On the evening of Friday, July 20, 1990, half-an-hour after the Crystal Palace stadium had emptied of folk and the main lights had been turned off, I walked on the infield with my esteemed colleague Cliff Temple and the man who had just propelled a javelin over it to a world record distance, Steve Backley.

already prepared before Hohn's monster effort in Berlin's Olympic Stadium.Klaus Tafelmeier of West Germany

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) Denmark Open will mark the return of international badminton after a seven-month break sparked by the coronavirus pandemic.

events in Bangkok, including the season-ending Finals.World Tour events in France, New Zealand, Macau, Germany

German city Duisburg is to host the re-arranged World ParaVolley Men’s Paralympic Qualifier, which is planned for February next year.

situation will allow for Duisburg to stage the Tokyo 2020 qualifier from February 15 to 19 in 2021.Germany

sitting volleyball, we also see a great sporting opportunity," National Paralympic Committee (NPC) Germany

qualified for Tokyo 2020.World ParaVolley President Barry Couzner said he was "very confident that NPC Germany

will deliver a fantastic event for the teams that is well-run and safe".Germany has earned praise from

The Netherlands topped the medals table at the European Rowing Championships with seven golds on an impressive final day in Polish city Poznan.

the women’s single sculls and Denmark’s Sverri Nielsen clinched the men’s single sculls title, while Germany

Next year's International Ski Federation (FIS) Nordic Junior World Ski Championships have been postponed until 2022 and split between two hosts in light of the coronavrius pandemic.

for November.Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy will stage the Alpine World Ski Championships, Oberstdorf in Germany

Reports from the Czech Republic say the condition of legendary footballer Antonín Panenka has improved after he was rushed to hospital with COVID-19 earlier this week.

his old club Bohemians 1905, he famously chipped the decisive penalty when Czechoslovakia beat West Germany

The Canadian luge team are set to miss the first half of the 2020-2021 World Cup campaign due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

at the Whistler Sliding Centre on October 16 before re-joining the World Cup circuit in Konigssee in Germany

the start of 2021.January will also see Canadian athletes put World Cup race bibs on in Oberhof in Germany

This year’s European Fencing Championships in Minsk have been officially cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, it has been announced.

The European Fencing Championships were last held in 2019 in Düsseldorf in Germany,Russia finished top

that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the need for more support for sports clubs across Germany

spectators due to other financial income ©Getty ImagesThere have so far been 320,000 coronavirus cases in Germany

The International Luge Federation (FIL) COVID-19 Working Group has warned that "uncertainties and risk remain", despite its best efforts to plan ahead for the upcoming season.

weeks, with the FIL moving the 2021 Luge World Championships from Whistler in Canada to Königssee in Germany

a consequence of the pandemic and a World Cup in Lake Placid in the United States also relocated to Germany

The International University Sports Federation (FISU) considers December 2021 as the most likely time to reschedule the Winter World University Games in Lucerne, while the organisation has revealed Italian interest in hosting the event in 2025.

the current situation we have such strong support and intent from sporting powerhouse countries like Germany

Last week, triathlon became the latest to stir sport’s alphabet soup. In a sport known for rapid changeovers between swim-bike-run, it entered the water as the International Triathlon Union or ITU and finished up as the "World Triathlon."

GDR for German Democratic (East Germany) and URS (Soviet Union) were always prominent before 1990 when

The Netherlands' two-time Olympic speed skating champion Kjeld Nuis has caused the closure of a training camp after he returned a positive test for COVID-19.

Taking place in Inzell in Germany, Dutch skaters were forced to abandon plans to train, with the ice

Lennart Krayer of Germany and Austria's Mona Mitterwallner secured the men's and women's junior cross-country

More than 570 rowers from 31 nations are set to compete at this weekend's 2020 European Rowing Championships in Poznan in Poland.

2020 international rowing season, following the European Rowing Under-23 Championships in Duisburg in Germany

course.Italy is bringing the biggest team to the competition with entries in 21 out of 22 boat classes, while Germany

classes respectively.In the men's singles sculls, reigning world and European champion Oliver Zeidler of Germany