Starting Process_start from this edition , the tournament Competition was switched Change to being held Hold in odd-numbered years instead of even-numbered years so that it does not clash Hostile_encounter with the FIFA World Cup .

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The 2008 Men 's World Floorball Championships were the seventh men 's Floorball World Championships Competition .

The 2008 Men 's World Floorball Championships were the seventh men 's Floorball World Championships Competition .

It was one of seven 2009 pre-season friendly tournaments , the others being the Emirates Cup , the Barclays Asia Trophy , the World Football Challenge , the Wembley Cup , the Amsterdam Tournament and the Audi Cup .

The 2014 Women 's Hockey World Cup was the 13th edition of the Women 's Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament Competition .

The 2014 Women 's Hockey World Cup was the 13th edition of the Women 's Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament Competition .

It was the third time that the Netherlands hosted Social_event the Women 's World Cup after 1986 and 1998 .

The 2016 ICC World Twenty20 was the sixth edition of the ICC World Twenty20 , the world championship Competition of Twenty20 International cricket .

The 2016 ICC World Twenty20 was the sixth edition of the ICC World Twenty20 , the world championship Competition of Twenty20 International cricket .

For the second time there were sixteen participating teams , ten qualifying Earnings_and_losses automatically through their status as full members of the International Cricket Council ( ICC ) , and another six qualifying Earnings_and_losses through the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier Competition .

The 2008 IIHF Division I World Championship was an ice hockey tournament Competition under the authority of the International Ice Hockey Federation .

The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 was an international Twenty20 cricket tournament Competition which took place Hold in England in June 2009 .

It was the second ICC World Twenty20 tournament Competition , following the inaugural event in South Africa in September 2007 .

The 1981 Ice Hockey World Championships Competition took place in Sweden between 12–26 April 1981 , with games Competition being played Participation in the arenas of Scandinavium in Gothenburg and Johanneshovs isstadion in Stockholm .

This was the 47th World Championships Competition , and also the 58th European Championships Competition .

The Soviet Union became Becoming World Champions Competition for the 17th time , and also won their twentieth European title .

The 1994 Men 's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 58th such event sanctioned Preventing_or_letting by the International Ice Hockey Federation ( IIHF ) .

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The 2008 IIHF World Championship was played Competition between May 2 and May 18 , 2008 in the Canadian cities of Halifax ( Nova Scotia ) and Quebec City ( Quebec ) .

It was the 72nd IIHF World Championship event , and was run Control by the International Ice Hockey Federation ( IIHF ) .

The tournament featured many countries ' elite stars , as it served Assistance as the last and most important stage in selecting Choosing nine automatic qualifiers for the men 's hockey competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada , a process that uses Using the IIHF World Ranking standings after the tournament .

On May 8 , 2007 , the IIHF announced Expressing_publicly it `` will also formalize Institutionalization the Triple Gold Club by awarding Giving commemorative medals to the 19 players who have won the three most prestigious championships in world hockey : Olympic gold , Stanley Cup , and World Championship gold .

The ceremony will take place Hold in Canada during the 2008 World Championship . ''

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The 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Competition were held Hold at Myślęcinek Park in Bydgoszcz , Poland on 28 March 2010 .

Meselech Melkamu of Ethiopia won the fourth World Cross Country bronze of her career as Dibaba finished Process_end outside the medals .

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The `` Colours In The Road World Tour '' continued on 28 January 2014 .

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Operation Mincemeat was a successful British deception operation of the Second World War to disguise the 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily .

The U.N. had been concerned that aid was not arriving Arriving fast enough , and the World Health Organization reported Reporting that ten million people were forced to drink Ingestion unsafe water .

Who 's That Girl World Tour was the second concert tour Traveling by American singer and songwriter Madonna .

Operation Fustian was an airborne forces operation undertaken during the Allied invasion Attack of Sicily in July 1943 in the Second World War .

Amélie Mauresmo would later become Becoming the World No .

Money in the Bank ( 2010 ) was a professional wrestling Competition pay-per-view ( PPV ) event Competition produced Creating by World Wrestling Competition Entertainment ( WWE ) .

The Miz won the match Competition for wrestlers to earn Getting a WWE Championship match Competition at a time of his choosing Choosing within the next year , while Kane won the match Competition for wrestlers for the same opportunity for the World Heavyweight Championship .

Also on the card , Rey Mysterio defeated Conquering Jack Swagger to retain Preserving the World Heavyweight Championship , only to lose it Competition minutes later to Kane , who cashed in the Money in the Bank contract he won earlier in the event to defeat Conquering Mysterio for the title .

The tour grossed Earnings_and_losses $ 305.2 million from 88 sold-out shows Social_event , becoming Becoming the tenth highest-grossing tour of all time and surpassing Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale Celine Dion 's Taking Chances World Tour as the second highest-grossing tour among female artists , behind Madonna 's own Sticky & Sweet Tour .

A live album , `` MDNA World Tour '' , was released Publishing on September 9 , 2013 .

The 2011 Rugby World Cup was held Defending in New Zealand between 9 September and 23 October 2011 .

The 1997 Men 's World Ice Hockey Championships Competition was the 61st such event sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation ( IIHF ) .

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