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Paris 2024: Kuwait's delegation departs with great expectations

  • Paris 2024

The Kuwaiti Olympic Committee delegation is scheduled to depart for France on 21 July to participate in the 33rd Olympic Games, Paris 2024, which will take place from 26 July to 11 August. The delegation consists of 10 athletes, with the first group leaving on 18 July.

Committee and head of women’s sports, emphasised Kuwait’s participation in rowing, swimming, fencing, and shooting



Bronny "ready" for NBA challenge amid criticism from Lakers entourage

  • Basketball

Recently selected with the late 55th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, the son of the legendary Lakers forward faces a tough situation with the Californian team as he enters the world's best league.

LeBron's 22nd season in the League and 7th with the Lakers.The Lakers' decision to sign the very young shooting

who was controversially appointed last month despite never having coached in the league.The former shooting


One million Paralympic tickets sold for Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024 Paralympics

The Paris 2024 Organising Committee has reached the symbolic milestone of allocating or selling one million tickets for the Paralympic Games to be held in the French capital from 28 August to 8 September.

Triathlon (Pont Alexandre III), equestrian (Palais de Versailles) and shooting (Chateauroux National

Shooting Centre) are all sold out.


WADA announces Athlete Engagement program teams for Paris 2024

  • Olympics

The World Anti-Doping Agency made public its plan to promote clean sport directly with the athletes competing at the upcoming 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, including representatives from 12 countries across five different continents from various athlete representative bodies. 

Gaby Ahrens (Namibia), three-time Olympian (sport shooting) and Vice-Chair of WADA’s Athlete Council;


Admin error leaves Mexican Pan-American champion out of Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

A serious error by the International Shooting Sport Federation has left Mexican athlete Andrea Palafox

A mistake by the International Shooting Federation was the reason for the Mexican athlete's disappointment.The

has qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in the women's rifle event, after the International Shooting

Goretti Zumaya, will receive the ticket to Paris 2024 as she was ranked higher than Palafox in the shooting

Alcalá, President of the Mexican Olympic Committee, acknowledged the mistake made by the International Shooting


Pakistan's first Olympic markswoman guns for historic medal

  • Olympics

Slowing her breath and focusing on a bullseye in her pistol's sights, Kishmala Talat is aiming to become the first woman from Pakistan to win an Olympic medal. At the Paris Games, Talat will compete in the 10m air pistol and 25m pistol events, going for glory abroad and defying stereotypes back home.

year-old Talat, who comes from a military family, is the first Pakistani woman to qualify for Olympic shooting

has won dozens of medals at the national level and four internationally, including Pakistan's first shooting

has a global ranking of 37th in the 10m event and is 41st in the 25m, according to the International Shooting

"I wanted that whenever shooting is discussed, or 'Kishmala' is mentioned, it would be associated with

The sport of target shooting is not a common pursuit in Pakistan.



Torch Relay Stage 43: History and sport in the Haute-Marne

  • Paris 2024

The Olympic Torch Relay delighted thousands of spectators along its route in the Haute-Marne, a region renowned for its greenery in the heart of Europe. From Denis Diderot in Langres to Charles de Gaulle in Colombey-les-Deux-Églises, it highlighted the history of the region and those who have left their mark on it.

were handball player Abdelkader Rahim, an Algerian international born in Saint-Dizier, French para-shooting



Para Climbing to debut at the 2028 Paralympic Games in Los Angeles

  • Classification

It is now official. This Wednesday, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Executive Board ratified the proposal to add Para Climbing to the LA 2028 sports programme. This is the first time a sport has been added to the Paralympic programme by an Organising Committee. It will join the 22 sports already included.

, Para Powerlifting, Para Rowing, Para Swimming, Para Table Tennis, Para Taekwondo, Para Triathlon, Shooting


Zaccharie Risacher spearheads French revolution in NBA Draft

  • Basketball

With the forward picked first overall by the Hawks and two other selections out of the top ten, the country that will host the upcoming Olympics celebrated a historic night, as American colleges failed to headline the event for the second consecutive year.

Monday and averaged 12.5 points, 4.5 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 2.5 steals a game for Kentucky, while shooting


ASOIF recognises FIH's transparency and good governance

  • Summer Olympics

ASOIF (Association of Summer Olympic International Federations) has recognised the International Hockey Federation (FIH) transparency and good governance practices, its efforts to consistently deliver and live the Olympic Values and its sustainability efforts, as confirmed by the promotion of the FIH to the higher tier of International Federations in its fifth Governance Review.

(IHF), International Judo Federation (IJF), International Surfing Association (ISA), International Shooting


Athletics events to open LA28 after scheduling, venue changes

  • Olympics

The Los Angeles 2028 Olympics proposed a series of updates to its venue plan Friday, leveraging Southern California’s abundance of high-quality athletic venues to assign more sports to existing stadiums and fewer temporary ones. Track and field will now be front and centre at the Memorial Coliseum.

Canoe Slalom and Softball —which are proposed to be held in Oklahoma City— Equestrian, Para Equestrian, Shooting

and Shooting Para Sport will be held in venues in Southern California.


Baron Pierre de Coubertin: Olympic hero or controversial founder?

  • Paris 2024

France has always prided itself on honouring its pioneers and visionaries, but the French aristocrat who founded the modern Olympic Games in 1894 is proving a controversial figure for the organisers of the Paris 2024 Games.

GETTY IMAGESThe Frenchman, an educator and sportsman (he excelled in pistol shooting), took inspiration