Brittney Griner has been named to a USA Basketball women's training camp in Atlanta which could lead to selection for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

most of last year.She was held in prison after authorities found cannabis in her luggage before the United

States Government eventually negotiated her release.The training camp is also set to feature Griner's

Former International Boxing Association (IBA) Board member Elise Seignolle is set to run against Boris van der Vorst for the World Boxing Presidency at the latter body's inaugural Congress.

Committees for Sport and Competition, Medical and Anti-Doping and Finance and Audit will also be decided.The United

States' Seignolle is running for the leadership role after resigning from the IBA Board of Directors

 The expelled Olympic body IBA has made no mention of taking legal action but states that it "expects

Dominican Republic defeated Brazil in straight sets to win the women's volleyball gold at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.

quieter day of medal action in Santiago with only nine golds awarded.Notably, the normally dominant United

States failed to top a podium but remain at the summit of the standings with 59 golds.Trinidad and Tobago's

ImagesUruguay's boxer Camila Paola Pineiro Muino takes a blow to the face ©Getty ImagesStuart Kentwell of the United

States hits the deck during the hockey tournament ©Getty ImagesKiyoshi Yakura and Xingyu Dong celebrate

Brazil's Rebeca Andrade won her second individual apparatus gold of the Pan American Games as artistic gymnastics drew to a close at Santiago 2023.

horizontal bar with 14.333 to end the Games with a gold after also picking up two silvers and a bronze.The United

States won two golds including the men's parallel bars title for Curran Phillips with a massive 15.400

Maggie MacNeil won her fifth gold medal of the Pan American Games and Brazil's Guilherme Costa added a fourth on the final day of swimming at Santiago 2023.

 Both Sydney Pickrem of Canada and Rachel Stege of the United States both won their second golds

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has challenged Lionel Messi to write more history by playing at Paris 2024.

alongside other big names such as France striker Kylian Mbappé.The 36-year-old Messi is now playing in the United

States for Inter Miami after a glittering club career in Europe which saw him score 672 goals for Barcelona.He

ImagesOne problem for Messi's Olympic ambitions is the 2024 Copa América which is scheduled for the United

States between June 20 and July 14.Messi will likely be an important part of the squad as Argentina

NBCUniversal has announced that advertising during the live coverage of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony has been sold out.

bought.However, some spots are available for the primetime coverage of the Opening Ceremony.Audiences in the United

States can tune into NBC, Peacock, and Telemundo for the live telecast."

The relationship between China Media Group (CMG) and Paris 2024 has strengthened further with reports saying a new strategic cooperation agreement was signed this week.

treatment of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang sparked a diplomatic boycott from Western nations including the United

States, Australia, Britain, and Canada.Beijing has always denied accusations of using forced Uyghur

relations, with China being the third largest trade partner for France behind the European Union and the United

States.

Whittenburg celebrates his rings gold in a cloud of chalk ©Getty ImagesNatalia Grossman ensured that the United

States completed a clean sweep of the four sport climbing gold medals ©Getty ImagesCitlalli Vanessa

Hosts Chile enjoyed a glorious session of rowing at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago as they scooped three gold medals inside 30 minutes.

eight in 6:10.70.In water ski action at Los Morros Lagoon, Regina Jaquess won her third gold for the United

States as she added the women's overall title to her jump and slalom crowns.Dorien Llewellyn of Canada

Canada's Maggie MacNeil won her fourth swimming gold medal at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago after a dead heat in the women's 50 metres freestyle final.

The 23-year-old Olympic 100m butterfly champion touched in 24.84sec with Gabi Albiero of the United States

The United States' Gabi Albiero embraces Canada's Maggie MacNeil after their shared gold in the 50m freestyle

Spain's Damián Quintero has moved within one victory of capturing his first men's individual kata title at the fourth attempt after advancing to another final at the Karate World Championships here.

The battle for bronze will be contested by Nishiyama, Egypt's Karim Waleed Ghaly, Ariel Torres of the United

States and Italy's Mattia BusatoThe women’s individual kata final will see Japan's Hikaru Ono and Hong

The United States enjoyed a glorious day three at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago by winning

The United States won both 3x3 basketball titles on day three ©Getty ImagesKayla DiCello won the women's

National Paralympic Committee of Ukraine President Valeriy Sushkevych claims he has gained the support of enough counterparts to force the staging of a European Paralympic Committee (EPC) Extraordinary General Assembly.

Latvia, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Poland, Georgia, Lithuania, Estonia, Great Britain and Sweden.He also states

 Sushkevych is expecting for Japan, South Korea, Australia, Canada, and the United States' NPCs