The European Olympic Committees (EOC) has claimed its Coordination Commission for the 2021 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) was very impressed by the readiness of the facilities following a recent visit to Vuokatti, the Finnish village due to host the event.
Great Britain's David Smith reasserted his dominance with a clean sweep of victories at the season’s last Boccia International Sports Federation (BISFed) World Open in Portuguese city Póvoa de Varzim.
Mexico became the first team to claim a spot in the super round of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier12 after registering a six-run win over the United States.
Canada's Kim Boutin set the Utah Olympic Oval ice alight on the second day of finals at the International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track Speed Skating World Cup, becoming the first woman to break 42 seconds in the 500 metres event.
Iran's Mohammadreza Abdolhamid Geraei beat Azerbaijan’s Sanan Suleymanov in the 72 kilograms final to earn his country a third and final Greco-Roman gold medal on the last day of the United World Wrestling Under-23 World Championships in Budapest.
Geoffrey Kamworor and Joyciline Jepkosgei earned Kenya a clean sweep of the New York City Marathon titles by winning the men’s and women’s events respectively.
Poland came out on top in the team event as action concluded today at the International Fencing Federation Women's Épée World Cup in Estonia's capital Tallinn.
Novak Djokovic won his 34th Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Masters 1000 title today after beating Canada's Denis Shapovalov in the final in Paris.
Fifth seed Sitthikom Thammasin of Thailand upset top seed Shi Yuqi of China today to claim the men's singles crown at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Macau Open.
Australia claimed three quota positions for next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo after teenagers Alex Hoberg and Victoria Rossiter and Elena Galiabovitch tasted victory at the Oceania Shooting Championship in Sydney today.
Lee Schraner and Kylie Whitehead secured a double triumph for hosts Australia at the World Singles Champion of Champions after winning the respective men’s and women’s finals in Adelaide today.
Bianca Walkden and Lauren Williams won their respective events on a successful final day for Great Britain at the G4 Extra European Taekwondo Championships in Bari.
Russia’s Victor An, the six-time Olympic champion who reversed a decision to retire earlier this year, picked up a silver in the men’s 500 metres event before anchoring his country to a thrilling gold in the mixed gender 2,000m relay as the first medals of the new season’s International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track Speed Skating World Cup were handed out in Salt Lake City today.
World champion Irem Yaman of Turkey beat double Olympic champion Jade Jones of Great Britain in the women’s under-57 kilograms final on day two of the G4 Extra European Taekwondo Championships in Bari.
Iran won two of the five titles up for grabs as the first Greco-Roman medals were awarded today at the United World Wrestling Under-23 World Championships in Budapest.
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.
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