Jean-Guy Poitras
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Jean-Guy Poitras is a Canadian badminton
referee, originally from Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, in northwest New Brunswick
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He is a professor of physical education
at the Edmundston Campus of the University of Moncton and was Dean there from 1996 to 2001. He has been involved in badminton since the 1970s and has refereed more than 600 international matches, including those in the XXVII Summer Olympics in Sydney in 2000
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Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
referee, originally from Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, in northwest New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
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He is a professor of physical education
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
at the Edmundston Campus of the University of Moncton and was Dean there from 1996 to 2001. He has been involved in badminton since the 1970s and has refereed more than 600 international matches, including those in the XXVII Summer Olympics in Sydney in 2000
2000 in sports
2000 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria** Women's overall season champion: Renate Götschl, Austria-American football:...
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