After a heavy snowfall on the opening day, the second day of the Youth Olympic Winter Games in Gangwon saw Italy level with France at the top of the medals table with four gold medals each.

(8-4) Brazil - Denmark (1-14) Session 3, Group A: Japan - Sweden (10-2) China - New

Zealand (0-21) USA - Turkey (8-2)China's Yang Jingru (silver) and Li Jinzi (gold) with Kazakhstan's

endorsed the gymnast Georgia-Rose Brown ceasing to compete for Australia and allowing her to do so for New

Zealand.

Consequently, the 28-year-old athlete will cease to compete for Australia and will do so under the New

Zealand flag.In this regard, the IOC acted in accordance with the Guidelines on Athlete Expression for

The four national teams secured their qualification by winning the semi-finals of the FIH 2024 Olympic Qualifiers. The semi-finals took place last Thursday in Ranchi and Valencia. Japan, Ireland, India and Great Britain still have one more chance to qualify for Paris 2024.

Valencia on Saturday.Meanwhile, at the FIH Men's Hockey Olympic Qualifiers in Muscat, Oman, Germany, New

Zealand, Great Britain and Pakistan all moved a step closer to Paris 2024 by reaching the semi-finals.It

 In the Omani capital of Muscat, Germany defeated Chile 3-0, New Zealand beat Canada 4-0, Great

Australian weightlifter Andrew Ciancio has been banned for 12 years by the Australian Weightlifting Federation for the presence of a metabolite of a prohibited substance and the use of a prohibited substance.

In July 2015, Ciancino was disqualified for eight years (from 2013) while representing New Zealand.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has set out the places and forbidden topics where competitors will be able to express their opinions during the 2024 Olympic Games, where athletes' freedom of expression will be subject to certain restrictions.

Players from the women's football teams of Great Britain, Chile, the United States, Sweden, and New Zealand

Snowboarder Amina AlMehairi, who will compete in snowboard slopestyle, and alpine skier Alex Striedger, who will compete in alpine skiing, complete the delegation representing the UAE at its first Winter Youth Olympic Games.

improving their performances at European competitions and camps in Switzerland, Austria, France and New

Zealand, where they also accumulated the points needed to qualify for the Gangwon Olympics.

Crucial to their qualification were their results at the FIS Junior World Ski Championships in New Zealand

Hockey's final ticket to Paris 2024 will take place in three different countries from 13 January. Spain will host one men's and one women's group, while Oman and India will host the remaining qualifying matches.

 In Muscat we have Chile, Great Britain, China, Pakistan, Malaysia, Germany, Canada and New Zealand

 In the women's competition, Chile, Germany, Japan, the Czech Republic, Italy, India, New Zealand

Welsh rugby legend John Peter Rhys Williams has died aged 74, according to the Bridgend Ravens Club, where he was president until his death.

the best players from Great Britain and Ireland, which typically faced South Africa, Australia and New

Zealand in those days.

of 22 matches on a gruelling tour of South Africa in 1974.JPR Williams of the British Lions against New

Zealand in 1971.

Two sisters from Hawke's Bay in New Zealand shocked the competition at the International Taekwondo Championships

The international tournament attracted competitors from Canada, Italy, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Honduras

She beat another New Zealand boy to secure the win."There were some tough competitors.

January 2024 begins with a flurry of sporting activity in the run-up to Paris 2024. The thirty-third Olympic Games of the modern era, with more than 10,000 athletes, will begin in the Paris region on 26 July.

 For the first time in 64 years, Venezuela will host the new edition of the Olympic Football Pre-Qualifiers

the United States and the Dominican Republic from North America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF), Oceanic New

Zealand (OFC), while three from Asia (AFC) and the aforementioned two from South America are yet to

Transgender athletes face increased restrictions ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics compared to previous rules, as it was recently decided that they must have completed their transition before the age of 12 to avoid unfair advantages.

 It is important to remember that Laurel Hubbard, a weightlifter from New Zealand, was the first

 Similar sentiments were expressed by World Aquatics when it adopted its new "Gender Inclusion Policy

However, a new "men/open" category has been introduced for those who do not meet the new gender standards

athletes, who previously qualified to compete against cisgender female athletes, have not welcomed the new

Athletes and sports officials have been recognised in the 2024 New Year Honours, which are highly prestigious

Four Olympic footballers have been awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit.

The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) has expressed its satisfaction and congratulations to the recipients

She was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for her continuing service to gymnastics

 The New Zealand Olympic Committee is delighted to see the sport recognised.

Also honoured was Liz Matthews, President of Curling New Zealand, who was made an Officer of the New

Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for her continued service to curling - another major New Zealand sport

A record-breaking 1,900 athletes will compete in South Korea in January to become the next generation of winter sports stars at Asia's first Youth Olympic Games.

 In addition, two new 1,500 m short track speed skating events of 1,500m will be introduced for

Gangwon, while a new mixed relay will replace the mixed NOC relay in cross-country skiing.

 Among the athletes who could potentially emerge as future stars are Lucia Georgalli (New Zealand

Tribunal has banned Evaan Reihana for three months after he tested positive for cocaine following a New

Zealand Rugby League Premiership match in October 2023.

nzherald.co.nz, the player admitted to using cocaine but said it had been taken the night before the New

Zealand Premiership Rugby League match between his team Waikato and Canterbury to help him cope with

His mother was ill and had received a very complicated medical prognosis.Drug Free Sport New Zealand

Zealand.

Zealand league, were founded in 1921 and have been competing in the country's premiership since 1976

The Rugby Sevens repechage tournament for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be held in Monaco from June 21 to 23, 2024, just over a month before the start of the XXXIII Paris Games.

) December 15, 2023Teams that have already qualified for Paris 2024 include the host nation France, New

Zealand, Argentina, Fiji (double gold medalist), and Australia, who secured their places in Paris by

America), Kenya (Africa), Samoa (Oceania), and Japan (Asia).On the women's side, in addition to France, New

Zealand (coming off a win at Tokyo 2020), Australia (winner of the inaugural rugby at the Olympics in

tournaments.Male competitors:Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Great Britain, Hong Kong China, Mexico, Papua New