Tunisian teenager Ayoub Hafnaoui claimed a stunning gold on the opening morning of Olympic swimming finals at Tokyo 2020, as Yui Ohashi topped the podium for hosts Japan and Australia set a relay world record.
Vitalina Batsarashkina carved herself a small piece of history as the first gold medallist at Tokyo 2020 for Russian Olympic Committee (ROC).
One of the most dramatic sessions of weightlifting in living memory ended with Colombia being denied a gold medal by China, Italy claiming a first Olympic medal in the sport for 37 years, and a remarkable new talent from Pakistan having to wait an agonising 25 minutes before being off the podium.
Shi Tingmao and Wang Han made a dominant start to China's pursuit of perfection in diving at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as they produced an elegant and emphatic display to clinch gold in the women's synchronised three metres springboard event.
Lee Kiefer became the first American fencer to win Olympic foil gold by overcoming defending champion Inna Deriglazova here today.
China continued its superb start to weightlifting at Tokyo 2020 by taking gold in the first men’s event.
South Korea swept away the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) 6-0 at Yumenoshima Park Archery Field to claim their ninth consecutive Olympic gold in women's team archery.
The men’s triathlon has been a family affair for the Brownlee brothers in the last two Olympics, but that is about to change because only Jonny Brownlee will be taking his place on the start line at the Odaiba Marine Park here.
Switzerland’s Nino Schurter will seek to become the first cyclist to claim a mountain bike medal at four Olympic Games when the men's cross-country event is held tomorrow at Izu MTB Course.
United States left it late to beat a brave Jamaica side 1-0 and book a Gold Cup semi-final against guest nation Qatar.
Australia's Minjee Lee won a first major in stunning fashion, coming from seven shots behind the 54-hole leader to force a playoff and duly claiming the Evian Championship with a birdie on the first sudden-death hole.
Ireland's Denis Lynch and stallion Cristello claimed victory in today’s final class at the Berlin leg of the Global Champions Tour (GCT).
Kyrgyzstan won two Greco-Roman gold medals as the World Cadet Wrestling Championships in Budapest came to a close today.
Armenian 59th seed Haik Mikaeli Martirosyan claimed the only win at the Chess World Cup in Sochi today, where the fifth round started with plenty of stalemates.
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced the Under-23 Baseball World Cup 2021 will take place from September 23 to October 2 in the Mexican state of Sonora.
Denver were awarded the 1976 Winter Olympic Games ahead of Sion in Switzerland, Tempere in Finland and Vancouver in Canada at the International Olympic Committee Session in 1970. But in a Colorado referendum in November 1972, voters rejected funding for the event. It is the only time a city has been awarded the Olympics but pulled out. The IOC then offered the Games to Whistler in Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of Government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the Games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck, the 1964 host city, as a replacement.
Fedeation Equestre International - Sport Content & Social Media Manager - Lausanne, Switzerland
Formed in 1921, the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) is the governing body for all international events in Jumping, Dressage and Para Dressage, Eventing, Driving and Para Driving, Endurance, Vaulting and Reining. It establishes the regulations and approves equestrian programmes for Championships, Continental and Regional Games as well as the Olympic & Paralympic Games. The FEI is looking for a Sports Content & Social Media Manager with 100% rate of activity for its Digital and Content Department. The position is based in Lausanne and is available immediately.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are not the first to be impacted by quarantine rules. Philip Barker tells the story of the Melbourne 1956 Games, where the equestrian events were held in Stockholm.
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