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Kremlev shares confidence that IBA will be restored as governing body for Olympic boxing

  • Boxing

International Boxing Association (IBA) President Umar Kremlev has insisted that "there is no doubt" that his organisation will reclaim its Olympic status during his address to European national governing bodies.

rival body World Boxing to take on the responsibility of governing boxing in the Olympic Games.New Zealand

Other items discussed at the Congress included the creation of a new EUBC office in Monte Carlo, which


Sabatini leads Italian clean sweep at World Para Athletics Championships as records smashed

  • Athletics News

Ambra Sabatini became the first woman with an above-the-knee amputation to run the 100 metres in under 14 seconds when she led an Italian clean sweep of the T63 race at the World Para Athletics Championships in Paris.

six world records were also broken, with 18-year-old Ezra French of the United States twice setting new

excited that I could win that one," said Cockroft, who won her first world title in Christchurch in New

Zealand in 2011."

Sumit Antil improved his mark in the men’s javelin F64 70.83m and Tunisia’s Yassine Guenichi set a new


Weightlifting mums and South Korean medal contender among 10 given IWF help for Paris 2024

  • Weightlifting

Two of the most popular weightlifters in Oceania and a record-breaking young woman from Ireland are on the list of 10 athletes who will receive financial help in their quest to qualify for next year's Olympic Games in Paris.

Others who will receive payments from the new International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Athlete Direct

October and February, subject to reports on their progress.The oldest on the list is Dika Toua from Papua New

 New Zealand super-heavyweight David Liti is among other weightlifters from Oceania chosen by the

IWF to be part of its Athlete Direct Support Programme ©Getty ImagesJoining Toua from Oceania is the New

Zealand super-heavyweight David Liti, who is 13th in the Paris rankings and was a winner at the IWF


Hadhoum and Batista overcome wet conditions to take junior world triathlon titles in Hamburg

  • World Triathlon Championship 2023

Frenchwoman Ilona Hadhoum and Portugal's João Nuno Batista surged to glory here as they clinched the first World Triathlon Sprint and Relay Championships titles in the regular junior events.

a lead with an astounding run that carried him to the gold medal ©World TriathlonHannah Prosser of New

Zealand, Hungarian Nora Romina Nádas, Canada's Sidney Clement, Olivia Logan of Britain, and American


New Zealand Olympic Committee signs Jacanna as official partner for future major Games

  • ONOC

The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) has enlisted freight and logistics company Jacanna as an official

and Beijing 2022 Olympics as well as the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.Jacanna will support the New

Zealand team by providing logistical support and ensuring the delivery of athlete equipment for events

We're really proud to be partnering with the New Zealand Team," said Jacanna chief executive Blair Cosford

It's an item that everyone can relate back to the New Zealand Team and provides a feeling of success


Sponsor to provide 20,000 free tickets for FIFA Women's World Cup matches in New Zealand

  • World Cup

A sponsor is giving away 20,000 tickets to the FIFA Women's World Cup matches in New Zealand as ticket

According to FIFA, 1.25 million tickets have been sold for matches across co-hosts Australia and New

Zealand.Of those, 320,000 have been sold to matches in New Zealand, but only six of those matches are

Zealand's four venues.Women's World Cup chief executive Dave Beeche told the New Zealand Herald that

Zealand, despite overall sales being ahead of the 2019 World Cup in France.Bareman said sales in Australia

Zealand and attracting fans to stadiums in the coldest months of the year was always going to be a hard


New Zealand set to join World Boxing as Argentina also quit IBA

  • Boxing

New Zealand and Argentina have become the third and fourth countries to withdraw from the International

Zealand President Steve Hartley has been among the biggest critics of the IBA under its Russian head

The Boxing New Zealand membership has voted to leave the International Federation IBA," he said."

The members of Boxing New Zealand no longer recognise the IBA as our International Federation."

World Boxing has welcomed the Boxing New Zealand decision.Boxing New Zealand President Steve Hartley

Zealand to join other countries in seeking to become a member of World Boxing."


Rowing Australia appoints double Olympian as new chief executive

  • Rowing

Rowing Australia has appointed Olympian Sarah Cook as its new chief executive, they have announced.

organisation at the end of this month from Ian Robson, who is leaving after five-and-a-half years to take up a new

across all areas of our sport, from clubs, schools, states, our elite and development programmes and new

the sport, including 13 gold.At Tokyo 2020, they finished second in the rowing medals table behind New

Zealand with four medals, including golds in the men and women’s four."



Quartet of golds propel Britain to World Rowing Cup glory in Lucerne

  • Rowing

Britain claimed overall World Rowing Cup victory after winning four gold medals in the third and final round of the season in Switzerland.

Matthew Aldridge, and Fredie Davidson in the men's four with a time of 5:49.47 to beat Australia and New

Zealand by 1.79 and 4.30 seconds, respectively.Britain's reigning world champions Emily Craig and Imogen

defended her women's single sculls title for the Dutch in 7:27.17 to beat Australian Tara Rigney and New


Rings and Agitos drone show planned to mark nine years until Brisbane 2032

  • Brisbane 2032

A drone show is planned on the Brisbane River later this month to mark nine years until the start of the 2032 Olympic Games in the Australian city.

city that was awarded the Olympic and Paralympic Games under the International Olympic Committee's new

nine-years-to-go celebrations are set to coincide with the FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New

Zealand, with Brisbane one of the host cities at its Lang Park venue, which is due to stage football


Former NZOC vice-president calls for country to make Winter Olympic Games bid

  • Winter Olympics

Former New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) vice-president Bruce Ullrich says the country's time has

Ullrich maintains that New Zealand has venues capable of holding winter sports with ice events potentially

Zealand "lacks the necessary resources, facilities, and infrastructure".

Currently it is not possible to hold an Olympic or Paralympic Downhill race [in New Zealand] due to the

face that we do not have a homologated [approved from a terrain safety perspective] slope in New Zealand

Zealand."


US dominate WFDF World Under-24 Ultimate Championships with all three golds

  • World Flying Disc Federation

The United States won all three golds at the World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) World Under-24 Ultimate Championships in Nottingham.

place in the final, while Singapore overcame Canada 14-11.The US topped Pool A with a 15-4 win against New

Zealand and 15-3 hammerings of Hong Kong and Germany, then beat Japan 15-8, Sweden 15-5 and Singapore


Commonwealth boxing medallist Pritchard announced as NZOC athlete engagement lead

  • ONOC

Boxer Alexis Pritchard has been named athlete engagement lead of the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC

Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games and is also a member of the NZOC's Athletes' CommissionPrichard will join New

It will be a privilege to serve the next generation of New Zealand Athletes and walk alongside them on

Alexis will join New Zealand's Paris 2024 Chef de Mission Nigel Avery in the leadership team ©Getty ImagesAthlete

empowerment and supporting their engagement with NZOC will be among the responsibilities for Pritchard in the new

We want every member of the New Zealand Team to be prepared, empowered and supported as they achieve