Wheelchair Basketball Canada have announced their squads for the Parapan American Games, with men’s and women’s teams set to bid for Rio 2016 qualification, in addition to chasing gold.

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The Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF) and Association of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF) have suspended their memberships with SportAccord.

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The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has announced details of the Road to Rio Tour, which will aim to bring the spirit of next year's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro to Team USA fans.

athlete meet and greets and virtual-reality technology, allowing fans to experience pole vaulting, beach volleyball

Tour will add additional interactive sport-participation elements, including a basketball and beach volleyball

preparations for the inaugural European Games are now complete after the successful hosting of sports tests in volleyball

Defending women’s champions Brazil will face Nicaragua in the opening match of the beach volleyball

competition, which will see 16 men’s and women’s teams battle it out at the purpose-built Chevrolet Beach Volleyball

clash against Aruba in the fourth match on court on the first day of competition on July 13.The beach volleyball

to be one of the hottest tickets at this summer’s Games.Canada in beach volleyball action against Brazil

“Our Canadian athletes are battling it out on the FIVB (International Volleyball Federation) World Tour

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Karate, korfball, orienteering and motor racing have become the first non-Olympic sports to officially register discontent with SportAccord today, while badminton has become the 22nd Olympic one to disaffiliate.

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Lima has withdrawn as host of the 2017 World Combat Games in a latest blow for SportAccord and its President Marius Vizer.

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 A "Play Like a Girl!" Women and Sport Athlete Workshop has been hosted by the Barbados Olympic Association’s (BOA) Women and Sport Commission, with the event hailed a resounding success.

including former United States gymnast Elisabeth Akinwale, sprinter Shakera Reece, former professional volleyball

Concerns over the safety of those attending next year's Olympic and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro have been revived after a series of attacks in the city over recent days, several of which took place within sight of venues to be used during the Games. 

also been many cases of crimes being committed in other areas, including on Copacabana Bay where beach volleyball

Official Rio 2016 ticket reseller CoSport have announced live tickets sales for next year's Olympic Games begin in Australia tomorrow.

those that were confirmed but not purchased, with track cycling, athletics, swimming, hockey and beach volleyball

Basketball has become the latest sport to suspend its SportAccord membership, increasing the total number to have done so to 21. 

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Francesco Ricci Bitti, President of the Association of Summer Olympic Federations (ASOIF), has urged SportAccord counterpart Marius Vizer to refrain from speaking publicly on behalf of the International Federations, claiming they “do not feel represented” by the union he heads

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Canadian men’s wheelchair basketball head coach Jerry Tonello is set to take a leave of absence from his role as he undergoes treatment for a brain tumour, with Steve Bialowas, the junior men's national coach set to take up the position for the Parapan American Games in Toronto.

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The International Fencing Federation (FIE) and the International Cycling Union (UCI) have suspended their memberships with SportAccord, increasing the total number of sports to 20. 

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SportAccord President Marius Vizer has compiled a detailed reform agenda ahead of a proposed meeting with his International Olympic Committee (IOC) counterpart Thomas Bach next month, with the introduction of prize money for Olympic athletes among the most startling items for discussion.

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