Twenty-one Australian students have received Olympic Change-Maker awards in recognition of the work they are doing to promote sport in their area.

Olympic Games in 2032, with other candidates including Jakarta in Indonesia, Doha in Qatar, Rhein-Ruhr in Germany

Eliska Adamovska of the Czech Republic and Sascha Lehmann of Switzerland topped the respective women and men's combined qualifying events at the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) European Championships.

meaning the two shared their position at the top of the score table.In the women's event, Hannah Meul of Germany

The new International Luge Federation (FIL) World Cup season is set to get underway in Austria – but no fans will be permitted as racing begins against the backdrop of a global health crisis.

American legs possible due to the global pandemic.After Innsbruck, four consecutive legs are scheduled in Germany

Hangzhou in China has been awarded the 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships.

Volleyball World Championships ©World ParaVolleyThe Netherlands, Slovenia, Norway, the United States, Egypt, Germany

The Chinese cities of Chengdu and Chongqing have revealed plans to jointly bid for the Olympic Games as early as 2032.

potential field for 2032 which includes Queensland, Jakarta in Indonesia, Doha in Qatar, Rhein-Ruhr in Germany

Latvia's Martins Dukurs will be aiming to win his second men's skeleton title in just over a week as the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup returns to Sigulda for a second weekend in a row.

ahead of other medal contenders, The Netherlands' Kimberley Bos and Latvia's Endija Terauda.Elsewhere, Germany

The 2021 World Athletics Challenge-Combined Events series has been handed a head start with a meeting on the French island of Réunion next month, with the qualifying window for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to reopen.

combined events meetings set before the Olympics are scheduled for Ancona in Spain and Ratingen in Germany

Diego Maradona - widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time - has passed away at the age of 60.

effort.He also scored a brace in a 2-0 win over Belgium in the semi-finals, before Argentina beat West Germany

side at the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, but it was an unsuccessful experience as they lost 4-0 to Germany

The 2020 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships are set to go ahead as planned in Ukraine's capital Kyiv, despite countries pulling their teams from the event due to the threat of COVID-19.

opt against travelling for the Championships, with their delegation joining others such as Russia and Germany

Heerenveen in the Netherlands has replaced Beijing as the host of next year's World Speed Skating Championships following the cancellation of test events for the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in the Chinese capital.

World Cup Short Track Speed Skating events, scheduled on February 19-21 and February 26-28, 2021 in Germany

Jörg Förster has been re-elected as chairman of the German University Sports Federation (ADH) and will now serve a third term in office.

Miethke also earning places on the Executive Board.The next two year term will cover a key period as Germany

successful, the student event could be a "dress rehearsal" for the 2032 Summer Olympics, for which Germany

Volker Herrmann has left his role as high-performance director for the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) after 16 months in the position.

 "We tried to convince him to stay, however, it’s his personal decision to go back to Germany and

Egypt's under-23 football team manager Shawky Gharib has said the country will only select star man Mohamed Salah in their squad for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics if his club side Liverpool give their approval.

African qualifiers for the men's tournament at Tokyo 2020, alongside Ivory Coast and South Africa.France, Germany

The Association for the Promotion of German Para Athletics has been founded in Stuttgart.

Para-athletics is becoming increasingly important in Germany," said the organisation's chairman Eike

Dual Summer and Winter Olympian Lolo Jones has returned to the United States bobsleigh squad after being named in the women's team for the 2020-2021 season.

the weekend, as a result of coronavirus fears.They are expected to join the circuit in Winterberg in Germany