Triathlon has become the ninth sport to suspend its membership of SportAccord, insidethegames has been told.

Arimany following an Executive Board meeting of the governing body, means the sport joins athletics, shooting

SportAccord has been hit by yet another blow after the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (FIBT) became the first winter Federation, and eighth overall, to suspend its membership in response to the criticism of President Marius Vizer about the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and its head, Thomas Bach.

Bobsleigh follows the path set by bodies representing athletics, shooting, archery, canoeing, boxing,

"Unanimous" support for the World Combat Games was pledged by 15 of the 16 participating sports last month, SportAccord have declared today following the subsequent withdrawal of up to three of these members.

address which has prompted boxing, taekwondo and wrestling - along with athletics, archery, canoeing and shooting

Marius Vizer has defended his fierce criticism of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and its President Thomas Bach launched at last month's SportAccord Convention in Sochi, claiming Federations have been put under pressure to oppose him.

Taekwondo and wrestling yesterday joined the world governing bodies representing athletics, shooting,

Taekwondo and wrestling have become the latest sports to suspend their membership from SportAccord, while taekwondo has also withdrawn from the World Combat Games.

Federations (IF) have now made such a move, with the two today following the trend set by athletics, shooting

Colombia’s Sara Lopez banished her demons from last year’s event by taking individual women’s compound gold at the Archery World Cup in Shanghai, China.

“I tried to forget about it and focus on my shooting here,” she said.

South Korea are guaranteed to claim both men’s and women’s recurve gold at the first Archery World Cup of the season following another dominant day in Shanghai.

as he will come up against Mike Schloesser of The Netherlands, who made history back in January by shooting

Boxing has become the fifth summer sport to suspend its membership from SportAccord, while the sport will also no longer feature at the World Combat Games, it has been announced today following an Executive Committee meeting of the International Boxing Association (AIBA).

SportAccord Convention in Sochi.AIBA follows governing bodies for athletics, archery, canoeing and shooting

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has claimed Russia’s focus remains on future major sporting events they are due to host, such as the World Beach Games in 2019, rather than bidding for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

outburst which provoked much opposition, with governing bodies for archery, athletics, canoeing and shooting

Branislav DelejChef de Mission, Slovakia

I strongly believe that, especially in sports such as shooting as well as in canoeing, the Slovak athletes

Italy have secured their best ever finish at an International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships after winning the A-Pool fifth-place game against Germany at the HarborCentre in Buffalo, New York.

“In this tournament we've played really strong on defence without shooting so much, and in this game

It is a lovely day in Britain today. Blue sky, blossom and an air of gentle optimism that only spring can bring.

Despite some confusion, only four Federations - representing archery, athletics, canoeing and shooting

How could the IOC consider dropping events in athletics or shooting, for example, when these two were

Rio 2016 has marked the 500 days to go until the Paralympic Games milestone with celebrations and a flash mob on Copacabana beach.

record in the R4 (mixed 10 air rifle standing SH2) at the IPC (International Paralympic Committee) Shooting

Swimming and gymnastics are the biggest winners and modern pentathlon the biggest loser in the new revenue distribution framework finalised by members of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) here this week.

$25 million eachNo changeRowing$17.7 millionNo changeArchery, badminton, boxing, judo, shooting

Olympic champions Jade Jones and Nicola Adams have been named as part of a 153-strong Team GB squad for the first-ever European Games, scheduled to take place in Baku between June 12 and 28.

earn qualification for Rio 2016,.These include aquatics, archery, beach volleyball, boxing, judo, shooting