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IOC launches "1 in 100 Million" ahead of Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

In support of the Refugee Olympic Team's journey to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has unveiled the "1 in 100 Million" initiative.

They are supported by 15 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and will compete in 12 diverse sports: athletics


2025 Tashkent Asian Youth Para Games: Sports programme unveiled

  • Athletics

The Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) revealed the lineup on Wednesday of 10 sports scheduled to be showcased in the upcoming edition of the Asian Youth Para Games, set to occur in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from September to October 2025.

The comprehensive sports program for the event includes Para Athletics, Para-Armwrestling, Para Cycling


Semenya at the European Court of Human Rights: "It's an important day"

  • Athlete's Websites

Caster Semenya's decade-long legal battle enters its final phase today. The case is heard by the European Court of Human Rights. The final verdict is expected in two months' time. "I hope the court's decision will pave the way for others," Semenya said. The athlete was forced to lower her testosterone levels in order to compete and she refused.

She has refused to take drugs to lower her testosterone levels since World Athletics introduced its original

However, the Swiss authorities, supported by World Athletics, appealed to the 17-member Grand Chamber

In 2023, world athletics had another change to its rules.

World Athletics has abolished banned events for DSD athletes.


Russian media claims innocence of two-thirds of athletes investigated by WADA

  • Olympics

Russian outlet Sovsport says 282 cases out of the 834 investigations from the former Moscow Laboratory Information Management System by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) have been "proven".

following allegations of Russian state-sponsored doping.Russia topped the medals table at the 2013 World Athletics

That was in August 2013.Ukrainian and Russian fans united at the 2013 World Athletics Championships.


Torch Relay Stage 6: Pride of place in Corsica

  • Paris 2024

The Olympic Torch first came to Corsica in 1992 for the Winter Olympics in Albertville. Now, 32 years later, it returned on Tuesday to highlight the natural beauty of the French island, 17 days after leaving Greece aboard the Belem.

There was also Nicolas Filippi, who, at the age of 81, works to encourage people to take up athletics


European Court of Human Rights to determine Semenya's fate

  • Athlete's Websites

The final leg of the double Olympic gold medallist's legal race will end in Strasbourg. The athlete refused to take medication to lower her testosterone levels. The Court of Arbitration for Sport turned its back on her in the first round, then the Strasbourg High Court. A final decision is expected in about two months.

 It was in 2018 that World Athletics introduced a rule that forced the athlete to take medication

"I hope that World Athletics, and indeed all sporting organisations, will take into account the decision

This decision was a symbolic one, as it said nothing about World Athletics' decision and did not pave

Once again, the Swiss authorities, supported by World Athletics, appealed to the Grand Chamber of the

World Athletics has also removed the principle of restricted events for DSD athletes.


Golden Fly Series 2024 celebrates 20th anniversary

  • Athletics

The Golden Fly Series returns to Innsbruck, Austria. On Saturday 18 May, the world's top athletes in pole vault and long jump will once again grace Innsbruck's vibrant Maria-Theresien-Strasse for an exhilarating outdoor track and field event.

This will take place on the largest mobile athletics facility globally certified by World Athletics,

 Once again, the revered event in Innsbruck will be celebrated as part of the World Athletics Continental

It will also serve as the focal point of the city's athletics scene, acting as the longstanding "home



World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 logo unveiled

  • Athletics

The unveiling of the logo for the World Athletics Championships set to take place in Tokyo in 2025 has

red within the "O" pays homage to the Japanese flag, representing the iconic rising sun motif.World Athletics

WCH Tokyo 2025Mitsugi Ogata, President of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025, said "We are


Five contenders for Latvian Olympic Committee presidency

  • Olympics

Five individuals have emerged as contenders for the esteemed position of President of the Latvian Olympic Committee (LOK), a development officially confirmed by the committee itself.

Arnis Lagzdiņs, nominated by the Latvian Athletics Union, has garnered support from 16 various sports


AOC welcomes major boost for AIS

  • Olympics

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has welcomed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's announcement of a significant investment in facilities at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra.

accommodation building; a large indoor sports dome that will provide 24/7, all-weather training facilities for athletics


Jesse Owens' granddaughter unveils World Heritage Plaque to mark 'Day of Days'

  • Athletics

Heritage Plaque almost 90 years after the Olympian stunned the world by establishing four world records in athletics

wanted to do was inspire young people and make it a better world," his granddaughter Dortch told World Athletics

at the event.A World Athletics Heritage plaque was dedicated to Jesse Owens today at Ferry Field to


WBSC Player Summit at IOC: 350 players attend Olympic House meeting

  • Baseball and Softball

The two institutions organised the first virtual meeting of officials and players ahead of the return of baseball and softball to the Olympic programme in Los Angeles in 2028. Experiences were shared and possible reforms were discussed. Baseball5 will also make its debut at the upcoming Youth Olympic Games.

It was really a big step for me to represent not only softball, but women's athletics.


18-year-old Czech tennis talent suspended for doping

  • Tennis

The drug Trimetazidine, also known as TMZ, has been in recent news because of positive 2021 tests from China’s swimming team and Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s four year ban in January. The drug is at the heart of Nikola Bartunkova’s provisional sanction by the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (TADP).

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), like the ITIA in the case of Bartunkova, has provisionally suspended


Kenyan Josephine Chepkoech provisionally suspended for testosterone use

  • Athlete's Websites

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced the athlete's suspension last Tuesday for violating Article

about the integrity of the sport.The mainly marathon runner has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics

Prohibited Substance (Testosterone)Details here: https://t.co/Y8LF9j2o9f pic.twitter.com/pwTnvT3JlH— Athletics

Pending First Instance Cases.In doping cases, a Provisional Suspension is mandatory under the World Athletics