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Philip Barker: It is 70 years since Avery Brundage was elected as IOC President

  • Inside the Blogs

It was 70 years ago this week in Helsinki that the members of the International Olympic Committee made a decision destined to have lasting repercussions for the Movement.

States citizen ever to be elected President of the International Olympic Committee," an official decree

accommodate both East and West would be remain throughout Brundage’s Presidency.He insisted that a united

his proudest moments, even though it represented an uneasy truce.Brundage regarded the presence of a united

rumours that have reached my ears about the use of pictures of the nasty demonstration against the United

States flag," Brundage wrote to the producers.His protests were in vain.Avery Brundage was furious when



Jamaica clinch CONCACAF W Championship semi-final spot and 2023 World Cup berth

  • Football

Jamaica secured a semi-final berth at the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) W Championship in Mexico, and a place at next year's FIFA Women's World Cup.

penalty.A header from Drew Spence completed the scoring.Defending continental and world champions the United

States secured top spot in the group, Kristie Mewis' late scrambled finish enough for a 1-0 win at the


David Owen: Quirky, historic and still outstanding - London 2012 a decade on

  • Inside the Blogs

The City of London Corporation has kindly invited me to a reception marking the 10th anniversary of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

favourite sports stadium, into an archery venue and an absorbing men’s basketball final between the United

States and Spain at the "North Greenwich Arena", Olympic-speak for the O2/Millennium Dome.Michal Martikan



Egyptian sumo team banned from World Games over "poor sportsmanship"

  • Birmingham 2022

The Egyptian sumo team have been banned from competing at the Birmingham 2022 World Games for showing "poor sportsmanship".

TWG2022 pic.twitter.com/V2F2ZudsaF— The World Games (@TheWorldGames) July 11, 2022Bonica Brown of the United

States sealed silver with 108.48 and Tetiana Melnyk picked up bronze with 105.63.In breaking, Victor


National Paralympic Committees of Russia and Belarus sign cooperation agreement

  • Paralympics

The National Paralympic Committees of Russia and Belarus have reportedly signed a cooperation agreement to develop Para sports.

relations and further expand our opportunities for the development of the Paralympic movement in both states

Ukraine since Russia, aided by Belarus, launched a full-scale invasion of the nation, according to the United


Olympic basketball champion Magic Johnson invests in esports teams

  • Basketball

Olympic champion Magic Johnson has announced the acquisition of American football and basketball franchises in digital sports league SimWin Sports.

Johnson, who was part of the United States' men’s basketball team that claimed gold at Barcelona 1992

well as National Basketball Association star LaMelo Ball as franchise owners.Magic Johnson helped the United

States secure men's basketball gold at the Barcelona 1992 Olympics ©Getty ImagesNational Football League


Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation official axed over Russian show involvement

  • Figure Skating

Viktor Petrenko has been axed as vice-president of the Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation (UFSF) and dismissed from the organisation over his involvement in a Russian ice show.

champion in men’s singles, representing the Soviet Union, Unified Team, Commonwealth of Independent States

been killed in Ukraine since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of the nation, according to the United

hosted an ice dancing show on Russia’s state-owned Channel One.In March, Navka was sanctioned by the United

States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Controls (OFAC) in response to the war


Babuta and Brázdová bag first gold medals of ISSF World Cup in Changwon

  • Shooting

India's Arjun Babuta and Lucie Brázdová of the Czech Republic won the first gold medals of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Changwon.

The former Junior World Cup champion Babuta got the better of the United States' Olympic silver medallist


Mike Rowbottom: Norman and Kerley the new challengers for McKenley’s unique 100-200-400m record

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Yesterday marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jamaica’s sprint genius Herb McKenley, who was, and still is, the only man to simultaneously hold the world’s best times for the 100, 200 and 400 metres in the same year.

coaches had originally envisaged.The man whose world 200m record he had taken, Michael Johnson of the United

States, certainly did manage to step up to the 400m.

 This marvel of athleticism was matched on July 2020 when Michael Norman of the United States, then

McKenley’s fast finish almost - but not quite - won him the 100m title, with Lindy Remigino of the United

States getting gold after both were timed at 10.4.It was the same story in the 400m, where he and compatriot




Olympic champion Garnbret adds another gold to collection at IFSC World Cup

  • Sport Climbing

Tokyo 2020 Olympic combined champion Janja Garnbret has added yet another gold medal to her collection after topping the women's lead standings at the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup in Chamonix in France.

bettered the opposition to achieve gold.The Czech athlete out-climbed Japan's Taisei Homma as well as the United

States' Sean Bailey.Slovenia’s Luka Potočar completed the competition in fourth while Germany's Yannick