The 16-team International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women’s Basketball World Cup Qualifying tournaments are set to begin across three locations tomorrow.

Four groups will take place simultaneously in Japan, Serbia and the United States with Australia, the

review their quality.The tournament held in Washington DC features hosts and Olympic champions the United

States, Belgium, Puerto Rico and Russia, with the latter’s participation to be finalised on February

Despite some positive counterpunching from the sport’s new Russian supremo, Umar Kremlev, Olympic boxing remains on the ropes fighting for its future. 

esoteric pursuits such as skateboarding, surfing and wall climbing, which all make the initial cut.The United

States is no longer the force in Olympic boxing that it once was, and has not won an Olympic gold medal

still commands a huge audience, it will continue to flourish as an Olympic sport.The problem is, the United

States is no longer the force majeure of Olympic boxing, ruling the ring and the rostrum as it once

A legal issue involving an anti-doping test taken by Russia’s 15-year-old sensation Kamila Valieva is the reason the medal ceremony for the team figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games has been delayed in Beijing, insidethegames can exclusively reveal.

If the ROC lose a medal they had won by finishing ahead of the United States and Japan, it will be another

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Jacobellis' gold medal was the United States' first of Beijing 2022 ©Getty ImagesThere was American disappointment

volleyball Paralympic gold medallist Kari Miller-Ortiz has been named director of people and culture at Move United

in the United States.

served as a member of the DEI Leadership Committee.Miller-Ortiz is excited to start her new role at Move United

Miller-Ortiz, bottom left, won sitting volleyball medals at three Paralympic Games competing for the United

States ©Getty Images"I am beyond proud to be joining Move United and look forward to paying forward

As we demand equity and inclusion for people with disabilities in sport and beyond, Move United holds

Move United is an affiliate of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, offering opportunities

Hilberto Martinez has been re-elected for a third term as President of the Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association (BOCGA).

summer Olympic Games since Mexico City 1968, with the exception of Moscow 1980 when it took part in a United

States-instigated boycott.Three athletes have represented the country at the last three editions.However

Slovakia’s Petra Vlhová secured the women’s slalom title at the 2022 Winter Olympics here, as American star Mikaela Shiffrin skied out for the second consecutive event at the Yanqing National Alpine Ski Centre.

disappointment following her second early exit at Beijing 2022, having headed into the Games as one of the United

States' star names and already boasting more World Cup wins than all but two skiers in history."

Finland decided to follow Canada in wearing masks in their women’s ice hockey match against the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) over COVID-19 safety concerns at the Winter Olympics here.

eve of the tournament, forcing her to miss the opener against Switzerland.She returned to face the United

States before missing the clash with Canada but was available to face Finland."

An emerging legal issue has delayed the medal ceremony for the team figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics here, the International Olympic Committee and International Skating Union (ISU) has confirmed.

skating competition had been delayed, but admitted "there are legal implications involved" ©ITGThe United

States and Japan completed the podium places.The Russian Figure Skating Federation spokesperson Olga

Norway's Birk Ruud claimed the gold medal in the inaugural men's freeski big air final less than a year after the death of his father, with two excellent efforts at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games here.

Colby Stevenson of the United States had a strong second run of 91.75 points after falling on his first

knew," Stevenson explained when deciding whether to risk with a bigger trick for the gold medal.The United

States Colby Stevenson took the silver medal with two big runs but decided not to risk finishing second

France Sports Minister Roxana Mărăcineanu will no longer be travelling here for the Winter Olympics after testing positive for coronavirus.

expected to head the Organising Committee following Estanguet’s absence.Several nations have joined an United

States-led diplomatic boycott of the Games, citing concerns over China’s human rights record.France

Momentum is gathering behind North Carolina's bid to host the 2027 Summer World University Games after it was officially accepted as a candidate, along with South Korea’s Chungcheong, it has been claimed.

We are delighted to receive the news that our United States bid, with North Carolina as our host city

States International University Sports Federation (USIUSF)."

While the Summer Games have not been held in the United States since the 1993 Games in Buffalo, NY, our

States of America in such an exciting competition for this global event," said Hill Carrow, chairman

We look forward to continued work with all our stakeholders to bring the Games back to the United States

Fiske competed again at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, where he carried the United States flag

He travelled to the United Kingdom and joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, claiming Canadian

Four American athletes set to compete at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics and Finland's Sini Pyy have been awarded a $400,000 (£295,000/€350,000) grant for their chosen charities through the Athletes for Good programme.

participate in the Classroom Champions programme.Six-time Paralympic medallist Daniel Cnossen of the United

States has chosen the Classroom Champions programme as the beneficiary from his grant ©Getty ImagesPara

grants, including former women's moguls champion Justine Dufour-Lapointe of Canada for FitSpirit and the United

States' women's ice hockey gold medallist Kendall Coyne Schofield.

Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner won the mixed doubles curling final at Beijing's National Aquatics Centre to earn Italy's first Olympic gold medal in the sport.

after six ends with the score 9-3.Tomorrow, the men's team event gets underway, with John Shuster's United

States defending their Olympic title.