With the extended Pyeongchang 2018/Tokyo 2020 Olympic cycle finally drawing to a close, two of the grand old names of United States industry will be ending their association with the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s The Olympic Partner (TOP) worldwide sponsorship programme.

14 companies has consequently taken on a noticeably more international sheen, with China, Germany, France

after a single term, in 2009.Our columnist attended the Bridges to Babylon concert at the Stade de France

was 25 July 1998 and, having attended the Bridges to Babylon concert in the then brand new Stade de France

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Jumping European Championships commence in Riesenbeck in Germany's Surenburg Forest tomorrow, with 15 teams and nine individual riders taking part from 23 countries.

Peder Fredricson, who became individual European champion on All In on home soil in Gothenburg in 2017.France

Venezuela won their first two Paralympic Games gold medals of Tokyo 2020 here tonight, thanks to the sprinting efforts of Linda Patricia Perez Lopez and Lisbeli Marina Vera Andrade.

the bronze.Sam Grewe won the men's T63 high jump gold medal ©Getty ImagesCharles-Antoine Kouakou of France

Dame Sarah Storey rewrote the record books today at the Fuji International Speedway to become the most decorated British Paralympic Games athlete in history following her win in the women's C5 time trial at Tokyo 2020.

gold in a time of 34:39.78 in the men's C2, while Ewoud Vromant of Belgium and Alexandre Leaute of France

Germany's Vico Merklein and Spain's Luis Miguel Garcia Marquina completed the podium.Alexandre Lloveras of France

claimed men's H5 gold in 38:12.94, more than a minute in front of silver medallist Loic Vergnaud of France

Tokyo 2020 Olympic bronze medallist Elisa Longo Borghini won the Grand Prix de Plouay in France to take

Russian Paralympic Committee sprinter Dmitrii Safronov won 100 metres and 200m T35 gold at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

record ©Getty ImagesSafronov is a four-time world champion, having won 100m and 200m T35 gold in Lyon in France

France came from behind twice to upset co-hosts Croatia 3-2 in the 2021 Women's EuroVolley to secure

Ten nations ended the World Pentathlon (UIPM) 2021 Biathle-Triathle World Championships in style winning gold medals in Weiden in Germany.

impressive Czech team captured the most medals, with 27, while Germany won 26 and Egypt 23 overall.Denmark, France

Denmark beat Norway 2-0 in the final men's Olympic qualification round to earn its first-ever trip to the Olympic Games as five other deciders also took place.

iocmedia @lhf_lv @DKIshockey pic.twitter.com/qLFH6eGer5— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) August 29, 2021Latvia beat France

party atmosphere among a raucous home crowd at the Arena Riga.Stephane da Costa scored late on for France

Benoît Cosnefroy of France has won the Bretagne Classic by outsmarting Deceuninck-Quickstep and compatriot

Julian Alaphilippe on home soil in France.

of the event, the Grand Prix de Plouay, is scheduled to take place tomorrow.Bretagne Classic - Ouest-France

Greg Minnaar won his fourth International Cycling Union (UCI) Mountain Bike World Championships in Val di Sole in Italy while Frenchwoman Myriam Nicole added her second gold medal in the competition.

has also won silver five times and bronze on three occasions.Meanwhile in the women's elite downhill, France

Chantal van den Broek-Blaak of the Netherlands has won the Holland Ladies Tour after finishing in the bunch in the fifth and final stage while her compatriot Marianne Vos took her third victory of the race.

free of the bunch over the top of the second QOM point.With five kilometres to go Eugenie Duval of France

China underlined their status as the dominant force in wheelchair fencing by securing the men’s and women’s team foil titles at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

the Makuhari Messe venue, with 16 events having taken place at the Games.Pool stage wins over Poland, France

provided the opposition in the final, after their three pool phase triumphs and a 45-23 victory over France

Mariana D'andrea has given Brazil its first powerlifting gold medal in Paralympic history, winning the women's under-73 kilogram category final on the fourth of five days of competition at the Tokyo International Forum.

of China could not go one better at 138kg, meaning her best was 134kg for silver.Souhad Ghazouani of France

Olympic silver medallist Rayssa Leal and Gustavo Ribeiro were the victors at the Street League Skateboarding (SLS) Championship Tour's first event of he season in Salt Lake City.

is showing all three of the series' two-day events in Japan, Spain and Italy, with MCS in France