Summer Sports





Olympic medallists lead FIG Athletes' Commission candidates

By Emily Goddard

Alicia Sacramone is one of the candidates seeking a spot of the FIG Athletes' CommissionSeptember 9 - Ukrainian Olympic bronze medallist Ihor Radivilov, British London 2012 bronze medallist Beth Tweddle and American Beijing 2008 silver medallist Alicia Sacramone have been named among the candidates vying for a place on the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Athletes' Commission next month.









Canoe-slalom fears being pushed to the Rio 2016 margins

By David Owen at The Hilton in Buenos Aires

Plans by Rio 2016 to move the canoe slalom from the Deodoro zone to a location 700 miles away have angered the International Canoe FederationSeptember 6 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission is expected to head to Brazil next week to discuss the Rio 2016 canoe slalom venue, in the wake of the disclosure that consideration is being given to moving the competition to a course 700 miles away.