Venezuelan shooter Leonel Martinez will end a 40-year wait for a second appearance at the Olympics after qualifying for next year’s Games in Paris.

Opponents of a bid to stage the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur have dismissed a survey revealing support for the Games as "bogus".

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed the country’s "remarkable" performance at the Asian Para Games in Hangzhou after winning more than 100 medals.

Concerns have been raised by activists that next year’s Olympics in Paris is leading to the "social cleansing" of people living on the streets in the Île-de-France region.

World Karate Federation (WKF) President Antonio Espinós has described guarantees for Olympic sports to feature at the major continental multi-sport events as "nonsense", claiming it leaves others facing "discrimination".

Jordan clinched the men’s team kumite title after beating Egypt in a gripping final on the concluding day of the Karate World Championships here.

Egypt’s Abdalla Abdelaziz broke Hungarian hearts with a dramatic victory over home favourite Gábor Hárspataki on a pulsating day of competition at the Karate World Championships here.

Multiple world champions Antonio Diaz of Venezuela and Douglas Brose of Brazil have been re-elected on to the World Karate Federation Athletes’ Commission following a vote here.

World Karate Federation (WKF) President Antonio Espinós has said he is resistant to creating a separate Para Karate World Championships despite a big increase in participation.

Japan have carved out the chance of completing a women’s kata and kumite team double here after another successful day at the Karate World Championships.

The Russian Karate Federation has claimed that athletes from the country had received "warmth" from "most" nations during the World Championships here.

Japan showcased their control of kata as they made it into the women’s and men’s team finals at the Karate World Championships here.

Ukraine’s Olympic bronze medallist Stanislav Horuna has spoken of his disappointment in World Karate Federation (WKF) for helping to "promote a propaganda of terrorism" by allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under a neutral banner at the World Championships here.

Emotions ran high here as protests and a technical blunder overshadowed the second day of competition at the Karate World Championships.