The National Velodrome set to be used at the Paris 2024 Olympics is ready to host the International Cycling Union (UCI) Track Cycling World Championships, with the five-day competition set to begin tomorrow.

Martina Fidanza of Italy is expected to contend again in the women's scratch, while the 2021 winners Germany

Double lifesaving world champion Nina Holt has been named the International World Games Association's (IWGA) Athlete of the Month for September.

last month.Her time of 1min 7.04sec in the 100m rescue medley broke the world record.She also helped Germany

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to challenge for the bronze medal ©Getty ImagesThe women's 2021 gold medallist Anna-Maria Wagner of Germany

The Netherlands' Felice Albers and India's Harmanpreet Singh have been named the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Player of the Year for the 2021-2022 season in the women's and men's competitions respectively.

after guiding India to third in their debut season of the Pro League.She led her side to victories over Germany

Japan are poised to begin the defence of their World Wheelchair Rugby Championship title in Vejle in Denmark.

repeating or even furthering their success.Group A consists of Britain, the US, France, New Zealand, Germany

men's title for the 10th consecutive time at the World Team Table Tennis Championships after defeating Germany

Polona Cehovin, the director of high performance and development at the International Table Tennis Federation, is hoping that the progress scholarship-holders have displayed at the World Team Table Tennis Championships is just the beginning.

scholar who impressed in the women's competition after finishing with a 50 per cent win ratio to help Germany

Hosts China underlined their dominance of the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Chengdu by maintaining their perfect record to clinch the women's title at the expense of Japan.

In the men's tournament, China are due to face Germany in tomorrow's final as they did at Tokyo 2020,

Togami ©Getty ImagesBenedikt Duda came from behind to beat Jang Woo-jin 10-12, 11-7, 11-7, 11-7 to put Germany

defeat to provide the telling touch with a 12-10, 11-7, 11-4 victory against Togami.South Korea and Germany

World Team Table Tennis Championships set to conclude tomorrow with the men's final between China and Germany

Tens of thousands of people, including more than 160 Paralympic athletes, Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet and his International Paralympic Committee counterpart Andrew Parsons, have gathered at the Place de la Bastille in the French capital to celebrate Paralympic Day.

Benjamin Daviet were among the athletes in attendance.Markus Rehm, a winner of long jump gold medals for Germany

A new formula for the Alpine skiing combined event, the Olympic status of which is under threat, will be tested at next year's International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Junior World Championships in Sankt Anton, Austria.

same gender down identical slalom courses.At the Beijing 2022 Games, gold went to Austria ahead of Germany

Defending champions Serbia have continued their empathic invincible form after recording a whitewash win against Thailand at the Women's Volleyball World Championship.

Republic ensured they are still within a shout of qualification, winning 16-25, 25-18, 25-22, 25-18 versus Germany

Defending champions China are set to meet second seeds Japan in the women's final of the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Chengdu.

reckoned with after disposing of Chinese Taipei 3-0.Japan were equally as good, beating fifth seeds Germany

be either fourth seeds South Korea or second seeds Germany.South Korea defeated Hong Kong 3-1, while Germany

This week, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach cut the first slice of a birthday cake to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Olympic Studies Centre (OSC) in Lausanne this week.

operation at the time with a very small staff.There were attempts to set up an Olympic institute in Germany

Hong Kong suffered a shock exit in the women's quarter-finals after losing in a five-match thriller to Germany

going 2-0 up at the Chengdu High-tech Sports Centre.Staring down the barrel of defeat, fifth seeds Germany

Mittelham delivered the final blow to Hong Kong by besting Soo Wai Yam Minnie 9-11, 13-11, 11-5, 11-5.Germany

Croatia 3-0.In the quarter-finals China are set to meet Sweden, Portugal are to due to face Japan, Germany

More than 230 athletes competed at the Ju-Jitsu International Federation German Open, a Grand Prix event.

the ne-waza events, also known as Brazilian ju-jitsu.They came away with four gold medals as hosts Germany

pile.Germany and France managed three titles, with Denmark claiming two and Austria one.The duo events saw Germany