The Olympic Council of Asia will break new ground when it holds an 18th Asian Games Fun Run in Pyongyang, capital of North Korea, on May 1.
Several Peruvian athletes have held demonstrations for students at a school in the district of Ventanilla, in the build-up to the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima.
The new British ambassador to Peru, Kate Harrisson, has praised the status of the Lima 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games project after her first site visit.
The official sports programme for the 2021 World Games in Birmingham has been revealed during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the International World Games Association (IWGA) here at SportAccord Summit.
Olympic silver medallist Karen Bennett has been unveiled as a rowing ambassador for this year's European Championships in Glasgow.
A Brazilian kickboxing gold medallist is among three doping cases to have emerged following last year's World Games in Wrocław, it has been announced here today.
José Perurena has been re-elected unopposed President of the International World Games Association (IWGA) here today for a new four-year term.
The International World Games Association (IWGA) have will be holding board elections at their Annual General Meeting tomorrow on day one of the SportAccord Summit here.
Jakarta officials are to close the city's schools during this year's Asian Games in a bid to help ease traffic congestion, they have announced.
Ricardo Ratliffe, a naturalized United States-born basketball player, will be able to compete for South Korea at the 2018 Asian Games, it has been announced.
South Korea's national baseball team manager Sun Dong-yol has insisted that he will only consider players' form and ability, rather than military status, when picking his team for this year's 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang.
A bid from Orkney to host the 2023 Island Games has received the official backing of the International Island Games Association (IIGA) Executive Committee.
Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture has claimed that all venues for this year’s Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang will be ready by June.
Ministers from North and South Korea have agreed to push for a unified delegation to parade at the Opening Ceremony of this year’s Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang.
The secretary general of the 2018 Asian Games has assured delegates attending the World Press Briefing that the two co-host cities of Jakarta and Palembang will be ready to host the event.
The first Winter Paralympic Games were held in Örnsköldsvik in Sweden in 1976. The disabilities included were blindness and amputees. A total of 16 countries took part with 53 athletes. Events were held in Alpine and Nordic skiing for amputee and visually impaired athletes and a demonstration event in ice sledge racing. West Germany finished top of the overall medals. They won a total of 28 medals, including 10 gold. The event was originally known as the 1st Winter Olympic Games for the Disabled.
British Olympic Association - Team GB Chief Medical Officer - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Provide the highest quality medical support to all athletes for the duration of the Youth Olympic Games (including preparation, Games-time and post-competition phases). This includes the planning and prioritisation of medical/physio attendance at the Games.
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