Rio 2016 places will be up for grabs when the European Canoe Slalom Championships begin tomorrow in Slovakia.

and women and C1 and C2 for men.Austria, Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, France, Great Britain, Italy, Poland

United World Wrestling (UWW) has stripped Rio 2016 Olympic berths from countries whose athletes tested positive for meldonium at the recent European and Asian qualifying tournaments.

Lazarev.The qualified countries at 125kg are therefore Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, Poland

Czech Republic’s Barbora Hermannova and Markéta Sluková made an impressive start to the defence of their International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Antalya Open title by recording two victories on the opening day of the women’s main draw.

is scheduled for tomorrow when they go against third-seeded Monika Brzostek and Kinga Kolosinska of Poland

Georgios Kotsilianos and Nikos Zoupanis of Greece, and eighth-seeded Michal Bryl and Kacper Kujawiak of Poland

Latvia's Abolins Armands and Benjavs Toms were one of three male pairings that advanced from the country quota matches on the opening day of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Antalya Open.

eighth-seeded Amaranta Navarro and Ester Ribera of Spain, 10th-seeded Jagoda Gruszczynska and Dorota Strag of Poland

Uzbekistan's Asian Games champion Bekzod Abdurakhmonov was among those to secure a Rio 2016 Olympic spot with victory on a day of men's freestyle action at the United World Wrestling (UWW) World Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament in Istanbul.

Spanish opponent Taimuraz Friev Naskidaeva - who also qualified - in his final.Krystian Brzozowski of Poland

Great Britain showed ominous form ahead of Rio 2016 by claiming four golds in a total of seven medals at the European Championships in Brandenburg today, as Czech favourites struggled in the two single sculling finals.

and Britain.Annekatrin Thiele, Carina Baer, Marie-Catherine Arnold and Lisa Schmidla combined to beat Poland

Italy's Paolo Barelli has been re-elected President of the European Swimming Federation (LEN) by a thumping 50-vote margin at a heated Elective Congress here today.

distributed.A list of nine new Bureau members was headed by Pia Holmen of Denmark and Jerzy Kowalski of Poland

Ukraine’s Alina Stadnyk booked her place at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games after the 2013 world champion triumphed in the women’s 69 kilogram event at the United World Wrestling (UWW) World Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament in Istanbul.

Mongolia’s Erdenesukh Narangerel and Turkey’s Evin Demirhan respectively.There was further success for Poland

Germany's Karla Borger and Britta Buethe overcame Polish pair Kinga Kolosinska and Monika Brzostek in a clash between the top seeds to reach the quarter-finals of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World Tour Sochi Open today.

triumph over Switzerland's Nina Betschart and Tanja Huberli.Grzegorz Fijalek and Mariusz Prudel of Poland

knocked-out the Austrian top seeds ©FIVBThere were better fortunes for Poland in the men's draw as Poland's

Krasilnikov rallied from a first set defeat to defeat sixth-seeded Bartosz Losiak and Piotr Kantor of Poland

Nottwil and Lignano Sabbiadoro have been announced as the hosts of the first two stages of the next edition of the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) European Championships.

with eight teams due to be in action in Switzerland.Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland and Poland

Defending men’s champions New Zealand face a tough task if they are to repeat last year’s success after they were placed in a difficult group for the 2016 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 Under-18 World Championships in Astana.

both reached the last eight at every edition of the tournament, will clash in Pool B.The Netherlands, Poland

final day of action at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Shooting World Cup in Szczecin in Poland

Greek qualifiers Vicky Arvaniti and Peny Karagouni gained two shock victories today as main draw group action began at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Sochi Open.

draw today.The 18th seeds overcame second-ranked Kinga Kolosinska and Monika Brzostek of Poland

The top of the United World Wrestling (UWW) freestyle rankings have remained largely unchanged, despite a flurry of Rio 2016 Olympic qualifying events last month.

qualifying performances at weights on the Rio 2016 schedule.Continental champions Magomedmurad Gadzhiev of Poland

The Euroleague has seemingly offered an olive branch to the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) as efforts to heal the rift in the sport continue.

major international basketball tournament.A further six countries - Greece, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Poland