Igniting the Games, the evolution of the Olympics and Thomas Bach's legacy, is the first overall assessment of the Olympic Movement under the leadership of its ninth President.

how Bach’s experiences as a competitor informed his own climb to the top as an administrator.In 1980, United

States President Jimmy Carter demanded a boycott of the Moscow Olympics to protest the Soviet invasion

Chile have qualified for the Rugby World Cup for the first time after beating the United States 31-19

Curling Jamaica has become the 67th member of the World Curling Federation (WCF), with the organisation granted conditional membership.

WCF members from the Americas including Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, the United

States and the US Virgin Islands.WCF President Kate Caithness remarked that Jamaica's conditional membership

You can say what you like about the disqualification of Devon Allen from the world 110 metres hurdles final in Eugene for a false start - and many people have been - but it was certainly the polar opposite of a hometown, or TrackTown, decision.

second - the margin by which he infringed the World Athletics rule relating to false starts, which states

who witnessed one of the highest-profile protests against a false start ruling as Jon Drummond of the United

States, disqualified along with Asafa Powell of Jamaica from his 100m quarter-final, staged a one-man

100m.It would have been the answer to the World Athletics prayer, a catalyst for growth across the States

The United States sailed to their fifth Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup title in six editions after

International World Games Association (IWGA) President José Perurena has hailed Birmingham 2022 as "Comeback Games" and "the reunion of The World Games family" at the Lionel Richie-headlined Closing Ceremony at Protective Stadium.

the Wait, who took to the stage after Woodfin and Perurena's speeches.The World Games flag and the United

States', which were elevated on flagpoles at the Opening Ceremony, were pulled down.Thank you, Birmingham

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Dustin Massey StudiosKaden Brown produced a winning performance in the men's tumbling final for the United

States hosts ©The World Games 2022

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ran a World Championship record of 10.67sec to retain her women’s 100 metres world title in Eugene, leading a Jamaican clean sweep of medals the day after the hosts had won gold, silver and bronze in the men’s race.

Minutes earlier there might have been a second United States clean sweep in the 110m hurdles had local

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Camryn Rogers of Canada, gold medalist Brooke Andersen and bronze medallist Janee' Kassanavoid of the United

States pose with their medals ©Getty Images Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda retained his men’s world 10,000m

South Korea boast an impressive team, marked by multiple Olympic medallists, set to compete at the World Fencing Championships.

the women's foil event but will face a tough challenge in pre-tournament favourite Lee Kiefer of the United

States who became an Olympic champion at Tokyo 2020.Kiefer's fellow victor from last year's postponed

A federal judge in the United States has temporarily blocked a White House directive which would allow

ruled that Title IX guidance from the Joe Biden administration would have made it impossible for some states

enforce their own laws on transgender athletes competing in girls' and women's sport.It means that states

losing funding due to national directives conflicting with their own state laws.Atchley wrote that states

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Birmingham 2022 World Games ©The World Games 2022/Kyle Schwab / Dustin Massey StudiosAustralia beat the United

States in the final of ultimate mixed flying disc event at John Carroll High School ©The World Games

Jessica Pilz, who won a lead world title in 2018, surged to victory in the discipline once again at the Birmingham 2022 World Games.

golden success after she lost 2-0 to Meshy Rosenfeld of Israel in the women's open ne-waza final.The United

the women's groups final while Portugal and Ukraine trailed on 29.150 and 28.600, respectively.The United

States fell to defeat in the women's lacrosse final, losing 14-12 to Canada.It means the Canadians finish

Renowned American sprint coach Rana Reider, who is under investigation for sexual misconduct, has been cautioned by police in Eugene after gaining unauthorised access to the athlete warm-up area at the World Athletics Championships.

his accreditation blocked by World Athletics pending the results of the enquiry being conducted the United

States Center for SafeSport following allegations made against him last year."

Fred Kerley led a United States clean sweep of the men’s 100 metres medals on day two of the World Athletics

however, was an achievement on home soil at the first outdoor World Championships to be held in the United