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Sport shooting event created in Fortnite joins Olympic Esports Week line-up

  • Shooting

A sport shooting challenge featuring in popular online video game Fortnite has joined the list of sports

The International Olympic Committee has announced that sport shooting is the latest sport to be added

held at the Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre from June 23 to 25.The International Shooting

to compete on the global stage.A specially-designed Fortnite Creative Island, made to reflect sport shooting

navigate the in-game environment as they battle it out to become an Olympic Esports Series winner.Sport shooting

dancing and sailing finals are set to be staged on June 23, followed by baseball, taekwondo, sport shooting


International Golf Federation latest to lift ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes

  • Golf

The International Golf Federation (IGF) has become the latest governing body to lift a ban on Russian and Belarusian players from its competitions after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) eased its stance in March.

IOC-recognised governing body for golf joins archery, canoeing, cycling, fencing, judo, modern pentathlon, shooting



Mediterranean Games plan further improvements for 2026 at debriefing of Oran Games

  • Mediterranean Games

Organisers of the Oran 2022 Mediterranean Games have held a debriefing session in Podgorica, Montenegro to pass on knowledge to 2026 hosts Taranto and officials from the Mediterranean Beach Games to be held in Heraklion, Crete this year.

athletes from 26 countries had taken part in 24 sports, which included women’s boxing and mixed events in shooting



History repeats itself as Russia reveals plans to launch World Friendship Games in 2024

  • Olympics

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has briefed the country's President Vladimir Putin about plans to launch its own series of international events, including a "World Friendship Games" next year shortly after the conclusion of the Olympic Games in Paris. 

recommendations.Since the IOC announcement, archery, canoeing, cycling, fencing, judo, modern pentathlon, shooting


Putin told by Russian Sports Minister Matytsin that 180 athletes could take part at Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has told Vladmir Putin that Russia "must defend our interests with the help of friendly countries," and predicted that around 180 athletes from Russia could take part in next year's Olympic Games in Paris if restrictions were lifted in time.

Archery, boxing, canoeing, fencing, judo, shooting and wrestling are amongst the sports which have indicated


Second batch of tickets on sale for Kraków-Małopolska 2023

  • Kraków 2023

A second batch of tickets have gone on sale for the Kraków-Małopolska 2023 European Games, due to be held from June 21 to July 2 this year.

and handball at the Tarnów Beach Arena, sport climbing at the Tarnów Climbing Centre in Tarnów, and shooting

at the Wrocław Shooting Centre in Wrocław.Eleven Polish cities and towns are due to host events at the


Indian Court appoints Bindra and Somaya to committee overseeing Hangzhou 2022 funding

  • Hangzhou 2022

Indian Olympic gold medallists Abhinav Bindra and MM Somaya have been appointed to a committee overseeing the distribution of funds to the country's National Federations for selecting teams for the delayed Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games.

Beijing 2008 men's 10 metres air rifle shooting champion Bindra and Moscow 1980 men's hockey winner Somaya


Ukrainian modern pentathletes release video expressing opposition to Russian return

  • Modern Pentathlon

Ukraine's Taras Khimich has released a video featuring testimony from fellow athletes opposed to the International Modern Pentathlon Union's (UIPM) decision to pursue a return to competition for individuals from Russia and Belarus.

Ukraine and are not affiliated to the military.Modern pentathlon joins archery, canoeing, fencing, judo, shooting


Guzi earns stunning first UIPM Pentathlon World Cup win in Budapest

  • Modern Pentathlon

Hungary's Blanka Guzi earned her first International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) Pentathlon World Cup win on home soil in Budapest, with South Korean Olympic bronze medallist Jun Woong-tae taking victory in the men's event.

contention.She pushed hard on the fourth lap to significantly reduce the gap on the leaders going into the shooting


Indian Olympic Association pushes for kabbadi, archery and wrestling in Commonwealth Games programme

  • Commonwealth Games

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has proposed the inclusion of kabaddi as a medal sport in the Commonwealth Games during the two-day Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Asia and Oceania Regional Meet in Brisbane.

I welcome the steps taken on the return of shooting in the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games," PT Usha

traditional games are included.Therefore, he added, to attract and inspire youth, traditional games like shooting


Russian and Belarusian athletes will need to sign declaration of neutrality, says ASOIF President

  • Paris 2024

Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) President Francesco Ricci Bitti has revealed that Russian and Belarusian athletes will have to sign a declaration of neutrality to be able to return to competition but insisted they will not be asked to say they are against the war in Ukraine.

Belarusian militaries or national security agencies should be considered for readmission.The International Shooting

by Russian and Belarusian pro-regime athletes".Archery, fencing, modern pentathlon, skateboarding, shooting


SNCF becomes official supporter of Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

The French Railways Company (SNCF) has become the latest official supporter of the Paris 2024 Olympics.

and Marseille which is also the venue for sailing.It will also provide the link to the Chateauroux Shooting