The Australian Olympic Committee’s (AOC) Olympics Unleashed program held its 100th school visit, helping to inspire the next generation of athletes.
Iran's Mahdi Pourrahnamaahmad is set to be the one to beat in the men's up to 75 kilograms K44/K43 division when taekwondo makes is debut on the Paralympic Games programme at Tokyo 2020.
Gene Sykes is stepping down as chief executive of Los Angeles 2028 but will assume an advisory role with the Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, it was announced today.
Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) director general Margarita Pakhnotskaya has promised the body will immediately take any observations from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on board as officials from the global watchdog started an audit of the organisation in Moscow today.
Officials from North and South Korea are set to meet this week to discuss forming joint teams for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Parkour Earth chief executive Eugene Minogue has accused the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of "standing idly by" while the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) "usurped" the discipline as he warned the organisation may take their grievance to the European Commission.
The United States wants countries with a clean doping record to be given more of a say in weightlifting’s future and will submit a radical proposal for change in voting rights at a meeting in Hungary starting today.
A permanent ban introduced against two-time Olympic taekwondo champion Steven Lopez has been overturned by an arbitrator after a lack of evidence was found to justify the United States Centre for SafeSport’s conclusion that he sexually abused a child.
"Let’s all play" has been revealed as the official slogan for the Lima 2019 Pan American Games.
Former British cyclist Jess Varnish, who is suing British Cycling for wrongful dismissal and sexual discrimination, has told an employment tribunal that the organisation had "extreme control" over her that was similar to that of an employer.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will chose the replacement for Cameroon as hosts of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in January, the body has announced.
Naples 2019 Commissioner Gianluca Basile has again spoken of the challenges of organising the event but stressed they are now more aware of what is required.
A journalist accused of trying to smuggle eight Indian farmers into Australia by using fake media credentials for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games has had the charges against him dropped.
The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has voted to introduce a video refereeing system to water polo “to identify and sanction incidents of brutality and extreme violence” that would otherwise go unnoticed.
The 2020 World Air Games in Turkey has been moved back two years to September 2022, the World Air Sports Federation (FAI) and the Turkish Aeronautical Association (THK) have announced.
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
Reporting to the Director of Education and Communications, the Deputy Director, Education will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of WADA’s strategic education priorities, programs and activities; including, managing WADA’s Social Science Research Grant Program and coordinating the activities of WADA’s Education Committee.
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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