When Rwandan International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Felicite Rwemarika called upon March's IOC Session to adopt a recommendation concerning the support of refugees and populations affected by displacement, she was able to speak movingly from personal experience.

nbsp;refugee team at Dakar 2026, which is due to be the first Olympic event of any description in Africa

The world's best judoka have elected a new International Judo Federation (IJF) Athletes' Commission, which represents all five continental regions, at the ongoing World Championships in Budapest.

Malawi's Harriet Boniface is the representative for Africa, Japan's Masashi Ebinuma for Asia, Australia's

The International Swimming Federation's (FINA) Artistic Swimming Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament (ASOGQT), offering 13 Olympic berths across two disciplines, started today in Barcelona with team technical routines.

competition, with representatives from Egypt, Canada, Japan, ROC, Australia, China, Ukraine, South Africa

Australia have become the latest team to withdraw from the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Final Olympic Qualifier in Mexico.

final qualifier, while The Netherland's finished in second place in the September 2019 European and Africa

bronze medallist and reigning Commonwealth champion Henri Schoeman will be one of the favourites at the Africa

fellow countryman Nicholas Quenet, who finished fourth at the same venue on Monday (June 7) in the Africa

and Pan Arab Championships.The field also includes Morocco’s seventh and 12th-placed runners at the Africa

2019 African Games champion.Morocco's 2019 African Games champion Badr Siwane is in the field at the Africa

The International Swimming Federation's (FINA) Artistic Swimming Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament (ASOGQT), offering 13 Olympic berths across two disciplines, is due to begin in Barcelona tomorrow.

competition, with representatives from Egypt, Canada, Japan, ROC, Australia, China, Ukraine, South Africa

Abderrahmane Hammad has been re-elected President of the Algerian Olympic Committee (COA).

re-election nine months later.Berraf still leads the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

CONCORDIA, a Swiss based health insurance company, has been announced as the main sponsor for the 2022 Men’s World Floorball Championships, due to be held in Switzerland.

Switzerland qualify automatically with the remaining 15 teams decided by regional qualifying events in Europe/Africa

The International Netball Federation (INF) has announced an official rebrand to World Netball and has launched a strategic plan for the sport.

reach and impact.The new World Netball logo represents the colours of the five World Netball Regions - Africa

World Triathlon has announced a support fund of $100,000 (£70,000/€80,000) to provide financial assistance to athletes affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

11 different countries - Azerbaijan, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Morocco, Philippines, South Africa

Just over eight years ago, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) introduced a new discipline to the world of sport - and one that could yet hold the key to generating mass interest and injecting much-needed money into the organisation.

two-day men’s and women’s event, featuring Switzerland, England, Germany, India, Malaysia and South Africa

Nigeria has withdrawn its offer to stage the African Athletics Championships from June 23 to 27 less than two weeks after agreeing to host the 22nd edition after original host Algeria pulled for COVID-19 concerns.

meeting between Dare and Malboum, which coincided with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

Surfers continued their quest to secure a Tokyo 2020 Olympic place as the main event and repechage competitions, both offering places in the final of the World Surfing Games, continued in El Salvador.

going to Costa Rica’s Noe Mar McGonagle with 15.67 points.Surfers from Mexico, Portugal, Britain, South Africa

Leonardo Fioravanti of Italy, who scored 15.4 points to win the last heat.Surfers from Peru, South Africa

The International Judo Federation (IJF) Congress is set to take place for the first time in a hybrid mode in Budapest in Hungary, with incumbent President Marius Vizer set to run unopposed.

refereeing and education and coaching issues will also be addressed before the five continental unions - Africa

In fact he finished dead level, along with London 2012 gold medallist Chad le Clos of South Africa.