between a company whose approach is outside the box and tends to do the opposite of conventional wisdom, and an image -
conscious sanctioning body that often skews conservative.
Sanctioning bodies want to have a level playing field, while racing teams don't want to show their hand until the green flag drops.
Germany's
DMSB sanctioning body has enacted new restrictions designed to prevent similar accidents in future races.
The FIA is a
great sanctioning body but rallying needs a really good promoter and it's unfortunate to see such a good sport lacking in that department.
It was likely the best route for the
U.S. sanctioning body, but so far in 2017 it's been pretty much dominated by one team.
Shelby Cobra 427 The Cobra 427 never had a chance to match its predecessor's brilliant record on the track — numerous SCCA titles and the 1965 FIA manufacturer's trophy — because Shelby American failed to produce enough competition - spec cars to meet the
FIA sanctioning body's requirements.
And though there are some participants who want to press harder and some who do, I learned that the club's comparative paucity of maximum testosterone has led some to defect from the VSCCA to
competing sanctioning bodies such as the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association or the Vintage Racing League or even the more well - known Sports Car Club of America.
Built to the LM GTE - class regulations specified by
French sanctioning body Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO), the GT3 RSR is eligible to compete in the European Le Mans Series, American Le Mans Series, International GT Open, FIA World Endurance Championship, and of course, the main event that is the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Along with a new name being announced today for the merged Grand - Am / ALMS series,
sanctioning body IMSA has announced that a total of five classes will form the makeup of the racing organization.
Entered in class 7300, which comprises stock production mid-sized pick - ups and SUVs, Hall Racing's modifications to their ZR2
include sanctioning body - mandated safety items such as a roll cage, a 44 - gallon racing fuel tank and racing seats with safety harnesses.
If you get the lure coursing bug and want to do more than just lure course your dog for fun, Italian Greyhounds are a breed recognized by the two main two
main sanctioning bodies in the US (ASFA and AKC) to compete.
Weil represents the Elite Rodeo Association (ERA), a newly - founded professional rodeo association, and several of its owners who are the best athletes, as plaintiffs in an antitrust class action lawsuit in Texas federal court challenging, as unfair, retaliatory, and illegal, bylaws passed by the
dominant sanctioning body in the sport, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA).
WC Vision, producers of the sports
car sanctioning body, announced on Thursday that all events will air on the radio network, starting...
ChumpCar and The 24 Hours of LeMons are
other sanctioning bodies that provide inexpensive forms of endurance racing (and have been covered in previous Racer Boy columns).
«Dock Dogs is the world reknown independent governing and
sanctioning body for all dock jumping performance sports for dogs, and is the fastest - growing canine sport in the U.S. Almost every dog owner has seen a Dock Dogs event on either the Outdoor Channel, ESPN or at an outdoor event.
Shortly before the Holyfield - Douglas fight, all three of boxing's
major sanctioning bodies, the WBC, the WBA and the IBF, had said they would honor Tyson promoter Don King's insistence that the winner next fight Tyson, who was knocked out by Douglas on Feb. 11 in Tokyo and is scheduled to meet Alex Stewart on Dec. 8.
The 400 people on hand included Peter Contreras, assistant athletic director of the state's University Interscholastic League, the high
school sanctioning body that hadn't seen fit to properly lodge or honor the Bears 60 years earlier.
A German
motorsports sanctioning body has have lifted restrictions that temporarily banned GT3 - class cars from racing at the Nürburgring.
Because the engine was not installed at the factory, the Yenko Camaros were not recognized by many
racing sanctioning bodies.
King's protests kept Douglas's title in abeyance for 48 hours, until public reaction caused King and
the sanctioning bodies to acknowledge the obvious.
Soliciting feedback and being open to change is something
the sanctioning body has made considerable strides in, polar opposite of the iron fist mentality it had for years and years.
The sanctioning body deserves a big gold star for its efforts.
Hamlin, Jeff Gordon and Brad Keselowski were among those questioning whether
the sanctioning body had properly positioned drivers.
When NASCAR announced Thursday it would require drivers to undergo baseline neurological testing starting in 2014, it seemed liked a slam - dunk decision by
the sanctioning body.
The scrutiny stems from NASCAR finding two rules violations on Harvick's No. 4 Ford after his win at Las Vegas, prompting
the sanctioning body to impose stiff penalties Wednesday.
O'Donnell said
the sanctioning body anticipated having assorted issues through the early season transition period and will investigate failures at Atlanta.
Original note when article was first published: Those interested in betting on this fight should be sure to read the fine print as sportsbooks have strict rules regarding date deadlines,
sanctioning bodies, boxing vs. MMA rules, etc..
For some reason most of
the sanctioning bodies have started calling the fighter who's the mandatory for the guy holding the actual belt «regular champions»