Germany’s Isabell Werth and horse Weihegold Old have moved back to the top of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) dressage world rankings following their win in the Grand Prix and the Grand Prix Freestyle to Music at the Sweden International Horse Show in Stockholm.
Tokyo 2020 has welcomed leading font designers and developers Morisawa as an official supporter, the third domestic tier of its sponsorship programme for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in two years' time.
Algerian Olympic Committee (COA) members have been thanked by President Mustapha Berraf following his election as head of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA).
Huixquilucan in Mexico has played host to the second edition of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) America Forum, capping off what the body describes was a "productive" 2018.
Olympic champion Mikael Kingsbury claimed the 50th win of his career on the International Ski Federation (FIS) Freestyle Skiing World Cup tour by coming out on top at the season-opening stop in Ruka in Finland today.
Spain ensured they will be represented in three of the four kata finals after a successful opening day for the country at the season-ending World Karate Federation (WKF) Karate 1-Series A event in Shanghai.
Liebherr has been announced as sponsor of the 2019 and 2020 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World and European Championships.
London 2012 flyweight bronze medallist Michael Conlan has claimed it would be a "major shame" if boxing does not feature on the Olympic programme at Tokyo 2020.
Former amateur boxer Conor Wallace has dropped a High Court case in which he was seeking damages after being dropped from Northern Ireland’s team for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has submitted a formal expression of interest to bid for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games and is now set to approach the Government for support.
The Czech Olympic Committee (COC) has welcomed more than 300 guests to participate in the 10th edition of the Bridges for Trainers Conference in Prague.
Argentina and Brazil both came through their semi-final matches today to advance to the gold medal game at the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Men's South America Championship in Lima.
The United States claimed a 4-1 win over hosts Canada today to secure first place in the preliminary-round standings at the Para Hockey Cup in London in Ontario.
The new International Ski Federation (FIS) Freestyle Skiing Moguls World Cup season is due to begin in Ruka in Finland tomorrow with the first of nine stops across Asia, Europe and North America.
Track records are expected to fall at the Arena Lodowa when athletes line-up for the third leg of the International Skating Union (ISU) Speed Skating World Cup in Tomaszów Mazowiecki in Poland this weekend.
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.
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) - Deputy Director, Education - Montreal, Canada
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FINA is facing an unprecedented threat with the top swimmers taking legal action against them after they were barred from competing in the new International Swimming League. But FINA President Julio Maglione claims the new concept would represent a threat to the future well-being of the sport, as he tells Mike Rowbottom.
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