The four candidates to follow Denis Masseglia as President of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF) have taken part in a hustings ahead of the election later this month.
The 149th Open in the United Kingdom, the oldest golf tournament in the world, will admit up to 32,000 spectators each competition day, organisers announced today.
Hosts Japan will open the women’s 3x3 basketball tournament when the discipline makes its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 next month.
The Federation of International Bandy (FIB) has announced its upcoming World Championships will take place in Russia, after the events were approved as exceptions to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) sanctions.
World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) President Riccardo Fraccari has claimed that his sport could play a leading role in helping provide an outlet for refugees and help give them the opportunity of a better life.
Work is well underway on the new campus of the Ural Federal University (UrFU), which will play a key part in the 2023 Summer World University Games in Yekaterinburg.
Lamin Deen has been left reflecting on what might have been after it was confirmed that Britain have been upgraded to the gold medal retrospectively at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation World Cup event in Whistler in 2017.
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has unveiled the design of the gold medal for the 2022 World Championship in Finland following a concept competition.
Sha’Carri Richardson booked her place at Tokyo 2020 by winning the women’s 100 metres at the United States Track and Field Olympic trials in Eugene in Oregon in 10.86sec.
Hungary’s Anna Olasz was one of 15 swimmers to earn a Tokyo 2020 berth at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier in Setubal.
The United States, Indonesia and hosts France clinched the final three Olympic spots in the recurve men’s team competition at the World Archery qualifier in Paris.
The United States secured back-to-back International Basketball Federation Women's AmeriCup titles with victory over hosts Puerto Rico in the final in San Juan.
South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen shares the lead at the US Open with American Russell Henley and Canada's Mackenzie Hughes heading into the final round at Torrey Pines in San Diego.
Germany got their Euro 2020 campaign up and running with an emphatic 4-2 win over reigning champions Portugal, while Hungary held world champions France to a 1-1 draw and Spain encountered the same fate versus Poland.
Hungary’s bold charge towards the Women’s Water Polo World League Super Final title was halted at the last in Greece this evening as they lost 14-8 to the defending champions, the United States, in the final.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
Liverpool City Council - Project Director, World Gymnastics Championships 2022 - United Kingdom
The City of Liverpool is host to the World Gymnastics Championships in 2022. The World Gymnastics Championships 2022 will be one of the largest international sporting events ever to be held in Liverpool. Held at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool from 29 October to 6 November 2022, more than 550 gymnasts from 75 countries are expected to compete. We are looking for a freelance Project Director to lead the team as maternity cover for an initial 6 month period (with the possibility of extension and potential of Championship role in due course). This is a fantastic role for an experienced Project Director to continue the planning of the 2022 Championships, offering an opportunity to shape a unique and prestigious, world-class major international sport event.
The unprecedented delay to Tokyo 2020 meant the dreams of some athletes were stopped in their tracks. Mike Rowbottom reports on the men and women who could not wait another year.
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