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Civil society organisations including Human Rights Watch protest Paris 2024 surveillance bill

  • Paris 2024

A total of 38 civil society organisations have written to the French National Assembly in protest of Article 7 of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Bill that permits the use of artificial intelligence-powered video surveillance.

unsuccessfully - attempted to legalise a range of risky biometric surveillance practices, including Portugal and Serbia


Former chess world champion Kosteniuk to represent Switzerland after Russian switch

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Russia's former world chess champion Alexandra Kosteniuk has revealed that she plans to play under Switzerland's flag next year after the International Chess Federation (FIDE) announced that Russian competitors can change their country of representation following their country's invasion of Ukraine.

debut for his new country at the current European Championships, which opened in VrnjaÄŤka Banja in Serbia




FIDE approves Chess Federation of Russia switch to Asia

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The Chess Federation of Russia (CFR) is set to switch its affiliation from the European Chess Union (ECU) to the Asian Chess Federation (ACF), after receiving approval from the International Chess Federation's (FIDE).

ECU confirmed that players who registered for next month's European Individual Chess Championships in Serbia


Wheelchair tennis landmark as Vergeer and Draney set for induction into Hall of Fame

  • Wheelchair Tennis

Dutch wheelchair tennis player Esther Vergeer, the 21-time Grand Slam singles champion, and quad wheelchair tennis pioneer Rick Draney of the United States will achieve tennis immortality on July 22 when they are due to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame (ITHF).

this year, but not selected, were Cara Black of Zimbabwe, Spain's Juan Carlos Ferrero, Ana Ivanovic of Serbia


FIFA names its best male and female players of 2022 in run-up to Paris awards ceremony

  • Football

Argentina’s Lionel Messi and the French duo of Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema are finalists for the Best FIFA Men’s Player Awards for 2022, with the women’s category featuring England’s Beth Mead, Alex Morgan of the United States and Spain’s Alexia Putellas.

in the UEFA Europa Conference League on April 7 and Brazil’s Richarlison for his goal against Serbia




Makayla Greenwood: World champion in her teenage years

  • The Americas

At the age of 19, Makayla Greenwood of the United States had already won one world and two Pan-American titles.

Villegas Machorro in the quarter-finals.She then upset double Olympic medallist Tijana Bogdanović of Serbia


Serbian Ambassador to South Korea hopes for more taekwondo cooperation

  • Taekwondo

Serbian Ambassador to South Korea Nemanja Grbic has thanked the Asian country for their efforts in "promoting taekwondo" in his country.

Taekwondo is also very popular (in Serbia)," Grbic told The Korea Times."

Korea has done a lot in promoting Taekwondo in Serbia, helping a lot of clubs and associations in Serbia

at Tokyo 2020 in the women's 49kg category.At the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships in Guadalajara, Serbia




Kosovo NOC criticises "shameful" flag ban which led to boycott of EKF event in Cyprus

  • Karate

Athletes representing Kosovo boycotted the European Karate Federation (EKF) Junior, Cadet and Under-21 Championships in Larnaca because they were unable to compete under the national flag in a matter branded a "shameful act" by the Kosovo Olympic Committee (KOC).

nation Cyprus is one of five European Union nations which does not recognise Kosovo and has supported Serbia

International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2014 after Kosovo unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia

been issues with its flag and athletes' participation at several events because of the dispute with Serbia

including Spain do not support Kosovo's independence.The Kosovo Boxing Federation was refused entry to Serbia

2021, prompting criticism from the IOC and International Boxing Association (IBA).The IOC threatened Serbia


Poland win first Chess Olympiad for people with disabilities

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Poland has made history in Belgrade by winning the first Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities.

points.Belgrade hosted the first Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities ©Getty ImagesThe Philippines, India, Serbia