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Philip Barker: How Kuala Lumpur 1998 set a new course for the Commonwealth Games

  • Inside the Blogs

This week, 25 years ago on a sunny spring morning in London, an ensemble of 10 Bunga Manggar bearers carrying floral decorations and 20 drummers beating Kompang drums made their way onto the courtyard at Buckingham Palace. 

won gold medals in the snatch, clean and jerk and combined events in the 62 kilograms division.On the athletics




Jamaican sambists demonstrate sport for Bach during visit

  • Sambo

Jamaican sambists have given a demonstration of the sport to International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach during his visit to Kingston.

It is mainly athletics, but we see that its scope is expanding," Bach said during a meeting with Jamaican

While athletics plays an important role, we see many hopeful athletes in other Olympic sports, which


ANOCA President Berraf wants women's rights on the map

  • ANOCA

Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) President Mustapha Berraf has called on Governments and sports organisations in the continent to do more to "promote unrestrained access by women to the world of sport".

Committee had promoted a conference to make sport safer for women after the tragic death of double World Athletics


World Athletics to continue Ukraine Fund to support participation at World Championships

  • Athletics

World Athletics is set to repeat its Ukraine Fund for another year to help the country's athletes prepare

We pledge to repeat the World Athletics Ukraine Solidarity Fund to support Ukrainian athlete attendance

at the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 and other World Athletics Series events," read a World

Athletics statement.The announcement coincides with International Women's Day, which is being celebrated

Foundation and Diamond League members.Anna Ryzhykova says World Athletics' Ukraine Fund saved her career

©Getty ImagesUkraine has competed at every edition of the World Athletics Championships since 1993 and


European Athletics President Karamarinov salutes "magnificent" Turkish hosting of Istanbul 2023

  • Athletics

European Athletics President Dobromir Karamarinov has picked the "poignant" victory won by home women

jumper Tuğba Danışmaz and Nafi Thiam’s pentathlon world record as highlights of a "magnificent" European Athletics

his who was killed in the tragedy.Turkish sprinter Kayhan Ozer, who competed at the recent European Athletics

live stream, it is expected that it will compare favourably with recent previous European Athletics

Indoor Championships while the European Athletics social media channels saw record engagement figures

for this event.European Athletics said that one of the abiding memories of the Championships was the

community despite such difficult circumstances.The next European Athletics Indoor Championships is due


World Athletics makes multiple pledges to achieve gender equality on International Women's Day

  • Athletics

World Athletics has claimed on International Women's Day that it is taking "significant steps" towards

vice-president this year.A target has also been set to have 40 per cent of female participants in World Athletics

online courses for future sports administrators.World Athletics has also pledged to help its 214 member

I am immensely proud that World Athletics is once again leading the way for gender equity in sport,"

said World Athletics President Sebastian Coe, an International Olympic Committee member since July 2020

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has called on the body's stakeholders to help achieve gender




Nepal Olympic Committee unveils nine-point manifesto to develop sport

  • OCA

Nepal Olympic Committee President Jeevan Ram Shrestha has pledged to spearhead a nine-point manifesto which highlights gender equality and developing sport in the country. 

and took a team of five to the postponed 2020 Games in the Japanese capital, where they competed in athletics


Thiam shocked at ticket costs and says family might be priced out of Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Belgium's two-time Olympic heptathlon champion Nafissatou Thiam has spoken of her "shock" at the cost of tickets for next year’s Olympics in Paris, admitting that her family might not be able to come to support her due to the "high" prices.

been reserved by the state and allocated for use by communities.Complaints have also centred around athletics




French Government to this week begin explore selling Paris 2024 venue Stade de France

  • Paris 2024

The French Government is expected to launch a call for applications from parties interested in buying or managing Paris 2024 venue the Stade de France this week.

unavailable from the start of 2024 to allow preparations to begin for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.An athletics

be installed for Paris 2024 which would reduce the capacity to 77,083.The Stade de France will host athletics

2024Athletics and rugby sevens are due to be held at the Stade de France at next year's Olympics, and Para athletics

World Cup, 2016 UEFA European Championship and 2007 Rugby World Cup finals, as well as the 2003 World Athletics