France and Australia earned victories as the International Federation for Intellectual Impairment Sport (Inas) World Basketball Championships came to a close in Italy.

winners overcoming Australia 79-49.It set up a gold medal match against Portugal, 54-45 winners against Poland

team emerged 66-31 winners.BThe bronze medal was earned by Australia as they saw off the challenge of Poland

The transfer of allegiance system, which has seen many athletes switching nationality in recent years, will remain frozen while the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) working group continues examining the process.

trying to do, saying: "Everything is interrelated".It has also been confirmed today that Gdynia, in Poland

Poland is a regular, well trusted host of IAAF World Athletics Series events and Gdynia’s bid application

Championships.There are three bidders for this event - Nanjing in China, Serbia in Belgrade and Turun in Poland

Norway made it two team victories out of two at the men's International Ski Federation Ski Jumping World Cup with success in Ruka in Finland today.

Daniel Andre Tande and Robert Johansson won the opening leg of the Nations Cup campaign in Wisla in Poland

freestyle competitions took place today at the Under-23 World Wrestling Championships in Bydgoszcz in Poland

The Lithuanian Olympic Committee (LTOK) organised an Olympism training course which attracted attendees from nine European countries.

Representatives from Germany, Bulgaria, Estonia, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Portugal and Romania joined the

Austrian Olympic Committee secretary general Peter Mennel has won a thrilling tie breaker election by a single vote against Russian opponent Yury Yuriev to gain the final position on the European Olympic Committees (EOC) Executive Committee.

leading total of 41 votes.Jean-Michel Brun of France followed closely with 40 while Andrzej Krasnicki of Poland

Austria's Stefan Kraft topped qualification for the second consecutive week as the International Ski Federation Ski Jumping World Cup season continued in Ruka.

, the defending overall World Cup champion, was the best qualifier as the season opened in Wisla in Poland

the United World Wrestling Senior Under-23 World Championships at the Artego Arena in Bydgoszcz, Poland

Janez Kocijančič has been elected permanent President of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) by acclamation to replace Patrick Hickey today.

leading total of 41 votes.Jean-Michel Brun of France followed closely with 40 while Andrzej Krasnicki of Poland

and the 75kg categories of the Under-23 World Championships  at the Artego Arena in Bydgoszcz, Poland

Altantsetseg by a 6-1 scoreline.Japan won four gold medals today in the Senior Under-23 World Championships in Poland

Australia Gold maintained their 100 per cent record in the women's event as they beat France at the International Federation for Intellectual Impairment Sport (Inas) World Basketball Championships in Italy.

their round-robin matches in the women's event, played in the 3x3 format.In the men's 5x5 tournament, Poland

Sporting powerbrokers including Thomas Bach and Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah have arrived to attend a European Olympic Committees (EOC) General Assembly here tomorrow at which Slovenia's Janez Kocijančič is set to be elected the body's permanent President.

Blanco of Spain, Spyros Capralos of Greece, Daina Gudzineviciute of Lithuania, Andrzej Krasnicki of Poland

The question of whether to lift the current ban on Russia’s track and field athletes tops the agenda here for this weekend’s 212th International Association of Athletics Federations Council (IAAF) meeting – and the indications are it will remain in place.

IAAF World Indoor Championships.There are three bidders for this event - Nanjing, in China; Toruń, in Poland

; and Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.Confirmation will also be sought by Gdynia in Poland, which is

the Under-23 World Wrestling Championships were played out today at the Artego Arena in Bydgoszcz, Poland

right, pictured at the Rio 2016 Olympics, emerged as winner today in the 130kg section in Bydgoszcz, Poland

France continued their perfect start to the men's event at the International Federation for Intellectual Impairment Sport (Inas) World Basketball Championships as they beat Japan to claim their second win in Italy.

Loano.The result strengthened France's position at the top of group one in the men's tournament.Japan and Poland