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Namibia

  • Birmingham 2022 Chef de Mission interviews

Namibia covers a massive part of south-western Africa but there are not many people. This means there is plenty of room for sport.

bolstered by six or seven Para-competitors.As well as athletics, the country is hoping to compete in swimming


Athens set to stage FINA Artistic Swimming World Series Super Final

  • Artistic Swimming

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) Artistic Swimming World Series Super Final is set to be

National Federations due to the reduced number of events held.Just three legs of the FINA Artistic Swimming

every women's duet free event.The United States have won the most gold medals during the FINA Artistic Swimming


Post-drugs ban Jack and pop star Simpson set for places on Australian Commonwealth Games swimming team

  • Swimming

Shayna Jack has qualified for this year's Commonwealth Games as the Australian swimmer continues her comeback from a doping ban.

Jack finished second in the 100 metres freestyle at the Australian Swimming Championships in Adelaide

sentence, but the CAS threw out those appeals in September 2021, freeing Jack to resume her competitive swimming

career.Cody Simpson has swapped a singing career for the swimming pool ©Getty ImagesJack has consistently

Championships, after coming third in the men's 100m butterfly in 51.96.That matches the International Swimming

the message out of Buckingham Palace in London when the procession was launched.Australia's 46-strong swimming


Moscow condemns decision to ban Kuliak for a year after public display of support for Ukraine invasion

  • Gymnastics

The Gymnastics Ethics Foundation (GEF) has handed Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak a one-year ban for wearing a symbol demonstrating support for the invasion of Ukraine during the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Apparatus World Cup in Doha and stripped the bronze medal he won at the event in a decision branded by Moscow politicians as "complete lawlessness".

athlete to have been banned for showing their support for the Ukraine invasion.Last month, double Olympic swimming

champion Evgeny Rylov was suspended for nine months by the International Swimming Federation after taking


Vietnamese swimmers secure historic gold at Southeast Asian Games

  • Southeast Asian Games

Vietnam have claimed their first men’s 4x200 metres freestyle gold in record-breaking time at the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) as Singaporean swimmers dominated proceedings with three golds in Hanoi.

7mins 16.31secs to break the SEA Games record by more than a minute and to secure the country’s seventh swimming

Jonathan Tan and Joseph schooling finishing third in 7:21.49.Singapore continued to show their class in swimming


UniSport Australia honour Olympic and Paralympic medallists at awards

  • Universiade

Olympic medallist Jessica Fox and Paralympic medallist Jaryd Clifford were among the list of student-athlete winners at the UniSport Australia 2021 awards, which were held at The University of Sydney.

Dedekind secured the Female Athlete of the Year after winning multiple golds at the 2021 UniSport National Swimming


Exclusive: Pentathlon United demand further details on selection of obstacle discipline as fifth element

  • Modern Pentathlon

Representatives of Pentathlon United, including Britain's Olympic gold medallist Joe Choong, have called on International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) to provide further details on how two obstacle disciplines were chosen for testing with a view to replacing riding as the sport's fifth element.

Budapest, two variations of the obstacle discipline were rubber-stamped for testing alongside fencing, swimming


Chilean President Boric assures Panam Sports of commitment to Santiago 2023

  • Santiago 2023

New Chilean President Gabriel Boric has offered reassurance of his commitment to the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games in a video address during the latest Panam Sports Executive Committee meeting.

 "Soon we will be at Guadeloupe 2022 [Caribbean Games], the Pan American Swimming Championship and


Italian TV presenter De Filippi named Milan Cortina 2026 ambassador

  • Milan Cortina 2026

Italian television host Maria De Filippi has been named as an ambassador of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, being recognised for her enthusiasm for winter sports during this season's final episode of talent show Amici.

now joins triple Olympic Alpine skiing champions Deborah Compagnoni and Alberto Tomba, Beijing 2008 swimming






High-ranking Polish officials meet FINA President to talk 2023 European Games

  • Kraków 2023

among the topics of discussion at a meeting between leading Polish sports officials and International Swimming

The FINA leader joined European Swimming League (LEN) counterpart António José Silva on a visit to Poland

marking the 100th anniversary of the Polish Swimming Federation's founding.Polish Swimming Federation


Jun sets world record in triumph at UIPM World Cup in Albena

  • Modern Pentathlon

South Korea’s Jun Woong-tae set the men’s world record at the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) World Cup in Albena.

round, taking his total to 284 points.The Tokyo 2020 Olympic bronze medallist achieved the fastest swimming

event.Serapinaite led the standings in the fencing stage of the event, before placing second in the swimming