The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said Tuesday that Olympic refugee team runner Anjelina Nadai Lohalith has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for Trimetazidine, Agence France-Presse reports. The banned substance, usually used to prevent and treat the symptoms of angina, is the same that put 23 Chinese swimmers in the spotlight recently.

In order to implement business strategies and major projects, both organisations have signed a long-term cooperation agreement. The intention is to increase the opportunities for running at both elite and popular levels. The aim is clear: to get more people on the track and to improve the performance of those who are already on the track.

After defeat to Jiri Lehecka in his final Madrid Open at La Caja Magica, Rafael Nadal was treated to a farewell ceremony featuring highlights of his five titles in the Spanish capital with the home fans cheering his name late into the night.

Russia topped the medal table at the EUBC Elite European Boxing Championships with 11 golds, but at least one of them was obtained in controversial circumstances. Tarkhan Idigov denied two-time world and European silver medallist Lasha Guruli another continental title by winning the men's 67kg final, with the Georgian corner withdrawing their man after two rounds.

Just about everything came out golden for Russia in the European Amateur Boxing Championships. Fans did have to sing along the winner’s anthem because of an alleged technical error, but that was it for its boxers in Belgrade, where they took 11 wins from the host country, who totalled only four.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published a fact sheet outlining the procedures it undertook to reach the decision that the 23 Chinese swimmers, who had tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ) in early 2021, would not face suspensions.

Baron Pierre de Coubertin conceived the Olympic Games at the end of the 19th century as a revival of the competition that had brought glory to ancient Greece, with an increasingly forgotten double motive: to defend sport against political interests and to celebrate amateurism.

After 15 days of exciting competition in 24 individual and team sports, the Gulf Youth Games in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) came to a close with the host nation leading the way with 286 medals.

The 2024 edition of the World Taekwondo President's Cup - Europe was held in Tallinn, Estonia on 26-28 April. The adult division had some star names among the participants.

From global warming and its impact on the Winter and Summer Games to artificial intelligence and e-sports, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is thinking ahead.

A French ecological association has refused to carry the Olympic torch because of the presence of official sponsor Coca-Cola, whose cans are among the "most collected" rubbish when cleaning the coastline, it was announced on Monday.

Denmark has been selected to host the 2025 European Badminton Championships and the 2026 Thomas & Uber Cup. 

Indonesia were beaten 2-0 by Uzbekistan in the semi-finals of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, setting up a showdown with Iraq, who were beaten by Japan to secure an eighth place at the Olympics.