Brazil have surged to the top of Pool B1 at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World League with a pair of straight sets victories in Olympic host city Rio de Janeiro.
Sancho Lyttle was the star performer as Spain’s women booked their place in the Rio 2016 basketball competition today.
The Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) has once again teamed up with the Coaching Association of Canada to provide an internationally recognised course.
The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) have announced that the balls used in the Rio 2016 Olympic competition will also feature in the Paralympics.
Trials for ski and snowboard cross have attracted record numbers throughout Britain.
German resort Finsterau has been announced as the host of the 2017 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships.
Winter Olympian Erika Brown has announced her retirement from competitive curling.
Sixteen countries will begin their challenge for just one available place in the men’s rugby sevens tournament at Rio 2016 tomorrow, with the Olympic qualification tournament beginning in Monaco.
Canada have named Melanie McCann and Donna Vakalis in their women’s modern pentathlon team for the Rio 2016 Olympics.
India will play Australia in the final of the International Hockey Federation Champions Trophy despite a 4-2 defeat to the same opposition in London today.
Dutch rider Marianne Vos claimed the overall race lead as her compatriot Amy Pieters won stage two of the Aviva Women's Tour in Britain today.
Substitute Daniel Sturridge scored a dramatic injury time winner as England beat fierce rivals Wales 2-1 at the UEFA European Championships in France.
Six countries secured team berths for the Rio 2016 recurve archery competitions at the Final Qualification Tournament in Antalya today.
Snowboarding, ice hockey and luge will all be part of the United States Olympic Committee's (USOC) inaugural Winter Champions Series, it has been announced.
Australia have picked six canoeists for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
International Paralympic Committee - Paralympic Games Brand Manager - Bonn, Germany
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) offers the position of a full-time Paralympic Games Brand Manager (f/m/x) in an international and multicultural team at the IPC Headquarters in Bonn, Germany, starting in early 2021. The IPC is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. We supervise the organisation of the Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games and serve as International Federation for 10 Para sports. The Paralympic Games Brand Manager is accountable to the Head of Brand and Engagement and will be responsible for ensuring the Paralympic brand is represented in a consistent and impactful way at the Paralympic Games.
As the International Ice Hockey Federation prepares to decide whether Belarus remains a co-host of its World Championship later this year, Philip Barker recalls other occasions where human rights has been a key topic in the build-up to a country staging a major sports event.
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