Chinese swimmer Sun Yang has had his ban shortened after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), announced an updated decision against the 11-time world champion and six time Olympic medallist.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has given her support to transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard after she was selected to compete at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Michel Vion has been named as the new International Ski Federation (FIS) secretary general during a virtual FIS Council meeting today.
In what has been described as a "genuinely exceptional" case, Russia's former world 110 metres hurdles champion Sergey Shubenkov has been cleared of any wrongdoing after an adverse finding reported in December.
An organiser of two online petitions with more than 131,000 signatures, which demand that Taiwan should compete under its own choice of name and flag at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, has requested a meeting with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC).
The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee is to allow the sale of alcohol at competition venues, but with restrictions in place to curb the spread of COVID-19.
More than 60,000 fans will be allowed to attend the semi-finals and final of Euro 2020 at Wembley Stadium in London, according to the United Kingdom Government.
Canadian men's tennis player Denis Shapovalov has withdrawn from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after citing "safety reasons" due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Volleyball World has launched the "Equal Jersey" campaign which will see the sport's top players champion gender equality by wearing kit featuring their own name and that of a player of the opposite gender.
The World Triathlon Championship Series (WTCS) event in Hamburg, originally due to take place in July but postponed earlier this month due to COVID-19 concerns, is now scheduled for September 18 to 19.
Tokyo 2020 has designated two of the poster designs created for the Olympics and Paralympics as "Iconic Posters".
The World Taekwondo demonstration team has been fast-tracked to the quarter-finals of America's Got Talent after they were rewarded with the "golden buzzer" for their "extraordinary" performance in the auditions round.
Antonio Espinós, the President of the World Karate Federation (WKF), discussed preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with Games referees at a meeting in Paris.
Three students have won first prize for their project involving the design of the 2023 World University Games in Yekaterinburg.
Jahangir Riaz, President of Green Hill, a supplier of equipment to several martial arts, particularly judo, has died at the age of 56 due to COVID-19.
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.
Liverpool City Council - Project Director, World Gymnastics Championships 2022 - United Kingdom
The City of Liverpool is host to the World Gymnastics Championships in 2022. The World Gymnastics Championships 2022 will be one of the largest international sporting events ever to be held in Liverpool. Held at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool from 29 October to 6 November 2022, more than 550 gymnasts from 75 countries are expected to compete. We are looking for a freelance Project Director to lead the team as maternity cover for an initial 6 month period (with the possibility of extension and potential of Championship role in due course). This is a fantastic role for an experienced Project Director to continue the planning of the 2022 Championships, offering an opportunity to shape a unique and prestigious, world-class major international sport event.
The unprecedented delay to Tokyo 2020 meant the dreams of some athletes were stopped in their tracks. Mike Rowbottom reports on the men and women who could not wait another year.
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