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"Bright future" for Modern Pentathlon TV product

  • Modern Pentathlon

International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) Secretary-General Shiny Fang made an interesting statement in which analysed the current situation of modern pentathlon. 

 After Rio 2016, where for the first time the Pentathlon had four disciplines (only swimming was

fencing format that our NFs are currently testing, followed by an innovative change to the way the swimming

The idea is to start the swimming with an overall time handicap based on the points earned in the obstacle

out by our internal team and committees, and there are various options and ways of doing this, but a swimming


U SPORTS 2023-24 audience growth of 20%

  • FISU Section Pages

For the third year in a row, online coverage of U SPORTS championships set new records. The broadcasting model combines the best of traditional television with the flexibility of digital sports broadcasting and the availability of bilingual content.

football games and Vanier Cup), NovaStream Productions (men's football), Scratch Takes Productions (swimming

U SPORTS University Cup Men's Hockey (+9%).- U SPORTS Men's Football Championship (+16%).- U SPORTS Swimming


UNILAG, LASU begin preparations for 11th FASU Games

  • FISU Section Pages

Ahead of the 11th edition of the African University Sports (FASU) Games scheduled for September 20-29, 2024, the authorities of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and Lagos State University (LASU) have officially merged their organising committees for the successful hosting of the competition tagged Lagos 2024.

individual sports such as athletics, badminton, chess, judo, table tennis, tennis, karate, taekwondo and swimming


The incredible story behind the Paris 2024 Aquatics Centre

  • Paris 2024

Last Thursday, President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated the Olympic Aquatic Centre, but behind the flashes and smiles of the opening ceremony was a complex story that saw the budget increase by more than €115 million and the number of events reduced.

of all is not the huge difference in the budgets, but that in the end it will not host the Olympic swimming

which it eventually lost to rival London.It was then that the project was born to build an Olympic swimming

be overlooked by many, is not for World Aquatics, which requires a minimum of 15,000 for top-level swimming

," says a local elected official, speaking on condition of anonymity.A handful of new and renovated swimming

150% higher than the original), it wouldn't be far from the amount spent on the construction of the swimming


Paris 2024: Official opening of the Olympic Aquatics Centre

  • Paris 2024

The President of the French Republic inaugurated the Seine-Saint-Denis Olympic Aquatics Centre in the city of Saint-Denis, next to the Porte de la Chapelle Arena, which was built specifically for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Estanguet.Located in Seine-Saint-Denis, in the city of Saint-Denis, the venue will host diving, synchronised swimming

It will be the largest swimming pool in France and will enable the country to host the European Swimming

budget would not be exceeded, thanks to the decision taken four years ago to change the venue for the swimming

Centre has a fully modifiable 70-metre pool, which will be divided into two pools for synchronised swimming

able to compete since 1912, when Stockholm was the only city to host the Games.The exciting Olympic swimming


Tireless swimmer Eliana Busch: four gold medals at 89

  • Swimming

At the age of 89, Chilean swimmer Eliana Busch demonstrates her exceptional stamina and skill, winning a gold medal in an international competition by confidently navigating the 25-metre pool with unwavering determination.

I was swimming against myself. (...) I had no reference of how I was doing.

I was forced to break records to prove that I was the best even though I was swimming alone," she told

"If I had been swimming against men, I would have beaten them," Busch told AFP.

," Busch told AFP.At the age of 20, after marrying a cavalry officer, she swapped swimming for horse

My children told me, 'Mum, if you love competition so much, why don't you concentrate on swimming?"


World Aquatics Mentorship Programme: National Federations can now apply

  • Aquatics

The World Aquatics organisation is encouraging its National Member Federations to apply for the World Aquatics Mentorship Programme. The initiative aims to improve the governance, administration and leadership of the sport.

 Woody Lawrence, President of the Dominica Amateur Swimming Association, said, "The World Aquatics


Singapore's only Olympic champion Schooling announces retirement

  • Swimming

Singapore's first and only Olympic gold medal at Rio 2016, has announced his retirement from competitive swimming

I am retiring from competitive swimming.

I am filled with gratitude for all the experiences swimming has brought to my life," the 28-year-old

Phelps at Rio 2016 - the American swimmer competed in six events - is bidding farewell to competitive swimming

"While I am stepping away from competition, swimming will forever be a part of who I am.


How the menstrual cycle affects elite athletes

  • Olympics

Although still a taboo subject for some, significant progress is being made in studying the influence of the menstrual cycle on the psychophysical performance of elite and Olympic athletes, who are beginning to be included in scientific studies in this area.

programme, I was not aware that all these phases existed," says Jouisse, who is currently doing 10 swimming

research into the female body.Jouisse in the women's 10km race at the 2023 World Aquatics Open Water Swimming


Morocco to build world's biggest football stadium to snatch 2030 final from Spain

  • FIFA

Spain, Portugal and Morocco are set to host the 2030 World Cup, with the African nation determined not to be left behind in the race to host the final. A new 115,000-seater stadium and problems at the Spanish Federation could see the Bernabeu or Camp Nou overturned as venues.

114,000.In addition to its huge capacity, the stadium will also feature an athletics track, an indoor swimming


The sun god of Versailles gets a new golden skin for Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

The Château de Versailles will host the equestrian competitions, despite the fact that the project to build the 5.3km track is still underway, just four months before Paris 2024. Last Friday, the statue of the Fountain of Apollo was lowered into the water for the first time.

venue could accommodate more than 250 horses, 200 riders and the modern pentathlon athletes - fencing, swimming


Dominican Olympic Committee swears in new members

  • Olympics

The Ordinary General Assembly of the Dominican Olympic Committee (COD) replaced four resigning members and swore in the new executives.

José Manuel Ramos, the president of the Athletics Federation, Gerardo Suero, and the president of the Swimming


Promotion of the FISU World University Games Chungcheong 2027 continues

  • FISU Section Pages

The competition already has official dates and will take place from 1 to 12 August 2027. It will be led by Kang Chang-hee as President of the Organising Committee and will feature 18 sports, including optional rowing, beach volleyball and golf.

artistic gymnastics, athletics, badminton, basketball, diving, fencing, judo, rhythmic gymnastics, swimming


Rikako Ikee to be at Paris 2024 after overcoming leukaemia

  • Paris 2024

The leukaemia survivor will represent Japan in the 100m butterfly at the Paris Olympics after missing out on a place at the Tokyo Games three years ago. She finished fifth at Rio 2016 as a 16-year-old and has always been one of her country's brightest prospects.

"Daichi Suzuki, head of the swimming federation, was quoted by the Japanese press as saying, "I am happy

Japan's 27-member team for the Paris Games was announced by the country's swimming federation on Wednesday


The Seine-Saint-Denis legacy after Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Paris' Olympic bid aimed to rejuvenate an area characterised by diverse immigration and the youngest population in the country, with a significant proportion - 1.6 million of inhabitants - living below the poverty line. Paris 2024 also wants to leave a legacy in Seine-Saint-Denis.

 Seine-Saint-Denis will also benefit from several new swimming facilities, including the Olympic

replace an outdated and unreliable revolving road bridge and a steep pedestrian crossing with steps.This swimming