Shooters from Saudi Arabia, Yemen and hosts United Arab Emirates (UAE) are set to make history at this year’s Al Ain World Cup – the first World Shooting Para Sport competition in more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Two-time Paralympic table tennis champion Zhao Shuai has taken his first steps into teaching by joining the University of Nottingham Ningbo China's (UNNC) physical education (PE) staff.
Athletes from 60 countries, including 15 world champions, have converged on Tunis for the latest World Para Athletics Grand Prix which is due to start tomorrow and run until March 20.
International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing has launched a new Gender Equity Commission.
The International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) is to hold its General Assembly virtually in July, President Richard Allcroft has announced.
India's Para-shooters Manish Narwal and Avani Lekhara started their 2021 season with a series of gold medals at the first-ever National Para Shooting Championship at the Manav Rachna Shooting Academy in Faridabad.
Boccia athletes in England have celebrated their mothers, speaking about how their support helped them to take up or continue the sport, as part of a Mother's Day tribute.
The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) has had its 2021 rules translated into Greek and Spanish, representing the first non-English versions of the document.
Cycling achieved a double dose of success at Belgium’s 2020 Paralympic Sports Awards as Ewoud Vromant and tandem Griet Hoet and Anneleen Monsieur earned top honours at the virtual ceremony.
Jamaica's Theador Subba is looking to compete in both judo and javelin at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics following a successful 2019.
The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) has partnered with the National Lottery to support its Wheelchair World-Class Programme for the next two years.
The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) has announced plans to stage the Blind Football World Grand Prix in Tokyo as a precursor to this year’s Paralympic Games in the Japanese capital.
The International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing has announced the qualification window for this year's re-arranged Paralympic Games in Tokyo has now closed due to the ongoing uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The inauguration of the first-ever National Para Shooting Championship in rifle and pistol events has been described as an "historic moment" for the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI).
Organisers have confirmed dates for the rescheduled World Para Swimming European Open Championships, the biggest para swimming event before the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
Denver were awarded the 1976 Winter Olympic Games ahead of Sion in Switzerland, Tempere in Finland and Vancouver in Canada at the International Olympic Committee Session in 1970. But in a Colorado referendum in November 1972, voters rejected funding for the event. It is the only time a city has been awarded the Olympics but pulled out. The IOC then offered the Games to Whistler in Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of Government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the Games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck, the 1964 host city, as a replacement.
Commonwealth Games Federation - Sport Manager - London, United Kingdom
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is the international governing body that oversees the quadrennial Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games. The CGF is a small passionate team, wholeheartedly committed to its vision, mission and values. Based in our central London headquarters and reporting to the CGF’s Sports Director, this role will play a key role within the team, providing operational and strategic support across all areas of the sport programme, including bespoke projects and events.
At the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, Spyridon Louis won the marathon to become an instant Greek hero. Mike Rowbottom tells the story of how a humble water carrier entered sporting folklore, 125 years on.
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