Azerbaijan’s Rhythmic Gymnastics Group are hoping home advantage at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup which starts in their capital of Baku tomorrow will help them build momentum for next year’s Tokyo 2020 Games.
Russia's Aleksandra Soldatova claimed her second consecutive all-around gold medal and added another three apparatus titles at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Tashkent.
Russia's Mikhail Melnik triumphed in the men's individual competition to deny Olympic gold medallist Uladzislau Hancharou victory in front of his home crowd at the International Gymnastics Federation Trampoline World Cup in Minsk.
China’s Zhu Xueying and Russia’s Andrey Yudin topped qualification standings at the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Trampoline World Cup in Minsk.
Rio 2016 Olympic gold medallist Uladzislau Hancharou will hope to delight the Belarusian home crowd when the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Trampoline World Cup comes to Minsk.
Belgium’s Jeremy Lorsignol, a silver medallist at last year’s International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Parkour World Cup in Hiroshima, will seek to go one better as the event returns to the Japanese city as part of the International Festival of Extreme Sports (FISE) World Series.
Vlada Nikolchenko, the 15-year-old Ukrainian who missed out on a medal by one place in Sofia last year in her first appearance at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, is hoping to take a step up – and Uzbekistan offers her next opportunity.
Israel’s Linoy Ashram won two of the four apparatus finals on the concluding day of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Sofia.
Russia's Nikita Nagornyy has added gold in the men's parallel bars to his all-around title at the European Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships in Szczecin, Poland.
Portugal's Rita Ferreira and Ana Teixeira won their third consecutive women's pairs event at the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Acrobatic World Cup in Puurs.
World champion Riri Kitazume won gold to delight the home crowd at the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Aerobic World Cup in Tokyo.
Bulgaria’s home hope Neviana Vladinova dropped away in the all-around individual standings after a disappointing second day in the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in her native Sofia, where Russia’s Aleksandra Soldatova claimed top place.
Mizuki Saito and Riri Kitazume of Japan topped the men's and women's qualifying events, respectively, at the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Aerobic World Cup in Tokyo.
All the teams who topped yesterday's first qualifying event at the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Acrobatic World Cup in Puurs maintained their leads in today's second qualification round.
Russian gymnasts won four of the five apparatus gold medals available today at the European Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships in Polish city Szczecin.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
FA - Partnerships Manager, International Relations - London, UK
The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England. We are responsible for promoting and developing the game at all levels; from grass roots through to the professional game, The FA Cup and the England International teams, and has two core assets: Wembley Stadium and St George’s Park. This new role requires carving out and delivering new engagement programmes across the confederations, using existing experience of working in international football. It requires confidence in working with and for leadership teams, and an ability to think and work strategically, deliver projects overseas and build a network of contacts across the national associations.
The International Table Tennis Federation is preparing to move its global headquarters from the Olympic capital Lausanne to a new location - probably in Asia - to capitalise on the massive interest in the sport there and which has helped it reach an annual turnover of $20 million, 10 times more than it was making 10 years ago. Mike Rowbottom reports.
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