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Olympic and world champions converge in Munich for European Athletics Championships

  • Munich 2022

All 10 European athletes who won world titles in Eugene last month, and all 12 European Olympic champions have converged in Munich for the European Athletics Championships that starts here tomorrow.

long-jumping.In March this year he beat the defending world indoor champion Christian Coleman of the United

States to the 60m title in Belgrade, but Jacobs’ outdoor season has been undermined by muscle problems


WBSC reveals medals and trophy for Blind Baseball International Cup

  • Baseball and Softball

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has revealed the medals and trophy which will be on offer at its first-ever sanctioned blind baseball event.

pic.twitter.com/01DDsFVP7u— Riccardo Fraccari (@WBSCPresident) August 10, 2022The Netherlands, Germany and the United

States are in Group A, with Italy, France and Britain in Group B.The top two in each group will advance


Remembering Alice Milliat and the Women's World Games 100 years on

  • Olympic Games History

Next Saturday (August 20) in Paris, a day of public celebration in the 12th arrondissement will honour one of the pioneers of French sport.

 Margaret Abbott of the United States won the women’s golf later in 1900.Alice Milliat's work paved

opened in Monte Carlo, with athletes from five nations: France, Italy, Norway, Switzerland and the United

as she was a piano player who had graduated from the Paris Conservatoire.In 1984, Joan Benoit of the United

States was the first woman to win Olympic marathon gold ©Getty ImagesMilliat died in 1957, so did not


The Netherlands defend Para dressage team title in Herning, qualify for Paris 2024

  • Equestrian News

The Netherlands successfully defended their team title from Tyron by winning gold at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) World Para Dressage Team Championship in Herning.

Paralympics.Denmark bagged silver with a score of 229.751 per cent and Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist the United

States finished third with 225.355 per cent.Denmark and USA are also on their way to the Paralympics


Smith puts degree on hold to focus on Paris 2024 preparations with Bowman

  • Paris 2024

World champion and three-time Olympic medallist Regan Smith has decided to leave Stanford University to train with revered swimming coach Bob Bowman in preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Smith had been competing for Stanford in the United States, winning the women’s 200-yard backstroke title


Zeyen bags second world title at 2022 Para Cycling Road World Championships

  • Cycling News

Tokyo 2020 gold medallist Annika Zeyen of Germany added to her women’s H3 time trial win by finishing first in the women’s H3 road race at the 2022 Para Cycling Road World Championships in Baie-Comeau.

silver in 1:59.33 and Brazil’s Jady Martins Malavazzi took bronze in 2:01.45.Oksana Masters of the United

States, another athlete who has won golds in more than one discipline at the Paralympics, delivered


Caithness reflects on "great progress" as World Curling Presidency ends in September

  • Curling

Kate Caithness has reflected on the "great progress" the World Curling Federation (WCF) has made during her 12-year reign as President.

of Australia and Graham Prouse of Canada have been nominated to replace the outgoing President.The United

States' Beau Welling, who is a director at the WCF, is also standing for the post.The World Curling


Italy top medals table at World Junior Ultimate Championships

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Italy have topped the overall standings at the World Junior Ultimate Championships with two gold medals, one silver and one bronze in Wrocław.

WorldFlyingDisc @EUF_Ultimate @ulti_tv pic.twitter.com/T12Vx5Xwu1— JJUC (@2022_jjuc) August 12, 2022The United

States were the dominant force in the under-20 divisions.They beat France 15-11 in the open decider


DR Congo set to host main celebrations for International Boxing Day 2022

  • Boxing

Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo is set to host the main celebrations for International Boxing Day (IBD) 2022.

held in Belgrade, Serbia, and included an open workout featuring world champion Roy Jones Jr of the United

States and German national champion Zeina Nassar.The IBA is encouraging National Federations to hold


Simon Morton: Hosting international sporting events makes economic sense

  • Inside the Blogs

It was almost as if the last two years never happened. Crowded trains packed with excitable event goers, children wrapped in flags, shared human experiences full of heartbreak and elation, and lasting memories to be re-told for years to come.

The past month has been the perfect reminder of how important big sporting moments are to the United

Ireland, and Ireland.However, even a cursory glance at the hosting ambitions of countries such as France, United

States, Australia, and Japan shows that the UK has work to do to maintain its position.The UEFA Women's



Brisbane says British wheelchair rugby has "come a very long way" since London 2012

  • Wheelchair Rugby News

Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby (GBWR) chief executive Jason Brisbane has insisted that the country's success at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics demonstrates that it has "come a very long way" in the 10 years since its home Games at London 2012.

The country beat the United States in the final at last year's delayed Paralympics to win its first medal


Von Eckermann leads Sweden to gold and Paris 2024 at FEI World Championships

  • Equestrian

Olympic gold medallist Henrik von Eckermann guided Sweden to their first title at this year's Herning 2022 International Equestrian Federation (FEI) World Championships and sealed a spot at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

nbsp;In the grade IV standings, Voets and Haerkens' scores were enough to top the standings while the United

States' Kate Shoemaker and her horse Quiana made the third highest tally of 75.415 per cent.Grade I

Paralympic champion Roxanne Trunnell of the United States notched 75.214 per cent but this 


PGA of Australia will welcome Australian LIV Golf players amid reports Smith set to join

  • Golf

PGA of Australia chief executive Gavin Kirkman has said that Australian players who opt to compete in the controversial Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series will not be banned from participating in home events.

mistakes".A group representing victims' families and survivors from the 9/11 terror attacks on the United

States has also criticised players who have joined LIV Golf, with 15 of the 19 plane hijackers Saudi


Tanaka, Yildiz and Van Lieshout take gold at World Junior Judo Championships

  • Judo

Athletes from Turkey, Japan, and The Netherlands were triumphant at the World Junior Judo Championships in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil.

penalised twice but he was able to counter a pin attempt to take his own victory via submission.The United

States' Jack Yonezuka and Marcin Kowalski of Poland came away with bronze medals in the weight class