Six years after the fundamental shake-up of athletics as a world sport, aquatics is putting itself through the same process. The circumstances are very different, but the process, reaching towards greater transparency, independence and integrity, is the same. But how retrospective is it going to be?

In terms of altering itself to fit the ever-changing needs of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Canoe Federation (ICF) has been in sprint mode in recent years - but it seems, under the new Presidency of Thomas Konietzko, that future progress may be more of a slalom.

The debacle that occurred during the equestrian section of the Tokyo 2020 modern pentathlon competition was described by the man who has ruled the sport since 1993 as a "vital learning moment." And so it has proved.

Gunter Younger, the former chief of the Bavarian Police cybercrime department, has been bringing his forensic skills to bear for the last five years in the service of the World Anti-Doping Agency, for whom he is director of Intelligence and Investigations (I&I).

A look back at the final day of the 2019 Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) General Assembly provides an insight into how the COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the Olympic Movement in such a short period of time. 

The 30-year-old woman who caused a crash at this year’s Tour de France that left many riders seriously hurt is now facing a four-month suspended sentence, with a verdict due to be delivered on December 9.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) gathers in Greece this week to begin the second century of its existence.

Embedded in the just-launched "Convergence 2025" - the five-year strategic plan of the Centre for Sport and Human Rights (CSHR) - is a graphic which shows the whole sports ecosystem as if it were a giant arena.

Tuesday (September 28) is a very special 40th anniversary for the Olympic Games and all its athletes.

Fifty years ago today (September 19) the inaugural women’s race took place at the New York City Marathon, with Beth Bonner winning in 2hr 55min 22sec - a world record.

A few months before he died, aged 46, George Orwell wrote in his diary: "At 50, everyone has the face he deserves."

Twenty years ago this week, a global multi-sport event was reaching its conclusion in the 2032 Olympic host city, Brisbane. The 2001 Goodwill Games attracted competitors from over 50 countries and featured many stars who had graced at Sydney 2000. Among them were swimmers Ian Thorpe and Michael Klim, javelin champion Jan Zelezny and 10,000 metres gold medallist Derartu Tulu. 

From time to time athletics witnesses landmark contests where more than one competitor betters an existing world record. Thirty years ago tomorrow (August 30) it happened in the long jump at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, when Mike Powell and Carl Lewis took the long jump to new lengths.

In August 2016, the then President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), Sir Philip Craven, reflected upon the turbulent build-up to the imminent Rio 2016 Paralympics, concluding: "Never before in the 56-year history of the Paralympic Games have we faced circumstances like this".