The British Olympic Association (BOA) has teamed up with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Olympic Solidarity to give several athletes monthly bursaries of $400 (£300/€350) in the build-up to Tokyo 2020.
A primary school on the island of Savai’i – which is set to host boxing action at the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games – has been taking part in outdoor activities as part of a schools programme for the Games organised by the Samoan Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture.
Estonia’s freestyle skiing sensation Kelly Sildaru comfortably topped women’s slopestyle qualifying today at the International Ski Federation World Junior Freestyle Skiing Championship event in Klaeppen in Sweden.
Australia’s Para athlete Michael Roeger – best known for middle-distance running – says he is aiming for gold at the World Marathon Championships in London this month on what will be his second appearance over the distance.
Scotland Rugby League (SRL) has appointed a new development officer on a full-time basis.
Belgium’s women moved into third in the International Hockey Federation Pro League standings with a 4-1 victory over China in Brussels today.
Belgium are among eight countries set to compete in the International Korfball Federation (IKF) Beach Korfball World Cup (Europe) in July.
The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) has released the schedule for the Women’s Under-25 World Championship in Thailand.
Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) President Ben Nunoo Mensah has blamed an “over-focus” on negative news stories for a lack of funding across African sport.
United World Wrestling (UWW) has released the schedule for this year’s Senior World Wrestling Championships, due to go ahead in Kazakhstan’s capital Nur-Sultan.
Former South Africa all-rounder Elriesa Theunissen-Fourie has been killed in a car accident at the age of 25, Cricket South Africa (CSA) has confirmed.
A Malaysian golfer has been found dead in his hotel room during a Professional Golfers Association (PGA) Tour Series-China event.
Elections are coming up for Taekwondo Canada’s Board of Directors and the governing body has asked members to put themselves forward as candidates.
South Korea’s Ko Jin-young leads the ANA Inspiration by one shot with a round to go after shooting a four-under-par 68 today at Mission Hills Country Club.
Canada will face defending champions Sweden for the world title once again after those sides won their respective semi-finals at the Men’s World Curling Championships in Lethbridge today.
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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