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Sanchez makes history as Kiyuna extends reign of kata dominance at Karate World Championships

  • Karate

Japanese sensation Ryo Kiyuna extended his reign of dominance in the men's kata event with a third consecutive Karate World Championships gold medal as Sandra Sanchez finally overcame Kiyou Shimizu to seal her maiden title in the women's competition here today.

their fourth women's team kumite title by defeating Japan ©WKFTwenty-one-year-old Dorota Banaszczyk of Poland



First players advance to round three at 2018 Women's Chess World Championships

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Second round action continued today at the 2018 Women’s Chess World Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk in Russia, with Ukraine’s Anna Muzychuk becoming the first qualifier for round three.

China, who defeated Georgia’s Nana Dzagidze and Iran’s Mobina Alinasab, who saw off Monika Socko from Poland



US challenge next for defending women's world chess champion Ju Wenjun

  • Non-Olympic Sports

China's defending champion Ju Wenjun will meet Irina Krush of the United States in the second round of the Women's World Chess Championships at Khanty-Mansisyk in Russia.

1½-½  by 55th ranked Mobina Alinasab of Iran, who will now meet the 23rd seed, Monika Socko of Poland


Turkish hopes high for Seckin and Uluc at European Para-Badminton Championships

  • Badminton News

Turkish top seeds Emine Seckin and Narine Uluc have earned byes to the semi-finals of the women’s singles wheelchair (WH 2) category after two days of the European Para-Badminton Championships 2018 in Rodez, France.

making smooth progress ©BWFThe men’s singles contests in the same class saw top seed Bartlomiej Mroz of Poland


CEV launches new logo to get rebrand underway

  • Volleyball

The European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) has launched a new logo to kickstart a re-brand that will be rolled out over the next few months.

The women's 2019 EuroVolley event is taking place in Turkey, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary from August



Russia win two golds in heavyweight categories at IJF Abu Dhabi Grand Slam

  • Judo

Mikhail Igolnikov and Inal Tasoev won gold in the under-90 kilograms and over-100kg categories respectively on the last day of the International Judo Federation (IJF) Abu Dhabi Grand Slam but Georgia still topped the overall medal table. 

event, beating Natalie Powell of Great Britain to do so, with Zhenzhao Ma of China and Beata Pacut of Poland

getting bronze ©IJF Zhenzhao Ma of China and Beata Pacut of Poland got bronze.


Hosts China win World University Bridge Championships

  • Universiade

Hosts China were crowned winners of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) World University Bridge Championships as competition concluded.

competition were held at the Xuzhou University of Technology, where athletes also stayed.Defending champions Poland

and eventually topped the standings, meaning the hosts of the last two editions have triumphed, with Poland

Federation of China University Sports.The competition consisted of ten teams from eight countries including Poland



Lithuania celebrates as Ziauberyte claims overall women's bikini fitness title on final day of IFBB World Fitness Championships

  • Fitness and Bodybuilding

Lithuanian supporters celebrated vigorously here tonight as Ramona Ziauberyte, the earlier winner of the women's bikini fitness up-to-172cm gold, was named overall women's bikini fitness world champion at the International Federation of Fitness and Bodybuilding World Fitness Championships.

in the overall medals table behind runaway winners Ukraine, who finished the Championships here in Poland


IFBB President Santonja announces invitation to compete at 2019 South American Beach Games

  • Fitness and Bodybuilding

Rafael Santonja, the President of the International Federation of Fitness and Bodybuilding (IFBB), announced here today that his organisation will be taking part next February in the South American Beach Games.

"We are being recognised by Olympic organisations all over the world," the Spaniard, who is here in Poland

We are today in Poland and we have to celebrate that we are here because of the dedication of a great