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Attention set on sailing's Paralympic status prior to Inclusion World Championship in Rostock

  • Sailing News

Eyes are set to be focused on the Inclusion World Championship in Rostock in Germany with sailing seeking to showcase itself in view of reclaiming its position at the Paralympic Games.

a significant moment for the sport with athletes keen to display why they should be heading to the United

States in six years.Heiko Kröger, a member of the World Sailing Athletes' Commission and vocal advocate


Baumgartner re-elected USA Wrestling President

  • Wrestling

Double Olympic gold medallist Bruce Baumgartner has been re-elected as President of USA Wrestling for a second term.

Bruce Baumgartner carried the United States flag at his fourth and final Olympics in 1996 ©Getty ImagesBaumgartner

further gold at Barcelona 1992.At the centennial Atlanta 1996 Olympics, he was chosen to carry the United

States flag and set the seal on his career with a further Olympic bronze medal.Baumgartner also won



Italy win WBSC's maiden Blind Baseball International Cup

  • Baseball and Softball

Italy triumphed in the first-ever blind baseball tournament sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 

emerged victorious.Italy beat Britain 10-0 in the Blind Baseball International Cup final while the United

States defeated Germany 4-1 in the battle for the bronze medal.In the opening match of the tournament


Utah Olympic Park set for expansion following $5 million donation

  • 2030 Olympics

The George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation has donated $5 million (£4.2 million/€5 million) to Utah Olympic Park's mountain expansion project.

Lake City, has expressed interest in hosting he 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, although the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee has suggested 2034 may be a better target.It is thought that



Axelsen and Yamaguchi march on at BWF World Championships

  • Badminton

Denmark's Viktor Axelsen and Japan's Akane Yamaguchi claimed victories on day two of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships to continue their quest to win the men's and women's titles in Tokyo.

closing out the second set 21-14.China's He Bingjiao is scheduled to play the Spaniard after beating the United

States' Iris Wang 21-13, 21-7.World number three An Se Young of South Korea, who beat Vietnam's Nguyễn


European champion Pidcock heads to Les Gets seeking maiden title at UCI Mountain Bike World Championships

  • Cycling

Olympic and European champion Tom Pidcock is set to compete in the International Cycling Union (UCI) Mountain Bike World Championships where he is set to challenge for his maiden world title in Les Gets in France.

to participate in the men's cross-country short track, hoping to better Christopher Blevins of the United

States on this occasion.Switzerland possesses two stars in the women's cross country short track, with



First modern Olympic bronze medal could auction for £25,000

  • Collecting and Heritage

A bronze medal from the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 is anticipated to auction for as much as £25,000 (€30,000, $29,400).

of 14 countries and 241 athletes, who were all from Europe except Australia and medals table toppers United

States, participated across nine sports.They were athletics, cycling, swimming, gymnastics, weightlifting


David Owen: Putin's other legacy may be to push sport even more firmly into the Middle East's embrace

  • Inside the Blogs

At times like the present, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not a bad place to look for those seeking guidance on the direction of sport's short-term future.

And so, a headline in the Financial Times last week immediately caught my eye: it read, "Middle East states

glittering international sports events - and other attractive Western baubles - to be gobbled up by the Gulf states

remain contained at 2.8 per cent in 2022".Saudi Arabia buying English Premier League club Newcastle United

can do is wish British businessman Sir Jim Ratcliffe luck if he really wants to buy into Manchester United

Gaddafi’s children told me how, a few months earlier, they had been "about to buy shares in Manchester United


Kyrgios rejected three-month adjournment over assault charge

  • Tennis

Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios was refused a three-month adjournment in his assault case after a magistrate acknowledged they did not understand the "case for secrecy" regarding the planned application.

quite certain what the case for secrecy is," she told Kukulies-Smith in Canberra.Nick Kyrgios is in the United

States preparing for the final Grand Slam of the year, the US Open ©Getty ImagesTaylor, referring to


High prices and scandal blamed for low crowds at World Junior Ice Hockey Championship

  • Ice Hockey

High ticket prices and the ongoing scandal within Hockey Canada have been blamed for low attendances at the rescheduled International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Men's World Junior Ice Hockey Championship, which saw the hosts become champions in Edmonton.

hosts.A total of 3,252 people saw Sweden defeat Czech Republic 3-1 for the bronze medal, while the United

States defeated Sweden 3-2 in front of 2,025 people.Finland won 1-0 against Sweden in the semi-finals


USA Weightlifting appoints Sicchio as chief executive

  • Weightlifting

Matt Sicchio is set to takeover as the chief executive of USA Weightlifting, it has been confirmed.

Sicchio, who has been the chief operating officer of United States Anti-Doping Agency since March 2020


Japan top medals table at World Junior Wrestling Championships in Sofia

  • Wrestling

After a week of competition, Japan finished top of the medals table at the World Junior Wrestling Championships in Sofia, excelling in women's categories particularly.

10 of their female wrestlers claiming spots on the podium too.Umi Ito defeated Audrey Jimenez of the United

States in the women's under-50 kilogram category for gold while her team-mate Moe Kiyooka won the under