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FIAS continuing online training tips for athletes during pandemic

  • Sambo

The International Sambo Federation (FIAS) has expanded its online training tips programmes with more practical exercises available in three languages.

than 15 years of experience in high performance in many sports such as football, Formula One, judo, athletics



Gateshead to stage opening Diamond League meeting in place of Rabat

  • Athletics

The Diamond League today confirmed that the British venue of Gateshead has stepped in to host the opening event of the 2021 programme on May 23 in place of Rabat.

allowing athletes competing in both meetings to minimise travel around the Scandinavian events.World Athletics

our athletes as they prepare for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and less than a year later the World Athletics


Coleman still out of Olympics as doping ban cut to 18 months

  • Athletics

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has reduced Christian Coleman's doping ban to 18 months on appeal, but the 100 metres world champion will still miss the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Coleman had previously been banned for two years by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for three whereabouts

April 1, and subsequently out of the year-long window.That allowed Coleman to compete at the World Athletics

disqualified in the final.Having the fastest man in the world banned from the Olympic Games is another blow to athletics

quarters for his attitude towards drug testing.However, he will be eligible to compete at the next World Athletics



Vanuatu

  • Countries and Territories

Vanuatu - June 2022Vanuatu hadn't won a single Commonwealth Games medal when they travelled to Gold Coast 2018, but they left the Australian city with two. 

She's won a few medals at the regional Games," said King.Others to watch for Vanuatu in athletics include


Tuvalu

  • Countries and Territories

Tuvalu - May 2022Tuvalu's athletes have been training in an unusual place to prepare for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games - the country's international airport.

Tuvalu will be sending a men's beach volleyball team to Birmingham, and will also be represented in athletics


Solomon Islands

  • Countries and Territories

Solomon Islands - July 2022Solomon Islands made history at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games and will compete at Birmingham 2022 with one eye on their own hosting duties.

Coast 2018 ©Getty ImagesAs well as weightlifting, Solomon Islands will also be competing in aquatics, athletics


Samoa

  • Countries and Territories

Samoa - July 2022Samoan athletes usually pack a punch and that will be no different at Birmingham 2022.

Plodzicki-Faoagali will return after winning light heavyweight silver in Gold Coast.Samoa will also compete in athletics


Norfolk Island

  • Countries and Territories

Norfolk Island - April 2022Only around 2,000 people live on Norfolk Island, so returning home from the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games with a medal was unquestionably a tremendous achievement.

 "There is triathlon and athletics."


New Zealand

  • Countries and Territories

New Zealand - May 2022Representing your country in one sport is a fantastic achievement, but Nigel Avery has done so in three.

New Zealand's Chef de Mission for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games started out in athletics before

Commonwealth Games Federation introducing new rules to encourage more countries to bid - including making athletics

To be able to say 'look you've only got to support two sports as a mandate, athletics and swimming' and


Kiribati

  • Countries and Territories

Kiribati - June 2022In 2014, David Katoatau won a stunning Commonwealth Games gold medal in weightlifting for Kiribati and, if dancing had been on the sports programme, he probably would have won that as well.

Kiribati's team in Birmingham will compete in boxing, athletics and weightlifting - although David has