USA Luge athletes will return to on-ice training at the Olympic Sports Complex in Lake Placid tomorrow

December 19 and 20.The first event of 2021 is also in Germany, in Königssee between January 2 and 3, with USA

Tamás Aján was corrupt and had to go but he was "a convenient fall guy...part of a bigger problem in weightlifting" according to Ursula Papandrea, the woman who replaced him as leader of the sport’s governing body.

Papandrea and her Federation, USA Weightlifting, supported Aján in the last elections in 2017, when she

The Empowering Olympic, Paralympic and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020 has been signed by United States President Donald Trump, which will see the legislation become law.

with the aim of helping to safeguard athletes following the sexual abuse scandal involving disgraced USA

Nitra Rucker has been appointed director of diversity, equity and inclusion at the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC).

 "We are thrilled to welcome Nitra to the Team USA family, and we are grateful our search led us

this area and am eager to learn how best to bring forth my background and experience to benefit Team USA

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is set to discuss cricket and the Olympic Games again after issuing a questionnaire to member countries asking them to assess "the potential financial support" which they might receive if the sport should return to the programme for the first time in 128 years at Los Angeles 2028.

cricket were only to be included as a "one off" at those Los Angeles Games.Less than a fortnight ago, USA

Cricket Switzerland has announced plans to re-join the International Cricket Council (ICC) - eight years after the country was suspended over non-compliance.

USA Cricket was the last organisation to be appointed as an ICC associate member in 2019.There are 32

Cristobal Marte Hoffiz has been re-elected as North, Central American and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) President.

In 2019, the Dominican Republic won the NORCECA Women's Continental Championship, beating the USA in

World Judo Day has been celebrated by the Colorado Springs judo community at the newly-constructed United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum.

Minkin and other honourees were coached by Liddle, who is the director of athlete performance at USA

The Empowering Olympic, Paralympic and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020 has been delivered to the White House for signature.

implemented by the USOPC, which came under fire following the sexual abuse scandal involving disgraced USA

USA Bobsled and Skeleton (USABS) has extended its agreement with the race suit company Qwixskinz through

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) is set to host an online conference over the next two days, aimed at improving training environments globally amid the recent abuse scandals in numerous countries in the sport.

triggered by the Netflix documentary Athlete A, which detailed the sexual abuse by disgraced former USA

suffered.Simone Biles and Maggie Nichols have both given accounts of the abuse they suffered within the USA

USA Wrestling insists it will not put its athletes in "harm’s way" after deciding against sending a team

representatives from the United States - a country which is ranked fourth in the all-time medals table with 256.USA

The health and safety of US athletes, coaches and staff is always the number one concern for USA Wrestling

-19 cases, with 240 of those coming from Belgrade.After issuing a survey to more than 100 athletes, USA

interests to send a delegation.Veronica Carlson, Executive Committee member and chairperson of the USA

Bernard Feldman, a member of the USA Wrestling COVID-19 Advisory Committee and a long-time physician

The triple Olympic champion Pyrros Dimas and International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Interim President Mike Irani have both spoken up for athletes' interests after Dimas decided against resigning from the IWF Executive Board.

.Pyrros Dimas won three Olympic gold medals for Greece ©Getty ImagesHe is now technical director of USA

The Cameroon Taekwondo Federation (FECATAE) could see its membership increase thanks to a new scholarship scheme organised by a non-profit organisation.

The 237 Brothers in Taekwondo USA has created the scheme, which offers technical assistance, according

The mission of 237 Brothers in Taekwondo USA is to help clubs and athletes grow in taekwondo and help

As well as technical support, the 237 Brothers in Taekwondo USA also offers a programme to support young

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation (USOPF) raised more than $1.42 million (£1.09 million/€1.2 million) for the COVID-19 Athlete Assistance Fund.

COVID-19 pandemic, and the postponement of the Tokyo Games and other events, acutely impacted Team USA

COVID-19 Athlete Assistance Fund ended in September, the USOPF continues to raise money for the Team USA

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