The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has pledged to support National Olympic Committees (NOCs) gain access to COVID-19 vaccines for their athletes prior to Tokyo 2020.
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has turned down an offer from Lithuania to co-host matches at this year's Men's World Championship as it prepares to name a replacement venue for Minsk next week.
Three of the 10 people who tested positive for coronavirus while inside the Australian Open bubble have contracted the more virulent United Kingdom strain, it has been confirmed.
A study has estimated that staging this year's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo without spectators would result in a ¥2.4 trillion (£16.9 billion/$23.1 billion/€19 billion) economic loss for Japan.
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has waived membership fees for National Federations this year to offset the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The French National Sports Agency (ANS) have been tasked to finance the Games Preparations Centres (CPJ) ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics with the help of €20 million (£17.79 million/$24.35 million).
The rescheduled 2020 Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) Games in Bermuda are set to take place just three weeks before the opening of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after the event was postponed until July.
Panam Sports President Neven Ilic has said the organisation and Santiago 2023 are "100 per cent committed" to staging the Pan American Games in two years as they prepare to mark 1,000 days to go until the opening of the event.
Swimming Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) have provisionally nominated six athletes to represent the country in the sport at this year's Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Next month's British Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The World Curling Federation (WCF) has named New Holland as the presenting sponsor for its upcoming Men's World Championship, set to take place in Calgary in Canada.
A strong end to the year has ensured that International Olympic Committee (IOC) sponsor Intel has made it through a turbulent and unpredictable 2020 in reasonable fettle.
Olympic champion Sofia Goggia continued her superb run of form in the downhill event as she recorded a fourth straight Alpine Skiing World Cup victory in Crans-Montana.
Glenn de Blois of The Netherlands took a shock maiden win at the first International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard Cross World Cup race of the 2020-2021 season in Chiesa in Valmalenco in Italy.
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has paid tribute to the swimming coach who discovered Dawn Fraser, Harry Gallagher, after his death aged 96.
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.
Commonwealth Games England - Media and Communications Executive - London, United Kingdom
The Media and Communications Executive will work closely with CGE’s Media and Communications Manager to support the delivery of the organisation’s communications strategy. They will assist on the delivery of CGE’s external communication through media outlets and digital platforms with an aim to share our values, athlete stories and celebrate success to inspire the nation.
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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