The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has today released an updated Rule 40 and Paralympic athlete marketing guidance for Tokyo 2020.

Debate about the issue has increased since a decision in Germany in February scaled back Rule 40's powers.The

Germany's men's beat Spain as action began today at the 2019 International Blind Sports Federation Goalball European Championships Group A in Rostock.

triumphed 9-4 in the Group B clash at the Stadthalle Rostock.There was also an opening-day win for Germany

The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) has announced that speed skater Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann, Para-Alpine skier Martin Braxenthaler and sports official Walther Tröger will be inducted into the country's Sports Hall of Fame.

Professor Walther Tröger is one of the outstanding sports officials of the last decades far beyond Germany

resulting from the merger of the German Sports Confederation and the National Olympic Committee for Germany

China and Japan were unable to match the high-level set by Russia in qualifying for the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Artistic Gymnastics World Championships men's all-around team final in Stuttgart.

Dominick Cunningham (@domcunningham) October 7, 2019Also qualifying are South Korea, Brazil, Spain and Germany

The 2019 International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball European Championships Group A are set to get underway in German city Rostock tomorrow, featuring the continent’s best teams.

for the Paralympic Games, while others enter the event more relaxed.In the men’s competition, hosts Germany

Germany are also aiming to improve on their silver medal-winning performance from the 2017 European Championships

A host of athletes who have won gold medals at the International Surfing Association (ISA) World Stand-Up Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard Championship are set to compete at the International Canoe Federation's (ICF) own event in the discipline this month.

in Qingdao in China, due to run from October 24 to 27.Australia’s Michael Booth, Sonni Honscheid of Germany

title at the ISA World Championship in Nanning last December and triumphed at the ICF SUP World Cup in Germany

British duo Henry Bomby and Hannah Diamond have high hopes of glory at the inaugural European Sailing Federation (EUROSAF) Mixed Offshore European Championship begins in Venice.

europeans pic.twitter.com/k9eHHlP7Ik— Sailing Series (@Sailing_Series) October 7, 2019Teams from Austria, Germany

Russian Ivanna Zaytseva stunned Japan's Ayumi Uekusa to clinch the women's under-68 kilograms gold medal at the Karate 1-Premier League in Moscow.

three karatekas from the nation claimed gold medals on finals day.Sara Bahmanyar upset Shara Hubrich of Germany

World number one Chen Meng clinched the women's singles title at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Swedish Open as she fought back to beat Japan's Mima Ito in a thrilling final in Stockholm.

 "I’m delighted to have won in Sweden, now I must prepare for Germany."

Local boxer Natalia Shadrina triumphed in her second bout here at the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Women's World Championships. 

 Two light heavyweight bouts also took place, with Irina-Nicoletta Schonberger of Germany triumphing

Simone Biles topped the women's all-around qualification standings at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships as the United States’ eased to the first place in the team event in Stuttgart.

qualification today.France and Canada led the way by placing fourth and fifth.The Netherlands, Britain, Italy, Germany

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was joy for the hosts as Liudmila Vorontsova recorded a unanimous victory against Ramona Graeff of Germany

Asian featherweight champion Lin Yu-Ting of Chinese Taipei unanimously defeated 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Skye Nicolson of Australia here at the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Women's World Championships.  

Ireland and Fatoumata Camara of Mali, while home favourite Liudmila Vorontsova beat Ramona Graeff of Germany

World number one Ali Farag leads the entries for next month's Professional Squash Association Men's World Championship in Doha.

main danger to the Egyptian quartet after climbing to world number five last week.Simon Rösner from Germany

Germany and Italy won the men's and women's team titles, respectively, as action continued at the European