By Florence Almond at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku
Members of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Athlete Committee have accused the organisation of ignoring their views and claimed they have "little assurance" the conditions Russia must meet to remain compliant will not change again as they hit out at the decision to lift the country's suspension.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has met with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during a visit to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, with female participation in sport among the topics discussed.
International Cycling Union (UCI) President David Lappartient has announced that all of the sport’s stakeholders - the UCI, teams, riders and race organisers - have unanimously approved reform to the structure of the men's WorldTour for the 2020 season and beyond.
Geraint Thomas, Chris Froome and Tom Dumoulin are among a group of riders to have signed a letter calling for the International Association of Professional Cyclists (CPA) Presidential election to be postponed after claiming this week’s vote is not valid.
The International Handball Federation (IHF) have vowed to continue their pursuit of splitting the Pan-American Team Handball Federation (PATHF) into two despite the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling against the organisation.
United World Wrestling (UWW) have announced Astana as the host of its 2019 Senior World Championships.
International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) officials claim they are confident Doha will be ready to host next year’s World Championships.
International Judo Federation (IJF) President Marius Vizer has opened a new state-of-the-art judo training centre in Baku as the world’s best continue to contest the World Judo Championships here.
A Hockey Series Open tournament in Pakistan has been postponed until December after several of the competing nations refused to travel to the country.
International Cricket Council (ICC) officials have expressed concern that the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) anti-doping stance is impacting their sport’s chances of joining the Olympic programme.
Vejle in Denmark has been named as the host city for the 2019 International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) European Championship Division A.
Australia’s best gymnasts will continue to train at the “ageing” Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) until at least the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo after an agreement was reached between Gymnastics Australia, Sport Australia and the AIS.
Annemiek Van Vleuten of The Netherlands successfully defended her women's elite individual time trial at the International Cycling Union (UCI) Road World Championships in Innsbruck as she led home a Dutch sweep of the medals.
Japan won their sixth gold medal on day six here at the International Judo Federation (IJF) World Judo Championships.
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.
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