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IOC marks Earth Day by presenting Carbon Action awards to sports bodies

  • Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has presented 12 International Federations, seven National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) with Carbon Action Awards to mark Earth Day.

this award to highlight some of the important work being done within the Olympic Movement to address climate

neutrality by "mid-century".In 2018, the IOC co-created the Sports for Climate Action Framework with

United Nations Climate Change, aiming to use sport to drive climate awareness and action and guide sports

Senegal to promote reforestation and help to compensate its emissions.This is with a view to becoming "climate

positive".From 2030, it will also require Olympic Games Organising Committees to be climate positive



Alan Hubbard: Time we started banging the drum for Brum

  • Inside the Blogs

Whisper it softly but there’s something big due to happen in Birmingham this summer, although you may not have heard much about it.

the opening of the Games on July 28.A London newspaper had suggested that in the present political climate


IBU President Dahlin "proud" of achievements outlined in first Sustainability Report

  • Biathlon

International Biathlon Union (IBU) President Olle Dahlin has declared himself "proud" of the organisation's achievements following the publication of its first Sustainability Report.

footprint.Two of the IBU's 60 National Federations (NFs) have joined the United Nations Sports for Climate

preparation products containing fluor from the 2022-2023 season.For awareness and communication, the Biathlon Climate

demonstrates that transparency and openness are key to us as we work to meet our commitments of being climate


Halfpipe skier Crane-Mauzy seeking to represent Vanuatu at 2026 Winter Olympics

  • Milan Cortina 2026

become Vanuatu's first-ever Winter Olympian and wants to use the that platform to raise awareness of the climate

since Seoul 1988, but never the Winter Games.As an enthusiastic world traveller with an awareness of climate

My relationship with Vanuatu is very unique and it based on the collaboration with climate change," Crane-Mauzy

So whether you're on the top of a snowy mountain or on a island beach and everything in between, climate

I'll be working on their behalf and representing them in different climate activist areas, as well as


World Table Tennis hails reach of inaugural Singapore Smash competition

  • Table Tennis

World Table Tennis (WTT) has claimed the Singapore Smash reached a cumulative audience of more than 160 million people.

the ITTF's sustainability, with the ITTF set to align with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate

create a better world by 2030, by ending poverty, fighting inequality, and addressing the urgency of climate



Vancouver Councillor withdraws call for now about Olympic referendum on 2030 Winter Olympics bid

  • 2030 Olympics

Vancouver Mayoral candidate Colleen Hardwick withdrew a motion to have a question about a referendum on the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games added to a November’s municipal election ballot but has vowed to re-introduce the topic at a later date.

say on a project that will almost certainly cost several billions of dollars at a time when there’s a climate


Birmingham 2022 Queen's Baton Relay begins tour of Americas by following in Prince William's footsteps

  • Birmingham 2022

The Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton Relay has begun its tour of the Americas with a visit to Belize where for the first time, it followed in the footsteps of the Queen’s grandson, Prince William, who had visited last week.

the Baton into Linden ©UNICEF"Taking the Baton through the rainforest is a symbol of preserving the climate

, it’s about climate change and it’s also about the amazing tourism that Guyana has so it’s a really


Bahamas

  • Birmingham 2022 Chef de Mission interviews

There won't be many Chef de Missions at Birmingham 2022 who have more experience than Roy Colebrook.

As an island nation, climate change and rising sea levels are other issues which are never far away."

Even just talking about it makes us feel sad and depressed, because climate change, we don't contribute

excellent job, definitely on the communication.Bahamas sport has battled against both COVID-19 and climate


West Midlands Velodrome campaigners hopeful after meeting to develop business case

  • Birmingham 2022

Campaigners for the West Midlands Velodrome have expressed optimism after meeting with officials to discuss developing a business case, while a lower cost velodromes technical review is expected to be completed shortly by British Cycling.

, and we acknowledge the competing pressures and priorities facing all organisations in the current climate


Craig Foster: Sport for Good? How the landscape of sport is changing

  • Inside the Blogs

Over recent weeks sport has been forced to react to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Various governing bodies and elite athletes have taken a principled stance, denouncing the atrocities, by banning Russia’s involvement in sport.

under the veil of 'neutrality' and to take a stand on issues like human rights, racial injustice and climate

ensure human rights and equality underpin sport and to make an impact on the social, economic, and climate

sport into conversations and more importantly, actions, on social justice and existential issues like climate



Climate campaigners demonstrate against Paris 2024 project at Aubervilliers

  • Paris 2024

Demonstrators have continued their campaign against construction work in Aubervilliers, opposing the demolition of allotments which will allow for a training pool for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games to be built.

groups.According to French newspaper Le Figaro, around 300 people participated in the "March for the climate

and Paralympic organisers claim they are already following the directives of the 2015 Paris Accord on Climate

committed to organising the first Olympic and Paralympic Games with a positive contribution to the climate

demonstration was held a day after a march was held in the centre of Paris, where demonstrators called for climate

politicians.Thousands were claimed to have participated in the march on Saturday, which called for climate


FIS meeting to discuss the progress of 2023 World Cup in Bakuriani

  • Snowboard

The International Ski Federation (FIS) secretary general Michel Vion has met with Irakli Garibashvili, the Prime Minister of Georgia and other representatives in the Borjomi district of Georgia, Bakuriani.

first time for Georgia to host an event of this magnitude and organisers will hope they do not face climate