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The World Games back in Karlsruhe in 2029, 40 years on

  • World Games

The World Games will be held in Karlsruhe, Germany, which hosted the event 40 years ago in 1989.

A proven host with a strong track record, Germany has hosted the 3rd edition of the World Games in Karlsruhe

events.After being nominated by the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB), the city in the southwest of Germany

IWGA President José Perurena said, "Germany has shown a strong commitment to the World Games.


Flag football and cheerleading join The World Games

  • World Games

The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) and the International Cheer Union (ICU) have joined the International World Games Association (IWGA). This brings the total number of members to 40. The vote to admit the two bodies took place on 1 May and they will be included in the Chengdu 2025 programme.

The World Games, from our Tackle Game debut in Duisburg, Germany, in 2005, to hosting Flag Football at


France to increase airport border guards for Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Authorities announced on Tuesday that during the Olympic Games, France will deploy 1,900 more border guards at Paris airports and intensify efforts against clandestine taxis.

This is in addition to approximately 35,000 police officers and gendarmes.In March, Germany announced

Conversely, French forces are slated to travel to Germany for the Euro 2024 football tournament in June


Women's World Cup 2027: US and Mexico pull out of hosting bid

  • FIFA

In a joint statement, the US and Mexican football federations announced their decision to withdraw their 2027 bid in order to pursue a successful bid for the 2031 tournament.

withdrawal of the USA and Mexico leaves two rival bids in the running for the tournament: a joint bid from Germany


12 new FISU finswimming records at World University Championships

  • FISU Section Pages

The 2024 FISU World University Championships Finswimming was certainly one for the books — as no less than 12 records were rewritten at the event that took place last 26-27 April in Pereira, Colombia. 

The host nation, Colombia, came second, with five golds, one silver and two bronzes and finally Germany

Pereira2024 FISU World University Championship Finswimming in Colombia🇨🇴 saw Johanna Schikora from Germany

from Taiwan at 00:17.00.Gold medalists Oier Irisarri Rodriguez of Spain, Johanna Katharina Schikora of Germany


Qatar set to submit bid for 2036 Olympics?

  • Summer Olympics

Qatari newspaper Al-Watan reports that the Qatar Olympic Committee has decided to compile a bid in order to try and become the first Arabic nation to host the Olympic Games.

Along with Ahmedabad in India, the Indonesian capital Jakarta, Rhine-Ruhr region in Germany, and the


Judo European Championships 2024 round-up: Heydarov hat-trick in Zagreb

  • Judo

The 2024 Judo European Championships took place in Zagreb, Croatia on April 25-28 with 427 judoka from 47 countries competing. Azerbaijin's Hidayat Heydarov won his third consecutive title, and fourth in total, at -73kg, while Audrey Tcheumeo claimed her fifth women's -78kg European crown.

The 34-year-old defeated Germany's former world champion Anna-Maria Wagner of Germany in the final by

Anna-Maria Wagner (Germany)3. Alina Boehm (Germany)3. Inbar Lanir (Israel)Women’s +78 kg1.


‘Must-see stars’ Wembanyama and Doncic drive NBA engagement

  • Basketball

Like a dizzying coast-to-coast fast break, Victor Wembanyama hit the ground running in his first season in the NBA, which delivered record-breaking numbers across digital platforms in Europe and the Middle East. The French wonder leads all Europeans among the 10 most-viewed players globally on social media.

’s exploits with the Mavs in the 2000s paved the way for German players in the American league, and Germany

brothers Franz and Moritz Wagner in Orlando, time spent watching Magic games on NBA League Pass in Germany


Olympic deal shows bubbling market for zero-alcohol beers

  • Sponsor News

For the first time, spectators will be able to sip the official beer of the Olympic Games. But the tipple won't go to their heads: it will be the alcohol-free version of the popular Mexican brand Corona. The International Olympic Committee made the partnership with Anheuser-Busch InBev official earlier this year; teaming up for both the Paris 2024 and Los Angeles 2028 Summer Games.

beer is worth $3 billion (2.8 billion Euros) a year, and sales are growing steadily, with Spain and Germany


World Jewish Congress challenges antisemitism ahead Euro 2024

  • Football

against antisemitism while also honouring the memory of the Holocaust on the occasion of Euro 2024 in Germany

2024 tournament will have a special impact on society," concluded Neuedorf.Ahead of the @EURO2024 in Germany

observe the context surrounding the event.With #FootballAndRemembrance 20 memorial sites throughout Germany


Spain pays tribute to its Barcelona and Albertville '92 heroes

  • Olympics

It was an unprecedented success for Spanish sport. The national Olympic Committee wanted to honor the athletes who took part in the events that changed the country's sporting landscape forever. The 22 medals won in Barcelona and the first by a woman in a Winter Games set a milestone for Spain.

United States Unified Team topped the overall medal table, followed by the United States of America, Germany


Roland Köhler re-elected president of the German Ju-Jutsu Federation

  • Ju-jitsu

With a clear majority, the General Assembly of the German Ju-Jutsu Federation (DJJV) has re-elected Roland Köhler as President of the organisation for another four-year term.

Traditional Jiu-Jitsu, Hanbo-Jutsu and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu are also practised by JJIF members.Team Germany


Women's hockey : How the teams qualified for Paris 2024

  • Hockey

With the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on the horizon, we look at how the 12 teams - including reigning champions Netherlands - booked their place in the women's hockey tournament.

line-up.The 12 have been split into two pools with hosts France in Pool A alongside Netherlands, Belgium, Germany

maintained their dominance by winning a fourth consecutive EuroHockey Championships 2023 in Moechengladbach, Germany

unbeaten on Spain's Costa Blanca to book a first Olympic appearance since their debut at London 2012.Germany

- Germany took bronze on home soil at the EuroHockey Championships 2023 and had to play in the FIH Hockey

Germany proved too strong in the final, but Passmore's squad goes to France seeking a first medal since


Men's hockey : How the teams qualified for Paris 2024

  • Hockey

As the Paris 2024 Olympic Games draw ever closer, we detail how each team qualified for the men's hockey tournament including reigning champions Belgium.

12 have been split into two pools with hosts France in Pool A alongside Netherlands, world champions Germany

qualified for Paris 2024 by winning gold at the EuroHockey Championships 2023 in Moenchengladbach, Germany

, which saw them gain them a direct spot at the Olympics.Germany - Reigning world champions Germany had


IPC moves into "exemplary" headquarters in Bonn

  • Paralympics

IPC) marked the beginning of its new chapter, with the inauguration of its new headquarters in Bonn, Germany

renovation, the IPC has moved to Dahlmannstrasse 2, one of the most accessible office locations in Germany

than 200 member organisations," he continued.Home, sweet home 🏠We moved into our new address in Bonn, Germany

said: "The Paralympic Movement can thus continue to promote inclusion and acceptance in sport from Germany