The Flame for the 2019 European Games is speeding towards the Alps after a simple yet moving lighting ceremony in Ara Pacis here in Rome.

After the ascent of Mont Blanc, the Flame will visit Slovenia, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary and Poland

The creation of a European Para Youth Winter Games has moved a step closer after the European Paralympic Committees (EPC) approved the concept at its General Assembly in Israel.

after no women were nominated for EPC roles at the organisation's last General Assembly in Katowice in Poland

A deadline for countries to submit a bid for the 2023 European Games has been extended by the European Olympic Committees (EOC) for a second time.

Kocijančič claimed he is confident they will find a host for the 2023 European Games ©Minsk 2019Katowice in Poland

With the gift of a golden olive tree of peace and the music of Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi ringing in the night air of Rome, the Flame for the 2019 European Games has begun the 50-day journey that will take it to the host city of Minsk.

some innovations.It will also cross neighbouring nations of Slovenia, Slovakia , Austria, Hungary and Poland

Motions on the possibility of creating a European Para Winter Games and improving the gender balance on the European Paralympic Committee (EPC) Executive Board are set to headline the organisation's General Assembly in Israel tomorrow.

after no women were nominated for EPC roles at the organisation's last General Assembly in Katowice in Poland

Illness has reportedly forced ex-biathlon star Darya Domracheva to pull out of helping to light the Flame for the Minsk 2019 European Games here tomorrow. 

first of 450 Torchbearers in a Relay which will also visit Slovenia, Slovakia, Austria Hungary and Poland

Here in the Eternal City, two of the most successful Olympians from Belarus will join forces to launch the Minsk 2019 European Games Torch Relay on Friday.

point in Europe.Runners will also carry the Flame through Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary and Austria and Poland

Three Olympic medallists were among the qualifiers today for Friday’s women’s final at the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) World Cup in Székesfehérvár, Hungary.

pic.twitter.com/oNAmSMhT80— UIPM - World Pentathlon (@WorldPentathlon) May 1, 2019Oktawia Nowacka of Poland

World champion Ros Canter has overtaken fellow Briton Oliver Townend to claim the number one spot in the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Eventing World Athlete Rankings for the first time.

also part of the gold medal-winning team at the FEI European Eventing Championships in Strzegom in Poland

The Hague in the Netherlands is set to host the 2021 Youth Sailing World Championships as the sport's worldwide governing body confirmed it had not received any bids for the 2022 edition of the event.

Youth World Championships has been reopened ©World SailingThis year's event will be held in Gdynia in Poland

Six nations, all from Europe, have thrown their hat into the ring to host the International Skating Union’s 2022 World Figure Skating Championships.

Short Track Speed Skating Championships have gained interest from Montreal, Tomaszow Mazowiecki in Poland

Track Speed Skating Championships have gained interest from Montreal,  Tomaszow Mazowiecki in Poland

International Basketball Federation (FIBA) secretary general Andreas Zagklis has praised preparations for the 2019 World Cup in China during a visit to Beijing.

Cup was made last month in Shenzhen with the home nation pitted against Ivory Coast, Venezuela and Poland

Track’athlon has not been replaced on the programme for the Dynamic New Athletics (DNA) event at the Minsk 2019 European Games, as organisers confirmed the 24 participating countries.

Republic, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, France and Germany.Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland

Motorcycle outriders are a familiar sight heralding the arrival of any Olympic Torch but for the journey of the European Games' Flame of Peace to Minsk, a biker club will be an integral part of the relay.

host nation will be preceded by a week in which it visits Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria and Poland

Hungary, taking the last two men’s gold medals on offer to secure third place in the medal table behind Poland

of Israel’s Polina Katsman and 45kg clear of bronze medallist Netsuda Panna of Thailand.That brought Poland