Canadian athletes have taken part in an event showcasing Paralympic sports as part of Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa.
July 2 - Sara Sutcliffe, former legal director of the British Olympic Association (BOA), has been named interim chief executive at the English Table Tennis Association (ETTA) following the retirement of Richard Yule, who had been in the position for 18 years.
July 1 - The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has been forced to re-open the bidding process for the 2018 World Equestrian Games after sole bidder Canada failed to provide the necessary financial support to host the showpiece event, although Bromont/Montreal will remain a part of that process.
June 30 - Australia's women have secured the Investec Hockey World League Semi-Final title with a 3-0 win over hosts England in Chiswick today.
The International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA) has met with Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) to discuss issues surrounding the presentation and scheduling of the sport at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.
July 2 - The importance to Colombia of Medellín's bid to host the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics will be illustrated here on Thursday (July 4) when the country's President Juan Manuel Santos will the lead delegation for the final presentation and vote.
July 1 - British Paralympic long jump medallist Stef Reid is aiming to make her mark on sporting history as she targets a place on the Scottish squad at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games where she will compete alongside able-bodied athletes.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced its shortlist of athletes for the June Athlete of the Month Award and the public now has one week to vote for the winner by visiting its homepage.
July 1 - The £500 million ($761 million/€584 million) Olympic and Paralympic sport has been guaranteed over the next four years as part of the Government spending review represents a "cast iron commitment" to the department following London 2012, according to Britain's Sports Minister Hugh Robertson.
July 1 - SportAccord general director Vincent Gaillard has been replaced by Stefan Vlad Marinescu, it was announced here today.
June 25 - Canadian Winter Olympic champions Kaillie Humphries, Jon Montgomery and Maëlle Ricker are among seven athletes named today to receive sponsorship from Sport Chek and Adidas ahead of Sochi 2014.
New Zealand's men's and women's sides completed an historic double at the 2013 International Rugby Board (IRB) World Cup Sevens as both sides powered their way to victory at a rain-soaked Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.
June 26 - Britain and home nation Portugal led the medal count with three golds apiece as Greece, Hungary, the Netherlands and Slovakia also took home prizes at the 2013 European Boccia Championships in Guimarães.
July 1 - The British Lionhearts will not compete in the next season of the World Series of Boxing (WSB) because of the row between the Home Countries about who runs the sport in the United Kingdom, it was announced here today.
June 28 - Fashion designer Reem Acra, who has dressed the likes of Beyoncé, Angelina Jolie, Madonna and Halle Berry, has spoken of her pride to sponsor the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Best Athlete Award for the fourth consecutive year.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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