Scottish team Julie Forrest and Stewart Anderson claimed the second title to be decided at the World Indoor Bowls Championships after a straight sets victory in the mixed pairs final.
Norway's reigning men's International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup champion Aleksander Aamodt Kilde has been ruled out for the rest of the season due to a knee injury.
The French Paralympic and Sports Committee (CPSF) has begun showcasing some of the country's finest female Paralympians as part of a campaign on social media to improve the representation of women in sport.
World Para Snow Sports reports that 81 athletes and staff from 21 nations are in Swiss resort Veysonnaz for the first event of the World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup season.
Para-taekwondo has been added to the programme for the Brazilian Paralympic Committee's (CPB) flagship tournament for children.
International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Europe has cancelled this year's EuroCup due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) has congratulated a team of Nepali climbers who have become the first to mount a successful ascent of K2 in winter.
Swiss skier Ramon Zenhäusern has stated he is excited to see Alpine skiing return to its roots at the International University Sports Federation (FISU) Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade, in his home country.
Norway’s world chess champion Magnus Carlsen has been named as the world’s highest-earning esports player of 2020 after successfully turning his hand at gaming during the coronavirus pandemic.
Papua New Guinea's athletics great Elanga Buala, who won three gold medals at the 1983 Pacific Games in Apia in Samoa, has died at the age of 56.
The dominant Japanese women's baseball team has announced its roster for the upcoming World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women's Baseball World Cup, as the nation looks to win a seventh title in a row.
International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has confirmed it has taken the "unavoidable" decision to remove Belarus as a co-host of the Men's World Championship, citing safety and security issues.
Tokyo 2020 has said it will "reconsider" the number of athletes present at the Opening and Closing Ceremonies amid suggestions around 6,000 of the 11,000 participants will be permitted to attend.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has vowed to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control "as soon as possible", while reiterating his determination to host the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games this year.
Lee Kee-heung has been re-elected for a second term as Korean Sport and Olympic Committee (KSOC) President, with his victory enabling him to retain his position as an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
International Paralympic Committee - Paralympic Games Brand Manager - Bonn, Germany
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) offers the position of a full-time Paralympic Games Brand Manager (f/m/x) in an international and multicultural team at the IPC Headquarters in Bonn, Germany, starting in early 2021. The IPC is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. We supervise the organisation of the Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games and serve as International Federation for 10 Para sports. The Paralympic Games Brand Manager is accountable to the Head of Brand and Engagement and will be responsible for ensuring the Paralympic brand is represented in a consistent and impactful way at the Paralympic Games.
As the International Ice Hockey Federation prepares to decide whether Belarus remains a co-host of its World Championship later this year, Philip Barker recalls other occasions where human rights has been a key topic in the build-up to a country staging a major sports event.
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