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New WADA study reveals no meaningful link between TUEs and likelihood of winning Olympic medal

  • Olympics

A new study by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has revealed there is no meaningful link between an

as having received TUEs following attacks by Fancy Bears included Australian swimmer Emily Seebohm, New

Zealand rower Mahe Drysdale and American distance runner Galen Rupp.Documents related to Wiggins showed

three Grand Tour events between 2011 and 2013, including the 2012 Tour de France which he won.For the new


ICC begin web series celebrating women's cricket

  • Non-Olympic Sports

International Cricket Council (ICC) has begun a web series titled "100% Cricket Leading the Game" to bring together leaders from across sport and business to celebrate women’s cricket.

individuals from across cricket, sport and the business community share best practice and generate new

around the women’s game between the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup and the Women’s Cricket World Cup in New

Zealand."

series, to bring the sport together so we can collectively fulfil our ambition of bringing one million new

It is important for the global cricket family to stay connected and generate new ideas to move the game


Four-nation "Row to the Moon" challenge launched

  • Rowing

British Rowing, Rowing Canada Aviron, Rowing Australia and Rowing New Zealand have announced the "Row

This new challenge gives us another exciting target to work towards as a team and keeps that competitive


Belgium hockey coach says team has lost advantage due to Tokyo 2020 postponement

  • Tokyo 2020

Belgium's men's hockey coach Shane McLeod has said that the playing field is now level again due to the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

because of COVID-19 has seen his side lose its advantage after they had been on a strong run of form.The New

Zealand coach had previously led the team to silver at Rio 2016, losing 4-2 in the final to Argentina


South African rugby player Kolbe picks Lions tour over Tokyo Olympics

  • Rugby Sevens

South African rugby union star Cheslin Kolbe has said he will make himself available for selection for the British and Irish Lions Tour next year instead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

side consists of players from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, and tours either South Africa, New

Zealand or Australia every four years.


New Zealand Olympic Committee tightens anti-doping obligations

  • ONOC

The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) has strengthened its integrity requirements for athletes and

sanctions and increased corruption-reporting guidelines for both sports organisations and athletes.The new

Committee chairman and NZOC Athletes' Commission and Integrity Committee member Ben Sandford said the new

In New Zealand, we continue to lead the way in our stand against doping and I'm extremely pleased the

Zealand."

Zealand athletes as serving bans, with seven sanctioned in 2019 and 12 of them rugby union players.


World Rugby to host Hall of Fame week online

  • Rugby Sevens

World Rugby will host a series of podcasts, features, interviews, documentaries and classic match footage this week, centering on past inductees from the sport's Hall of Fame.

Australia between 1994 and 2007, racking up 139 caps.One of his first appearances came against arch-rivals New

Zealand in the 1994 Bledisloe Cup, where he made a crucial tackle to deny the All Blacks the win.This

Rees and Al Charron, who will go back to the 1991 Rugby World Cup quarter-final between Canada and New


New Zealand Government announce sports recovery package due to COVID-19 downturn

  • ONOC

The New Zealand Government has announced a recovery package for sport in the nation due to the downturn

Zealand employs around 53,000 people and contributes around NZ$5 billion (£2.49 billion/$2.97 billion

Zealand Rugby which has announced they may have to make cuts due to the pandemic.An initial fund will

New Zealand recently approved the resumption of professional sport in the country with rugby and netball

competition to start soon.The New Zealand Olympic Committee had previously said in its annual report

that the future would be challenging, but it felt it could adapt to the pandemic.In New Zealand, there


Gong aiming for Olympic shot put gold despite postponement of Tokyo 2020

  • Tokyo 2020

Gong Lijiao of China maintains she is still aiming for Olympic gold in shot put despite the postponement of Tokyo 2020 until 2021.

champion Valerie Adams is also happy with the postponement, according to coach Scott Goodman.He said the New

Zealand athlete would have more time to prepare after giving birth to her second child last year.



New Zealand Olympic Committee Athletes’ Commission hold online forum

  • ONOC

The New Zealand Olympic Committee Athletes' Commission held an online forum to get a gauge on athlete

 New Zealand, who have only reported 1,498 coronavirus cases and 21 deaths, have recently eased

New Zealand Team lead psychologist Kylie Wilson also attended the forum to hear how athletes coped with

 New Zealand Olympic Committee Athletes' Commission chair and former Olympic heptathlete Sarah Cowley-Ross

The world around us is completely disrupted but we are lucky here in New Zealand to be given a real opportunity


FIFA to select host for 2023 Women's World Cup next month

  • Football

FIFA is set to announce the host of the 2023 Women's World Cup on June 25, world football's governing body has announced..

 Football Federation Australia and New Zealand Football have submitted a joint bid, while Brazil

finalising its evaluation report, which will be published in early June.Football Federation Australia and New

Zealand Football have submitted a joint bid for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup ©Getty ImagesAll eligible


World Rugby calls off all July internationals

  • Rugby Sevens

There will be no international rugby union played in July because of the coronavirus pandemic, World Rugby has confirmed.

sort of cross-border international rugby competition cannot be hosted in July," the statement read.No new

two-game tour of Japan by England, while Wales were also due to play one game in Japan before two in New

disrupted by the pandemic, with the sport effectively brought a standstill, but a return is in sight in New

Zealand at least.Super Rugby Aotearoa - a new competition featuring just the nation's five Super Rugby


IOC approves new dates for FIBA Olympic qualification tournaments

  • Basketball

The International Olympic Committee has approved the new dates for the Federation of International Basketball

Serbia.A total of 24 men's teams will compete - Angola, Senegal and Tunisia {Africa}, China, Korea and New

Zealand {Asia}, Brazil, Canada, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela {Americas

the national team preparations and the national league calendars were all considered in arranging the new


International Tag Federation confirms cancellation of Confederation Cup

  • Non-Olympic Sports

International Tag Federation (ITF) has confirmed the cancellation of the Confederation Cup event due to the coronavirus.

schedule a return leg in spring 2021.The ITF also confirmed the Trans-Tasman Series between Australia and New

Zealand is due to take place as planned.It is scheduled to be held over three days from September 24

events will be subject to coronavirus protocols that may be put into place by both the Australian and New

Zealand Governments.