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Four non-Olympic sports join badminton in suspending ties with SportAccord

  • Olympics
  • 25 May 2015 09:41

Karate, korfball, orienteering and motor racing have become the first non-Olympic sports to officially register discontent with SportAccord today, while badminton has become the 22nd Olympic one to disaffiliate.

Commonwealth Games Federation have made a similar move.BWF's withdrawal follows those of athletics, shooting

Lima withdraws as host for 2017 SportAccord World Combat Games

  • Olympics
  • 24 May 2015 16:45

Lima has withdrawn as host of the 2017 World Combat Games in a latest blow for SportAccord and its President Marius Vizer.

unfairly blocked SportAccord in its drive to organise new Commissions and multi-sport events.Athletics, shooting

ASOIF President Ricci Bitti urges Vizer to stop speaking on behalf of International Federations

  • Olympics
  • 22 May 2015 22:27

Francesco Ricci Bitti, President of the Association of Summer Olympic Federations (ASOIF), has urged SportAccord counterpart Marius Vizer to refrain from speaking publicly on behalf of the International Federations, claiming they “do not feel represented” by the union he heads

 Their withdrawals follow those of athletics, shooting, archery, canoeing, boxing, hockey, taekwondo

Five Swedish Paralympic hopefuls awarded Kia Motors scholarships

  • Paralympics
  • 22 May 2015 15:34

A quintet of Swedish Paralympic hopefuls have been awarded SEK 50,000 (£3,900/$6,000/€5,400) scholarships by Kia Motors, aimed at putting the athletes in a good position to succeed in their sport and improve their sporting development.

Pistol shooting world champion Joackim Norberg is one of the five athletes selected by the car manufacturer

receiving the award for the second time.Norberg won gold at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Shooting

Sweden ahead of Rio 2016.Sweden won four gold medals at the London 2012 Paralympics, in table tennis, shooting

Fencing and cycling suspend SportAccord membership taking total to 20

  • Fencing
  • 22 May 2015 10:33

The International Fencing Federation (FIE) and the International Cycling Union (UCI) have suspended their memberships with SportAccord, increasing the total number of sports to 20. 

suspending their membership with SportAccord ©SportAccordThe withdrawal follow those of athletics, shooting

Introduction of Olympic prize money among radical proposals made by Vizer ahead of proposed meeting with Bach

  • Olympics
  • 21 May 2015 06:03

SportAccord President Marius Vizer has compiled a detailed reform agenda ahead of a proposed meeting with his International Olympic Committee (IOC) counterpart Thomas Bach next month, with the introduction of prize money for Olympic athletes among the most startling items for discussion.

table tennis and rugby - suspended ties with SportAccord.The withdrawals follow those of athletics, shooting

Vizer calls for meetings with Bach and Ricci Bitti as hockey becomes latest sport to suspend SportAccord membership

  • Olympics
  • 19 May 2015 16:29

SportAccord President Marius Vizer has today called for a meeting to be held with both the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF), claiming there is a need for "open and honest discussions for the benefit of sport".

decision had been made pending ratification by the FIH Board in early July.The sport joins athletics, shooting