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Prince Harry, Meghan visit Nigeria for Invictus drive

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Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle visited Nigeria as part of his promotion of the Invictus Games, the sporting event he founded for wounded military veterans, Agence France-Presse reported Friday. 

Staff General Christopher Musa, who praised the experience of Nigerian troops at the Invictus Games in Germany


Special Olympics World Games 2023: Spirit lives on

  • World Games

(DOSB) will instruct trainers in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi together with Special Olympics Germany

Olympics team from Uganda in a pilot project last year before and during the Games, DOSB, Special Olympics Germany

aus.➡️ https://t.co/U3frfyIhhu pic.twitter.com/lbOeROB6z6— DOSB (@DOSB) May 10, 2024Special Olympics Germany

disabilities in society is strengthened.”Sven Albrecht, Federal Managing Director of Special Olympics Germany


Paris 2024 Rugby Sevens match officials announced

  • Rugby Sevens

World Rugby has announced the squad of 23 match officials who will officiate at the Rugby Sevens competitions at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in France from 24-30 July.

-Maria Latos (Germany).-Cisco Lopez (United States).-Tyler Miller (Australia).


Gina Böttcher named German Olympic sportsperson of the month for April

  • Swimming News

Gina Böttcher has received the German Olympic Sportsperson of the Month award for April following her three golds at the European Para Swimming Championships in Portugal.

the SM4 150m individual medley, S4 50m backstroke and S4 50m freestyle on consecutive days to help Germany



Paris 2024 Mixed Doubles Table Tennis line-up complete

  • Paris 2024

The 16 teams for the Olympic mixed doubles table tennis tournament have been decided with the top six teams in the updated International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) world rankings - excluding those who had qualified by other means - completing the field.

Assar and Dina Meshref (African Championship winners)France – Alexis Lebrun and Jianan Yuan (Host Quota)Germany



Yusra Mardini wants the world to “open their hearts and mind” to Refugee Team

  • Olympics

Olympic swimmer and Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini is hopeful that the world will open their hearts and minds to support refugees and their participation in the upcoming Olympic Games this summer in Paris. 

journey that would take her through Lebanon, Turkey, Aegean Sea to Greece, before finally making it to Germany


World Relays: USA reigns in 4x100, Noah Lyles and Tebogo shine in 4x400m

  • Athletics

The World Athletics Relays concluded this Sunday in Nassau, Bahamas, after two exciting days, and now 14 teams have already qualified for each of the five relay events at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

-Germany.-Nigeria.-Liberia.Women's 4x100m:-United States.-France.-Great Britain.-Germany.-Australia.

-Germany.-Nigeria.-United States.-Brazil.-Trinidad and Tobago.-Spain.-Poland.

-Germany.-Switzerland.-Jamaica.-Ukraine.


Riner and Stump take gold at Dushanbe Grand Slam

  • Judo

After the continental championships, the Judo Grand Slam returned with a tournament in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. With some teams sending their second and third numbers to Dushanbe, the host country won a record seven medals, but only one was gold. Switzerland, Austria and Italy had two gold medals, with Switzerland topping the overall standings, Austria second and Italy third. 

IJFJust a week after Anna-Maria Wagner and Alina Boehm (both Germany) won silver and bronze respectively

Anna-Maria Wagner (Germany)2. Alina Boehm (Germany)3. Emma Reid (Great Britain)3.

Losseni Kone (Germany


Noah Lyles, Marcell Jacobs secure USA, Italy spots in Paris Olympic Relays

  • Athletics

World sprint champion Noah Lyles and reigning Olympic 100m gold medallist Marcell Jacobs helped the United States and Italy earn respective qualification for the men's 4x100m relays at Paris 2024.

Australia  set an area record to finish second in heat three behind Germany with Britain, Netherlands

Belgium, Japan, Germany, Italy, Nigeria and Britain all also went through to Sunday's final.


Euro 2024: UEFA extends squad lists up to 26 players

  • Football

UEFA has been lobbied by coaches and players themselves to allow the immediate inclusion of three players in national team squads, meaning they can extended their teams from 23 to 26 players. Such decision was approved last Friday, meaning it is official.

The first tournament to allow the expansion from 23 to 26 players will be UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany in

As a result, the UEFA Executive Committee will allow them to play at Euro 2024 in Germany.


International World Games Association AGM concludes in Esslingen, Germany

  • World Games

Around 100 delegates and 29 International Member Federations with voting rights attended the International World Games Association (IWGA) AGM where the IWGA Athletes Committee, Women's leadership programme, Sustainability Strategy, and cooperation with National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and National Sports Organisations (NSOs) were among the topics discussed.

Among the headlines from the AGM was the announcement of Karlsruhe in Germany as the host city for the


LTOK President Daina Gudzinevičiūtė - UEFA U19 Women's Championship Ambassador

  • Football

The best U19 football teams from the Old Continent will compete in Lithuania from 14-27 July and Daina Gudzinevičiūtė, Olympic champion and president of the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee (LTOK), will be the ambassador of the UEFA U19 Women's Football Championship.

The national teams of the Netherlands, Ireland, Spain and Germany are in Group B.


Taekwondo Refugee athlete's dream come true

  • Taekwondo

Five Taekwondo athletes were named by International Olympic Committee (IOC) to take part at the Paris 2024. With five athletes, Taekwondo is the third most represented sport in the team. The addition of five refugee athletes will result in the largest number of Taekwondo athletes ever at an Olympic Games with more than 130 due to compete in Paris.

Kasra Mehdipournejad (M+80kg) fled Iran and now lives and trains in Germany.