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New Zealand reveal plans for Common Cause Alliance alternative to IBA Men's World Championships

New Zealand reveals plans for Common Cause Alliance alternative to IBA Men's World Championships Boxing New Zealand President Steve Hartley has revealed that a competition is due to be staged in The Netherlands later this year as an alternative to the International Boxing Association Men's Boxing World Championships in Tashkent.
 

Paris 2024


Hidalgo against plan to charge teams for air conditioning in Paris 2024 Village

Hidalgo against plan to charge teams for air conditioning in Paris 2024 Village Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has criticised a plan which suggested teams pay for their own air conditioning in the Olympic and Paralympic Village, as it would be against carbon targets.

Basketball: Paris 2024 and FIBA visit controversial Stade Pierre-Mauroy basketball venue

Australia: Potential Australian Paralympians receive briefing before Paris 2024

 

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Governing bodies


International Paralympic Committee publishes strategic plan until 2026

International Paralympic Committee publishes strategic plan until 2026 The International Paralympic Committee has published a new strategic plan to take the organisation through to 2026.

Golf: LIV Golf claims "imitation" after PGA Tour changes including no-cut designated events

Tennis: WTA signs deal with Morgan Stanley to sponsor community programme

 

Sport in crisis


Date set for Oscar Pistorius parole hearing

Date set for Oscar Pistorius parole hearing A parole hearing is due to take place at the end of this month which will rule whether or not disgraced Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius can be released from prison after being jailed for more than 10 years for murdering his girlfriend.

Boxing: Common Cause Alliance member Australia names nine-strong team for IBA Women's World Championships

Ice hockey: Further Hong Kong anthem controversy prompts apology at IIHF World Championship Division III

 

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War in Ukraine


FIG extends ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials until further notice

FIG extends ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials until further notice The International Gymnastics Federation Executive Committee has decided to extend the ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials until further notice.

Weightlifting: Russian weightlifting partner up with India and enter women-only event in Iran

Motorsport: European Union Court lifts ban on Russian motor racing driver bankrolled by oligarch father

Return to sport: ASOIF acknowledges sports may require "different solutions" on Russia and Belarus

 

Pan American Games


Double Olympic gold medallist Massu named as Santiago 2023 Pan American Games Ambassador

Double Olympic gold medallist Massu named as Santiago 2023 Pan American Games Ambassador 

Chile’s double Olympic tennis gold medallist Nicolas Massu has been named as one of the first six Ambassadors for the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.

Art: Mural unveiled to celebrate Santiago 2023 Pan American Games

Taekwondo: Team taekwondo event added to Santiago 2023 programme

 

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FIFA World Cup


FIFA Fan Festivals to be held at Women's World Cup for first time

FIFA Fan Festivals to be held at Women's World Cup for first time FIFA Fan Festivals will be held at the Women's World Cup for the first time at this year's tournament in Australia and New Zealand.

Argentina: Argentina's World Cup winning football coach Scaloni signs new four-year deal

South Korea: Klinsmann lands return to international football management with South Korea

 

University sport


Baker begins work as sixth NCAA President with athlete compensation the big issue

Baker begins work as sixth NCAA President with athlete compensation the big issue Charlie Baker has started work as the sixth President of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Rhine-Ruhr 2025: Rhine-Ruhr 2025 putting lessons into action learned from trip to Lake Placid

Modern pentathlon: Obstacle laser run set for 2024 FISU World University Pentathlon Championships

 

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Today's blog


Philip Barker: The good, the bad and the outrageous when it comes to Olympic sustainability

Philip Barker: The good, the bad and the outrageous when it comes to Olympic sustainability So it is to be farewell to the "Gabbatoir," bastion of Australia Test cricket for the last 90 years.
 

Winter Olympic sports


Norway win men's 4x10 km relay title at Nordic World Ski Championships in Planica

Norway win men's 4x10 km relay title at Nordic World Ski Championships in Planica Norway registered their 12th gold medal at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation Nordic World Ski Championships by winning the men's 4x10 kilometres relay title in Planica.

Snowboard: Lee becomes South Korea's first-ever snowboard world champion in Bakuriani

Speed skating: Stolz creates history by winning men's 500m title in Heerenveen

Alpine skiing: Hütter ends Austrian drought with super-G victory at FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in Kvitfjell

Biathlon: Røiseland regains winning feeling at IBU World Cup with sprint success

 

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Summer Olympic sports


Thiam shatters world pentathlon record at European Athletics Indoor Championships

Thiam shatters world pentathlon record at European Athletics Indoor Championships  Nafissatou Thiam shattered the pentathlon world record at the European Athletics Indoor Championships as she amassed 5055 points, pushed all the way by Poland’s Adrianna Sulek, whose total of 5014 also surpassed the mark of 5013 set in this same arena by Ukraine’s Nataliya Dobrynska in 2012.

Triathlon: Double British success as new World Triathlon Championship Series campaign begins in Abu Dhabi

Judo: Emomali denies hosts Uzbekistan gold on first day of IJF Grand Slam in Tashkent

 

Paralympic Games


Jamaica hope for greater awareness following Paralympic Day

Jamaica hopes for greater awareness following Paralympic Day Jamaica's upcoming Paralympic Day will lead to greater awareness of the country's athletes, it is hoped.

Athletics: China finish atop medals table at 2023 World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai

Wheelchair curling: New look China to defend World Wheelchair Curling Championships title

 

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