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Final six Olympic women's handball quotas to be decided

  • Handball

This weekend, all the teams that will take part in the women's handball competition at Paris 2024 will be decided, after the men's groups were determined in the three pre-Olympic tournaments.

Slovenia coming second, Hungary qualified in second place in Tatabanya with Noirway first and finally Germany

participating national teams will be decided this week in Torrevieja (Spain), Debrecen (Hungary) and Neu-Ulm (Germany

) - a great success for the national federations of Spain, Hungary and Germany, because they organised

competition 🕵️‍♀️ The Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments begin today in Hungary, Spain and Germany

 Germany, who finished sixth at the last World Championships, will have centre back Alina Grijseels


Italian wrestler Chamizo calls UWW judges "bribed and corrupted"

  • Wrestling

The 74kg competition at the 2024 European Wrestling Qualifiers in Baku ended in a major scandal when one of the semi-finalists, Italy's Frank Chamizo Marquez, disagreed with the judges' decisions in his deciding bout against Azerbaijan's Turan Bayramov.

Three-time world champion and Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist Frank Staebler (Germany): "I'm suffering with


Islamic State threatens terrorist attacks: Champions League and Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

The Islamic State has threatened terrorist attacks at four stadiums during the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, according to the SITE Intelligence Group.

summer, highlighting security concerns for two major European sporting events: the UEFA EURO 2024 in Germany

them.The Olympic Games have been targeted in the past, particularly in two powerful countries such as Germany


Azerbaijan secures full freestyle wrestling team for Paris 2024

  • Wrestling

After failing to win a single qualification place in Greco-Roman style and women's wrestling, Azerbaijan dominated freestyle wrestling at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in their capital city of Baku.

Olympic Games.The other six Olympic berths in the women's event went to Romania (Andreea Ana, 53 kg), Germany


Canoeing: ICF approved hosts for World Championships and World Cups

  • Canoeing

A number of hosts have been approved by the International Canoe Federation (ICF) to host World Cups and World Championships in eight of the ten International Canoe Federation disciplines from 2026 to 2028.

The other venues will be Augsburg in Germany, La Seu in Spain, Prague in the Czech Republic and Tacen

A combined Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Cup in 2026 has been approved for Brandenburg, Germany.


Pierre de Coubertain to have wax statue for Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Pierre de Coubertin, the controversial founder of the modern Olympic Games, will have his own wax figure in Paris, the Grevin Museum has announced in the run-up to the sporting extravaganza.

part.Coubertin died in Switzerland in 1937 at the age of 74, a year after the Olympic Games organised by Nazi Germany


World Rowing Championships 2024: 450 athletes compete in Varese

  • Rowing

The first tests are the qualifying and repechage rounds, which will continue until the semi-finals, with the final on Sunday 14 April. 34 countries will be represented. Men's single sculls world champion Zeidler and women's Karolien Florijn will be the favourites. It will be a test for Paris 2024.

Great Britain, Germany, the Netherlands and hosts Italy are the most represented countries.The men's

sculls will be the largest category with 30 rowers and the current world champion, Oliver Zeidler of Germany

competition from last year's World Cup I winner Virginia Diaz Rivas of Spain, young talents Alex Foester of Germany


Indonesia is considering a bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games

  • Olympics

Raja Sapta Oktohari, chairperson of the National Olympic Committee of Indonesia, announced that the committee is actively investigating the possibility of Indonesia hosting the 2036 Olympic Games.

These nations include India, Germany, with the German government supporting Berlin's bid; Turkey, South


Judo Grand Slam Antalya Day 3: France - three gold medals on final day

  • Judo

France had one silver and two bronze medals on the first two days of the 2024 Judo Grand Slam in Antalya, Turkey, but they finished the tournament on a high note... and it was predictable.

to take the gold medal of the tournament.Malonga defeated reigning European champion Alina Boehm of Germany

Alina Boehm (Germany).3. Zhenzhao Ma (China).3. Anna-Maria Wagner (Germany).Women's +78 kg:1.

Erik Abramov (Germany).3. Valeriy Endovitskiy (Individual Neutral Athlete).


Foreign military to boost security for Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Several countries will send military personnel to France to bolster security for the Olympic Games in Paris from 26 July, the French defence ministry has announced.

unspecified number of police officers to France for the Olympics, while French forces will travel to Germany

planned.The Olympic Games have been targeted in the past, particularly in two powerful countries such as Germany


Great Britain's Adele Nicoll set to become a Winter and Summer Olympian

  • Olympics

Nicoll was British shot put champion in 2022 and 2023 after competing at the 2023 World Bobsleigh Championships. She was an Olympian at the Beijing Winter Games in 2022 and is now aiming to qualify for Paris 2024. "You should never give up," she said.

My life has changed completely," she told AFP from Germany.


Olympic bronze medallist Kimia Alizadeh to represent Bulgaria

  • Taekwondo

Rio 2016 bronze medallist Kimia Alizadeh has been introduced by the Bulgarian Taekwondo Federation as a new member of the Bulgarian national taekwondo team after representing the Refugee team from 2021.

In February 2021, she was granted refugee status in Germany, allowing her to compete in the European


Beach Handball is coming to Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Beach handball will make its debut at the Paris Summer Games, showcasing the sport's global stars in an exhibition event. The discipline has been growing steadily and was officially included in the Youth Olympic Games in 2018.

), Khaled Hassan (Qatar), Maria Karantoni (Greece), Tamas Neukum (Hungary) and Alexander Novakovic (Germany

players (32 men, 32 women) from 18 countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany


Germany bids for Figure Skating World Championships

  • Figure Skating

On Tuesday, the German Skating Union announced its intention to apply for the opportunity to host the Figure Skating World Championships.

Dortmund has been designated as the venue, a role it played in 1964, 1980 and 2004 - the last time Germany

Germany could host the 14th World Figure Skating Championships in its history and for Dortmund it would

Germany has yet to win a gold medal in any of the four disciplines that make up the event, and that's

 A decision on whether Germany will host the 2027 or 2028 World Figure Skating Championships is

Germany will then know whether it will be hosting the event for the first time in 23 or 24 years.


DOSB and Athleten Deutschland, their safe sports centre project

  • Olympics

The German Olympic Sports Association (DOSB) and Athletes Deutschland have published a legal report on the establishment of a Safe Sport Centre (ZfSS) and a draft Safe Sport Code.

The DOSB and Athletes Germany have published a legal report on the establishment of a ZfSS and a draft