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WADA Foundation Board to consider Olympic Summit outcomes on November 20

  • News

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) have said their Foundation Board will consider the outcomes of the Olympic Summit, which is being held here today, at their meeting on November 20 in Glasgow.

including the consequences should a country be declared non-compliant.In September, Azerbaijan, Brazil and Guatemala


Italian pair win mixed relay gold on final day of UIPM Junior World Championships in Cairo

  • Modern Pentathlon

Italian duo Francesca Tognetti and Matteo Cicinelli produced a fine display as they earned a convincing victory in the mixed relay event on the concluding day of action at the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) Junior World Championships in Cairo.

individual gold medallist did not feel able to compete in the combined run and shoot.Pairs from France and Guatemala

the silver medal.Tognetti and Cicinelli enjoyed victory by 13 points, scoring a total tally of 1428.Guatemala


Fernandez beats Jun in thriller to claim men's UIPM Junior World Championship title

  • Modern Pentathlon

Guatemala's Charles Fernandez prevailed in an epic battle with Jun Woongtae of South Korea to claim the men's individual spoils at the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) Junior World Championships in Cairo.

Guatemala is a nation that has organized big competitions in the past including world championships,



Haiti becomes member of Federation of International Lacrosse

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Haiti has been approved as the 55th member nation of the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) at the world governing body’s biennial General Assembly.

opportunities to practice sport and be educated on the Olympic values.Haiti joins Bermuda, Costa Rica, Guatemala


Lithuania rises to top of IBSA Goalball men's world rankings

  • Goalball News

Lithuania has climbed to the top of the International Blind Sport Association (IBSA) Goalball men’s world ranking list for only the second time since the ranking system began.

changes.The top ten women’s teams are China, Brazil, Japan, USA, Turkey, Australia, Canada, Russia, Guatemala



Samaranch follows in father’s footsteps in IOC elections

  • Olympics

Juan Antonio Samaranch was duly elected International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president in Rio de Janeiro today, following in the footsteps of his famous father.

contested by five candidates, Sergey Bubka (Ukraine), Ser Miang Ng (Singapore), Willi Kaltschmitt (Guatemala

failure to be elected means there is now no African Executive Board memberKaltschmitt’s home country of Guatemala

Wu (Taiwan), Kasper (Switzerland), Hickey (Ireland), Ruggiero (USA), Bubka (Ukraine), Kaltschmitt (Guatemala


Exclusive: Samaranch on course for IOC vice-president’s post

  • Olympics

Juan Antonio Samaranch looks on course to become an International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president 42 years after his father.

include Ser Miang Ng of Singapore, another former challenger to Bach in 2013, Willi Kaltschmitt of Guatemala


Jimenez pleads guilty to racketeering and wire fraud as part of FIFA corruption investigation

  • Football

Former Guatemalan Football Federation (GFF) President Brayan Jimenez is facing a lengthy period behind bars after he pleaded guilty to racketeering and wire fraud in connection with the ongoing investigation into corruption within the sport.

significantly changed his appearance from the last time he was seen in public when he was arrested in Guatemala


Hosts Costa Rica name squad for ISA World Surfing Games

  • Surfing

Hosts Costa Rica have named their squad for this year's International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games, where they will look to defend their team gold medal.

Getty ImagesArgentina, Australia, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colmobia, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Guatemala




United States hammer Israel as Women's Softball World Championship opens

  • Baseball and Softball

United States hammered Israel 15-0 as the World Baseball Softball Confederation’s (WBSC) Women's Softball World Championship opened in Surrey in Canada.

Netherlands were 7-0 winners over Pakistan while The Philippines beat Czech Republic 1-0.China beat Guatemala