The grand opening of any International Olympic Committee (IOC) session is normally largely ceremonial, with speeches often full of pleasantries and platitudes.

serious challenge to confront the Olympic Games".Senior figures such as Worrall, Willi Daume from West Germany

 Among them were Canada, Japan, Kenya, West Germany and the United States.

Denmark opened their home European qualification event for this year's Men’s World Floorball Championships by beating Iceland today.

Netherlands had bounced back from their loss against Spain yesterday to overcome Liechtenstein 8-4.Germany

The overall winner of the four-man bob is set to be decided at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) in St Moritz, which starts tomorrow.

four-man bob event on Sunday (February 2), with defending World Cup title holder Francesco Friedrich of Germany

the hunt with 1,189 points.It's a similar pattern in the women's skeleton, with Jacqueline Lölling of Germany

top with 1,262 points, but Janine Flock of Austria just 48 points behind, and the world champion from Germany

This year's European Handball Federation (EHF) European Men's Handball Championship (EURO 2020) enjoyed unprecedented viewing figures, with audience records tumbling.

population - 1.4 million, peaking to 1.6 million at the end of the match.Croatia's comeback win over Germany

The International Ski Federation (FIS) Nordic Combined World Cup Triple is set to begin tomorrow as athletes return to Seefeld for the first time since the 2019 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.

fresh from finishing third in the Gundersen large hill HS140 and 10 kilometres event in Oberstdorf in Germany

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualifying Tournament for 3x3 basketball will be held in Indian city Bengaluru, it has been announced.

Netherlands, Latvia, Canada, Croatia and hosts India are in Pool D.In the women's event, France, the US, Germany

Czech Republic thumped Liechtenstein 25-0 as one of the three European qualification events for this year's Men’s World Floorball Championships got underway today in Liepāja.

other match in the same section saw Spain beat The Netherlands 6-1.In Group F, there were victories for Germany

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) World Baseball Classic is set to expand from 16 to 20 national teams.

, will be staged at the Kino Sports Complex in Tucson, Arizona, from March 12 to 25.Brazil, France, Germany

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has met in Bonn in Germany, with classification a key discussion

Scoring machine Zak Madell and five-time Paralympian Patrice Simard are among the 12 players selected to represent hosts Canada at the upcoming International Wheelchair Rugby Federation Paralympic Qualification Tournament in Richmond.

responsible for putting points on the board for Canada, who have been drawn into Pool B along with Sweden, Germany

Nine places at this year’s Men’s World Floorball Championships will be up for grabs at this week’s European qualification events, which are due to begin tomorrow.

Group E is made up of Czech Republic, Spain, The Netherlands and Liechtenstein and Group F comprises Germany

Viewers from more than 100 countries watched the 2019 International Cycling Union (UCI) Road World Championships, breaking audience records for the event.

United Kingdom, with host broadcasters the BBC showing every race live.Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany

The draw for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games wheelchair basketball competition is to be held on March 22.

women’s gold as one nation claimed both titles for the first time since Canada did so at Sydney 2000.Germany

third-place playoff.The Americans will be back to defend both titles later this year; Canada, Spain, Britain, Germany

Belarus won their first Women's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship after a shoot-out win over The Netherlands in the Belarusian capital Minsk.

scored seven past Switzerland and Austria in the group stages before disposing of defending champions Germany

widely fancied.In another shoot-out, the Czech Republic won 2-1 after a 2-2 draw in normal time against Germany

Hungary defeated Spain in a penalty shootout to win the Men's European Water Polo Championship in Budapest. 

 Ninth went to Germany, who triumphed 9-8 against Georgia.