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Lake Placid 2023 organisers praise USOPC for helping to ease visa "struggle"

  • Lake Placid 2023

Organisers of this year’s International University Sports Federation (FISU) Winter World University Games admit it has been a "struggle" to get athletes here due to delays in securing visas.

that Kazakhstan were among the delegations to experience difficulties but praised the efforts of the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) for helping to ensure participants arrived before the


United States Muaythai becomes latest USOPC member

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Muaythai has been officially approved by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and

The acceptance of United States Muaythai is hoped to increase the sport's popularity and development

This is one of the proudest days of my life by the credit must go to all members of United States Muaythai

fulfilling the important requirements which United States Muaythai has worked under the IOC [International

United States Muaythai will add important value to the Olympic Movement and will continue to work in

United States Muaythai President Michael Corley claims the sport can add "important value to the Olympic


FIS Alpine Ski World Cups in Garmisch-Partenkirchen cancelled due to lack of snow

  • Alpine Skiing

Two legs of the men's International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup due to be held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen later this month have been cancelled due to a lack of snow.

men's and women's circuits called off.Men's events have since been cancelled in Beaver Creek in the United

States and Val Gardena in Italy, and a women's competition in Zagreb in Croatia.Hundreds of sites across



Top men’s and women’s seeds face tough opening matches at Australian Open

  • Tennis

Top men's and women's seeds Rafael Nadal of Spain and Iga Świątek will both start their Australian Open tennis campaigns at Melbourne Park with tough draws.

of Spain.Last year’s runner-up Daniil Medvedev, playing as a neutral, takes on Marcos Giron of the United

States, while home hopeful Nick Kyrgios takes on another neutral in Roman Safiullin.Elsewhere in the

at Wimbledon and the US Open, takes on Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia.Third seed Jessica Pegula of the United

States faces Jaqueline Cristian of Romania, while fourth seed Caroline Garcia of France faces qualifier

Australian Open champions meet, as Victoria Azarenka, playing as a neutral, takes on Sofia Kenin of the United




Lake Placid 2023 Opening Ceremony to pay tribute to Native Americans

  • Lake Placid 2023

The Opening Ceremony of the International University Sports Federations (FISU) Winter World University here tomorrow is set to honour the region's Native Americans by starting with an ancestral welcome and land acknowledgement.

see many of the 1,443 athletes competing at the Games walk the arena in their country's colours, the United

States national anthem is set to be performed by Christopher Kinney.Kinney is a former bobsledder who


Canadian Chef de Mission wary of potential abuse at Lake Placid 2023

  • Lake Placid 2023

Canada's Chef de Mission for the International University Sports Federation (FISU) Winter World University Games here, Ben Matchett, has put his faith into anti-abuse initiatives the team have been put through for the event.

taking the fourth-largest athlete delegation to Lake Placid with 121 representatives, behind only the United

States with 150, Japan with 139, and the Czech Republic with 132.Matchett is determined for no abuse


Athletics PNG seeking to maintain top billing at this year’s Pacific Games at Solomon Islands 2023

  • Solomon Islands 2023

Papua New Guinea is intent on maintaining its position as the number one track and field nation at this year’s Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands.

Gold Coast in the technical events of hurdles, jumps and throws; support for athletes based in the United

States and an appropriate competition schedule domestically and internationally.Athletics PNG will stage


Valieva voted Russia's most popular sports personality in annual poll

  • Figure Skating

Figure skater Kamila Valieva, currently facing a four-year drugs ban after testing positive before the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, has been voted Russia’s most popular athlete.

positive test onwards.That would mean the ROC would be stripped of its team gold at Beijing 2022, with the United

States upgraded from the silver medal position.Alexander Ovechkin has established himself as one of



Djokovic-led PTPA adds Jabeur and five others to first Executive Committee

  • Tennis

The Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA), led by former men's singles world number one and 21-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic, has confirmed eight members to its first Executive Committee, which also features women's singles world number two, Ons Jabeur.

joined by Spanish world number 13 Paula Badosa, China's Zheng Saisai and Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the United

States, an Olympic mixed doubles gold medallist and nine-time doubles Grand Slam winner.Mattek-Sands