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The Sport & Rights Alliance is launching the Athletes Network for Safer Sport

  • News

Athletes and allies are invited to participate in an online event on 29 May. This will be followed by an inaugural webinar on 21 June. The webinar will focus on discussing strategies to address potential trauma exposure and burnout.

their livelihood," said Kaiya McCullough, Advisory Council member and former soccer player from the USA


Shubenkov calls US position in the anti-doping system "privileged"

  • Athletics

Just two months before the start of the Olympic Games in Paris, the controversy surrounding the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and its handling of certain cases, notably that of the 23 Chinese swimmers allowed to compete at Beijing 2020, is growing.

France's Guy Drot at Montreal 1976 and East Germany's Thomas Munkelt at Moscow 1980 in the absence of the USA


FIBA 3x3 Women's Series Final to debut in Hangzhou, China

  • 3x3 basketball

FIBA has confirmed that Hangzhou, the capital of China's Zhejiang province, will host the fifth edition of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 Women's Series Final on 7-8 September 2024. The flagship event of the women's professional circuit will mark China's debut as host.

| #3x3WS— FIBA 3x3 Basketball (@FIBA3x3) May 22, 2024The season kicked off in April in Springfield, USA

be looking to make it three in a row after winning the last two finals.Confirmed events-Springfield (USA


USA cricket stuns Bangladesh in T20I Series opener

  • Cricket

The United States achieved a significant upset by defeating Bangladesh by five wickets in the first T20 international of their three-match series, just ahead of co-hosting the Men's T20 World Cup next month.

Corey Anderson and Harmeet Singh, the former India Under-19 cricketer, led USA to a surprising five-wicket

and served as a key preparation for the upcoming Men’s T20 World Cup, scheduled to take place in the USA

In their chase, the USA started cautiously, but Bangladesh’s bowlers kept the pressure on, causing the

#USAvBAN #WeAreUSACricket 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/KH3CLJK51M— USA Cricket (@usacricket) May 21, 2024With

60 runs needed off 31 balls, Anderson and Singh took charge and turned the game in favor of the USA,


37 more places for Paris secured in Lucerne

  • Rowing

Italy qualified in both the men's and women's eights, with the USA leading in the overall standings.

Romania and USA take the final two spots in the Men’s Single Sculls!


World fencing Cups held in Fujairah, Madrid, Plovdiv and Saint-Maur before Paris 2024

  • Fencing

The International Fencing Federation has completed its 2023-2024 Senior World Cup competition season. The four events were held last weekend, from 17 to 19 May 2024.

France's Sebastien Patrice won the individual gold medal and the USA won the team gold medal.

 In the men's team sabre competition, the USA faced Egypt in the final.

individual sabre included Sebastien Patrice (FRA, gold), Hansol Ha (KOR, silver), William Morrill (USA

, bronze) and Matteo Neri (ITA, bronze).In the men's team sabre final, the USA (gold), Egypt (silver)

Cheung faced Gerek Meinhardt of the USA in the final of the men's individual foil and won 15-7.


OQS: China sweeps BMX titles while Japan dominates breaking

  • Olympics

The Olympic Qualifier Series (OQS) concluded yesterday with the world's top freestyle BMX riders, B-Boys and B-Girls, skateboarders, and sport climbers vying for a spot at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. 464 participants from 120 national federations gathered at Shanghai’s Huangpu Riverside Urban Park 16-19 May in the first of a two-part festival-style series.

Shanghai2024 I #RoadtoParis2024 pic.twitter.com/Gq4iDIkHEp— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) May 19, 2024Team USA


China Women and Uruguay Men reach Madrid Grand Final in Rugby Sevens

  • Rugby Sevens

China Women and Uruguay Men were crowned champions of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenge 2024 with final round victories in Krakow and Munich respectively to book their places in the Madrid Grand Final.

southern Germany.The pools for the HSBC SVNS play-offs in Madrid will see Uruguay and Germany take on USA


Carl Lewis unveils purple track at the Olympics

  • Paris 2024

The athletics track at the Stade de France is now ready for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which will be held from 26 July to 11 August. Uniquely, the track is purple rather than the traditional red. It was officially unveiled by American Carl Lewis, who won nine golds and one silver medal in the sprint and long jump. 

pandemic - in the women's and men's 400m hurdles and the women's triple jump by Sydney McLaughlin (USA


Last places for Paris 2024 in 3x3 Basketball decided in Hungary

  • 3x3 basketball

The FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournamentcame to an exciting conclusion with France, Lithuania and Poland finishing on the podium in the men's competition to secure their places at Paris 2024, while Germany, Spain and Canada did the same in the women's competition.

Latvia (UOQT 1), Netherlands (UOQT 2), France (OQT), Lithuania (OQT), Poland (OQT)WOMEN: China (Ranked), USA


Penguins coach Mike Sullivan to lead USA ice hockey team at 2026 Winter Olympics

  • Ice Hockey

who guided the Pittsburgh Penguins to Stanley Cup titles in 2016 and 2017, will take charge of Team USA

“I am beyond grateful to have the opportunity to coach Team USA in these two significant international

“We’re excited to have Mike guiding our teams,” said Team USA general manager Bill Guerin, who previously

Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team.Details → https://t.co/WAWDhWkeX3 pic.twitter.com/kJ5pvJOBbs— USA Hockey

(@usahockey) May 18, 2024Sullivan’s involvement with USA Hockey spans parts of five decades, both on

He served as an assistant coach for Team USA at the Torino 2006 Winter Olympics and was head coach at


Breaking records at Paris 2024: The dream of many, achievement of a few

  • Paris 2024

From the swimming pool to the ever-improving athletics track, from the climbing wall to the basketball hoop or the football pitch in the various French stadiums, the Paris 2024 Games, which begin at the end of July, could see many records broken.

GETTY IMAGESIn women's water polo, if the USA win gold with Maggie Steffens and/or Melissa Seidemann


Olympic Qualifier Series Skateboarding prelim results released

  • Skateboarding

Friday at the first-ever Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai was packed with preliminaries ahead of a weekend of finals, with skateboarding packing the stands with young spectators. 

Keefer Wilson led 16 competitors through to the semi-finals in Men’s Park, followed by Jagger Eaton (USA


Intel unveils AI-driven innovations for Paris Olympics

  • Olympics

The International Olympic Committee announced last month that World Olympic Partner Intel will launch AI-driven technologies at this year’s Olympic Games in Paris. Powered by Intel hardware and software, these new technologies will provide immersive and interactive on-site experiences, improve universal accessibility and demonstrate how AI can enrich Olympic broadcast coverage.

Built on Intel Xeon, 3D models of both the Team USA High Performance Centre in Paris and the International


Coaches and retired Olympians attack USA Fencing over bout-manipulation probe

  • Fencing

sabre champion Nikolay Kovalev - have signed an open letter to the board of US Fencing (also known as USA

The suspension of only 9 months for both of these referees, who were found guilty of violating the USA

said the investigators had "found no evidence suggesting broader issues within the referee cadre at USA