At just 15 years of age, Russian skater Kamila Valieva became both a star and a source of controversy of the Beijing 2022 Winter Games. In her first major international competition, the Tatar assumed responsibility in a big way. 

Denmark is one of the countries with the greatest passion for cycling, with its roads and streets full of bicycles as part of everyday life and with several champions from the past and present, with the winner of the last two Tours de France, Jonas Vingegaard, as a great reference and at the same time the main attraction for the youngsters.

With a population of less than 5,9 million, Denmark is one of the great masters of handball, a sport that was invented in Central Europe with both Denmark and Germany claiming it. 

The MLB Cup's Fall season in China began in September and included stops in 13 cities: Changchun and Shenyang in September; Qingdao, Dalian, Tianjin, Zhengzhou, Shanghai, Yangzhou and Shijiazhuang in October; Wuxi, Chengdu, Chongqing and Nanchang in November; and Fuzhou, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Haikou in December.

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) celebrates the first World Basketball Day, marking a historic milestone as the first team sport to receive this global recognition and prestigious honour.

The FEI Board has approved a list of criteria and conditions to be met by Russian and Belarusian athletes, FEI-registered support personnel, horse owners and officials must fulfill to be allowed to return to competition at FEI events. 

In a remarkable milestone for both the University of Calgary and Canada, the University has been awarded the prestigious Healthy Campus Certificate by FISU, achieving a remarkable Platinum distinction by excelling in 94 out of 100 criteria. This achievement is a wonderful Christmas present for the academic community, the University stated.

Herning is a small town in the middle of the Jutland peninsula with a population of around 53,000 inhabitants, which rises to almost 90,000 when the entire municipality is taken into account. It is the eleventh largest town in Denmark in terms of population. Nothing special so far.

The Scandinavian countries shone not only on the handball court, but also as hosts of the 26th IHF Women's World Championship in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It was the first time in history that three countries hosted a handball world championship.

France are the new world handball queens after beating defending champions Norway 31-28 in a thrilling final at the Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning in front of 12,000 spectators. Three hours earlier, Denmark's bronze medal (27-28 to Sweden) made the party complete.

On the initiative of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of the Republic of Azerbaijan and under the joint partnership of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) and the European Olympic Committees (EOC), the 3rd Regional Workshop on Digital Communication and Social Media was held in Lausanne on 14 December.

France and Norway will meet in the final of the Women's Handball World Championship at the Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning on Sunday at 19.00, while Denmark and Sweden will play for the bronze medal at 16.00.

The Women's Handball World Championship will go down to the wire on Sunday after both France and Norway have fulfilled the prediction of meeting for the fifth time in a world championship final at 19:00 in Herning, Denmark.

The meeting of the Executive Committee of the International Committee of the Mediterranean Games (ICMG) began in Tirana in the presence of the Albanian Prime Minister, Edi Rama, who welcomed the assistants and expressed his pleasure at their presence in Albania. The Deputy Minister of Education and Sports, Endrit Hoxha, also attended the event.