We have become very accustomed recently to seeing athletes using their high-profile positions to draw attention to a whole range of issues, ranging from racism to social injustice to anti-war messages.

With fleets of bikes fizzing through the bustling streets of Copenhagen, it does not take long to realise that cycling is not just a mode of transport but a way of life in the Danish capital.

I had two broad reactions to the International Swimming Federation's (FINA) decision this month to require individuals to have completed transition by the age of 12 to compete in women's competitions.

So many enduring traditions are being observed as the Wimbledon Championships - or, to give them their traditional and very English title, The Championships, Wimbledon - get underway in south-west London on what promises to be a, traditionally, mixed day of weather.

The site of the Puskás Aréna in Budapest has been the setting for some truly historic sporting moments.

The reformers failed to gain control of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) at its elections in Tirana today and the sport did itself no favours when embarrassing scenes marred the proceedings.

In a month from now, the Queen's Baton is set to arrive as Birmingham puts finishing touches to preparations for the biggest sporting event ever held in the city.

There is sure to be a flurry of activity right up until the last moment before the votes are cast at the long-delayed International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) elections in Tirana, Albania tomorrow.

I well remember sitting down to interview International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Ching-Kuo Wu in early 2009 and him sketching out on a piece of paper for me his vision for making his organisation the de facto governing body for all boxing, not just the amateur branch of the sport.

Two of Britain’s best-loved female Olympic icons have "come out" in rather different ways this week.

Roll on 2024: the money guys at the International Swimming Federation (FINA), one of the most important Olympic International Federations, could be forgiven for harbouring this thought.

The recent, much-mourned, death of Phil Bennett, the Welsh stand-off of legend, has occasioned many replays of that end-to-end try for the Barbarians of 1973. 

"We’ve finally been heard" was the reaction of two-time Olympian Becky Downie on social media following the long-awaited release of a report that uncovers the abusive culture that had become entrenched within British Gymnastics.

The lead up to the 16^th edition of the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Slovakia comes at a challenging time for our continent.