Belarusian Ice Hockey Association (BIHA) President Dmitri Baskov has been suspended for five-years after being found to have directly influenced others to support the country's Government and have threatened and discriminated against athletes for their political opinions.

nation.Equestrian's Olga Safronova became the second athlete from Belarus to be granted a humanitarian visa in Poland

 Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya defecting to Poland last month because she said coaches had ordered

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ImagesSwitzerland's Belinda Bencic won a marathon first set tiebreak on her way to beating Iga Świątek of Poland

Poland has given equestrian rider Olga Safronova a humanitarian visa, becoming the second Belarusian

As reported by Poland state news agency PAP, Safronova fled to Poland with her husband in mid-August

humanitarian visas by Poland’s consulate in Lviv in Ukraine and it is claimed she wishes to ride for Poland

if she receives citizenship.The ordeal follows sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya defecting to Poland

Belarus coaches at the Olympics.Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, the other Belarusian athlete to seek refuge in Poland

, has said that she is trying to switch allegiances to compete for Poland in future events ©Getty ImagesThe

action in phenomenal fashion today at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting in Chorzow, Poland

After a year's postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games ended two months of sporting action in the Japanese capital, with the Closing Ceremony at the Olympic Stadium.

two-times Paralympian, as a well as a coach, Board member and teacher of Para-sport.Katarzyn Rogowiec of Poland

World number one Novak Djokovic continued his search for a calendar Grand Slam with a victory against Japan’s Kei Nishikori in the third round of the US Open men’s singles, while women's number one Ashleigh Barty was eliminated in a huge upset.

Republic's two-time Grand Slam winner Petra Kvitová with a 6-4, 6-3 victory.Seventh seed Iga Świątek of Poland

An all-Italian podium ended the last day of track and field competition in athletics at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, with Ambra Sabatini setting a new world record in the women's T63 100 metres final.

in the event, pushing Australian Nicholas Hum down to the bronze medal position.Renata Sliwinska of Poland

Fraser-Pryce will return to action at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting in Chorzow, Poland

will race over that distance tomorrow in the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting in Chorzow, Poland

The Council in Malopolska, which includes Kraków, has voted to re-affirm its status as an “LGBT-free zone”, despite the European Union (EU) threatening to remove billions of euros in funding which could affect preparations for the 2023 European Games which it is due to stage.

the 2023 European Games will be respected and it will endure there is "no discrimination of any kind",Poland

China's Zhang Bian and Zhou Ying came from behind to beat their Swedish rivals in the women’s classes 4-5 final as five Paralympic Games team table tennis gold medals were earned at Tokyo 2020 today.

settle for their second silver medal of the day, after their women’s class 9-10 team were beaten by Poland

Poland have won the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Boys' Under-19 World Championship after

in the round of 16 and quarter-finals respectively - all in straight sets.In yesterday’s semi-final, Poland

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 Women's Series regular season concludes in Montreal this weekend, with Spain, Germany and the United States expected to challenge for the title.

are the eighth seeds.Pool A consists of The Netherlands, Germany, the US and Austria, while Mongolia, Poland

Huang Xing of China bounced back from the depths of despair to produce a record-breaking performance to retain the mixed 25 metres pistol SH1 title at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games here.

mean quite a lot for the Polish history of para shooting, because all these people compete with me in Poland

The inclusion of judo on the sport programme at the 2023 European Games in Kraków-Małopolska in Poland

invite everyone to follow it inside the programme of the European Games 2023 Kraków and Małopolska, Poland

our Games and its party-like atmosphere is again likely to make it a must-see sport for everyone in Poland

Jette Simon took the gold medal in the women's scratch race final at the International Cycling Union (UCI) 2021 Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Cairo in Egypt with a blistering average speed of 42.17 kilometres per hour.

the day.In the men's team sprint Malaysia defeated Kazakhstan in heat one of the first round while Poland

UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships, after Morocco and South Africa ©Getty ImagesMeanwhile Poland