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IOC ban 2024 candidate cities from PASO General Assembly

  • Paris 2024

Los Angeles and Paris' 2024 have been banned from attending this week's Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) General Assembly and all other meetings of continental associations.

will also miss an opportunity to lobby members at the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa




SASCOC announce new strategy in pursuit of Tokyo 2020 medals

  • ANOCA

High performance, coaching and funding models are the three main "areas of focus" for the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) as they prepare for Tokyo 2020, it has been announced.

“We need to prepare teams for Team South Africa to participate internationally and continentally," said

ensure that we provide athletes with everything they need to be considered to be part of Team South Africa

South Africa won 10 medals at Rio 2016 including golds for Wayde van Niekerk over 400 metres and Caster


AIBA agrees equipment deal with Taishan Sports for 2017 continental championships

  • Boxing

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has confirmed Taishan Sports will be the official equipment supplier for this year’s five continental competitions, which will serve as the only direct qualification routes for the 2017 World Championships in German city Hamburg.

with the AIBA family for the good of boxing," Cui Gang, chairman of Taishan Sports, said.A "Year of Africa

association with Taishan, will be stationed outside the AFBC African Championship.AIBA launched the Year of Africa

three other hubs.The HeadsUp truck will also travel to Togo, the Olympic Centre of Excellence in South Africa


Pakistan name new coach and Women's Cricket World Cup squad

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Sabih Azhar has become Pakistan’s women’s cricket team coach on the same day they announced their 2017 World Cup squad.

22 respectively, with both games being played at Grace Road in Leicester.They will then meet South Africa


WKF executive nominated as FISU technical delegate

  • Karate

World Karate Federation (WKF) Executive Committee member Souleymane Gaye has been nominated by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) as their new technical delegate.

career, Gaye has acted as Senegalese National Olympic Vice President and held the same role at the All Africa


Angola replace Republic of Congo as hosts of 2017 FIBA AfroBasket

  • Basketball

Angola has been selected to host this year’s International Basketball Federation (FIBA) AfroBasket following the withdrawal of the Republic of Congo due to "logistics issues".

The decision was made after a meeting between the Angolan Basketball Federation (FAB) and the FIBA Africa

Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa



ICC unveil practice match schedule for Women's World Cup

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Defending champions Australia will face South Africa and Pakistan in warm-up matches prior to this year's

Australia, who beat the West Indies in the 2013 final in Mumbai in India, are set to clash with South Africa

bid for a seventh World Cup crown, then play Pakistan in Leicestershire and West Indies meet South Africa


CONCACAF file $20 million lawsuit against Warner and Blazer

  • Football

A federal lawsuit has been filed by the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) against disgraced officials Jack Warner and Chuck Blazer, documents have revealed.

connection with the 1998 and 2010 World Cup bid processes, won by France and South Africa

York, CONCACAF say the two officials accepted a $10 million (£8 million/€9.3 million) bribe from South Africa


Starc selected for Australia's ICC Champions Trophy squad

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Australia have included injured fast bowler Mitchell Starc in their 15-man squad for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy.

Mortaza.Bowler Shafiul Islam has been recalled into the squad after recovering from a hamstring injury.South Africa


World University Championships

  • FISU Section Pages

due to COVID-19.The geographical spread of the Championships included events in the Americas, Europe, Africa



Young Reporters Programme

  • FISU Section Pages

Marilyne Plante of Canada, Peter Lynch of Great Britain, Sonika Aryal of Nepal, Laykin Rudolph of South Africa

With a gender equal split of reporters from the five continents of Africa, America, Asia, Oceania and