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World Athletics confirms Coe and Taylor meeting is on as Lavillenie and Dame Valerie Adams prepare to join Council

  • Athletics

World Athletics has confirmed that the planned meeting between world and Olympic triple jump champion Christian Taylor and its President Sebastian Coe and chief executive Jon Ridgeon ahead of the World Athlete of the Year awards on Saturday (November 23) here will go ahead.

Commission by the Council - Majd Eddin Ghazal of Syria, Olga Rypakova of Kazakhstan, Akani Simbine of South Africa




Quota places confirmed for Tokyo 2020 road race and time trial events

  • Tokyo 2020

Belgium, Colombia, France, Italy and the Netherlands will boast a full team of five riders for the men's Olympic road races, after the International Cycling Union (UCI) confirmed the number of quota places for the competition.

riders.Nations with three riders include Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Poland, South Africa

only nation to receive three places, with Denmark, Canada, Poland, Spain, Britain, Norway and South Africa


WBSC reveal groups and schedule for Baseball Americas Olympic Qualifier

  • Baseball and Softball

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has today revealed the groups and schedule for the Baseball Americas Olympic Qualifier and schedule of the Baseball Last Olympic Qualifier, following a live draw in Japanese city Sakai.

 Israel qualified as winners of the Africa/Europe Qualifier in September, while Mexico and South


Batra welcomes launch of Olympic Channel in Hindi

  • Olympics

Indian Olympic Association President Narinder Batra has welcomed the introduction of Hindi as an official language of the Olympic Channel.

has covered numerous multi-sport events.The European Games in Minsk, Pan American Games in Lima and Africa



Ghana Olympic Committee secure Tokyo 2020 training base

  • ANOCA

The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) has secured a training base in Inawashiro for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

ImagesFive hundred other delegates from Ghana could also stay there with food not included.According to All Africa


Bach visits Senegal to assess Dakar 2022 preparations

  • Dakar 2026

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach visited Dakar to assess preparations for the 2022 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Senegal's capital.

The Games will be the first Olympic event in Africa and are being hailed as historic by the IOC.Bach

and showed him the NOC's new headquarters.Bach also visited Cape Verde, Nigeria and Cameroon while in Africa


Parage re-elected International Powerlifting Federation President

  • Non-Olympic Sports

International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) President Gaston Parage has been re-elected at the organisation's General Assembly in Dubai.

representative.Farshid Soltani from Iran and South African Heather Leighton will represent Asia and Africa


Japan win WBSC Premier12 title as Mexico book Tokyo 2020 spot

  • Baseball and Softball

Japan produced the ideal warm-up for next year’s baseball competition at Tokyo 2020 as they beat South Korea to become global champions at the World Baseball Softball Confederation Premier12 event.

will also make their baseball debut at the Games after they secured an Olympic place at last month’s Africa


IBSA seeking hosts for 2020 and 2021 regional tournaments

  • Goalball News

The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball is seeking host cities to stage a series of competitions through 2020 and 2021.

Championships are a series of new tournaments the IBSA is planning to roll out at under-19 age level in Africa


Ivory Coast move closer to qualifying for Olympic football tournament but Rio 2016 bronze medallists Nigeria knocked out

  • Football

Ivory Coast and South Africa progressed to the semi-finals of the Confederation of African Football Under

-23 Africa Cup of Nations to move an important step closer to qualifying for next year's Olympic Games

Kouadio-Yves Dabilo goal in the 61st minute was enough for Ivory Coast to overcome Zambia to leapfrog South Africa

Stadium.The victory means they are due to take on Ghana in the semi-finals on Tuesday (November 19).South Africa

last four berth with a 0-0 draw against Nigeria in a nervy encounter that sees the defending Under-23 Africa

pic.twitter.com/fnPRbvADu7— CAF (@CAF_Online) November 15, 2019Hosts Egypt are set to ply South Africa