Former London Marathon race director David Bedford helped light an Olympic-style Torch at the traditional New Year's Eve "Nos Galan Race" in South Wales, before claiming that it had blazed a trail for the big mass participation running events that are so popular around the world.
Kosovo were told at the last minute that their official standard bearer would not be allowed to parade with the national flag at the Opening Ceremony of the Mediterranean Games in Tarragona last month, insidethegames can reveal.
As the sunlight faded on another glorious evening on the shores of the Mediterranean, Tarragona's Games came to an end at the Nou Estadi Nastic high above the city.
Italy won the last gold medal of Tarragona 2018 in a barnstorming men's volleyball final here at the Mediterranean Games.
Enrico Dall'Olmo might just return home as the biggest sports star in San Marino after his Mediterranean Games gold medal here at the Campclar Velodrome in Tarragona.
Ana Draskovic of Montenegro has been stripped of her karate silver medal at the Mediterranean Games for a doping offence.
Yahya Berabah of Morocco won the men's long jump after a tremendous Mediterranean Games contest here that will live long in the memory.
A hat-trick from Barcelona's rising star Abel Ruiz gave Spain gold in a thrilling men's football final here at the Tarragona 2018 Mediterranean Games.
Morocco's Mohamed Reda Al Araaby set a Mediterranean Games record of 1 hour 4min 3sec to win gold in the men's half marathon here at Tarragona 2018.
World champion Ramil Guliyev of Turkey raced to gold in the men's 200 metres here at Campclar in a Mediterranean Games record 20.15 seconds.
Egypt's Ramadin Darwish made it three Mediterranean Games golds in a row here in the men's 100-kilograms judo at Cambrils.
Tarragona 2018 organisers have denied that the clash with the FIFA World Cup in Russia has had an adverse effect on attendances at the Mediterranean Games here.
Croatia's reigning world and Olympic champion Sandra Perković retained her Mediterranean Games discus title with 66.46 metres, more than six metres clear of her nearest rival Liliana Ca of Portugal here tonight.
A sudden death play off decided the women’s golf in the Mediterranean Games where Spain’s Marta Sanz snatched gold from Italy’s Angelica Moresco here today.
Three different variations of boules have begun at the Mediterranean Games as the sport’s leaders hope their sport will make the transformation to an Olympic place at Paris 2024.
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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The European Youth Olympic Festival is underway in Sarajevo and East Sarajevo and exciting new young talent is sure to catch the eye. But, for every Ester Ledecká who emerges, there will be plenty of others for whom this will be the pinnacle of their careers. Mike Rowbottom asks whether we are asking too much, too young from some athletes.
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