Polish President Andrzej Duda has said that he will be able to tell his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy that this year’s European Games in Kraków-Małopolska will be staged in "peace and calm" after praising the exclusion of Russian and Belarusian athletes from the event.

present at the Ara Pacis Museum this evening where he received the Flame of Peace which is set to head to Poland

Kraków-Małopolska 2023.The handover ceremony was taking place just two days before Duda is due to meet Zelenskyy in Poland

I am saying that as a representative of Poland and a representative of hosting state of the European

days’ time, I am going to host President Volodymyr Zelenskyy who is coming to meet my compatriots in Poland

also his Ukrainian compatriots in Poland.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to arrive in Poland

The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has entered three partnerships with Chinese enterprises, including awarding rights to state-owned China Media Group (CMG) for all of its events.

Slalom and Wildwater Sprint World Championships in Miyi County, but the event was moved to Kraków in Poland

Bulgaria's Stiliana Nikolova was the star of the show at her home International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Sofia, winning with three apparatus.

Italy took the group five hoops title with 34.850 to the 34.700 from Israel and 33.400 from France, and Poland

make Russian competitors who want to compete in an International Fencing Federation (FIE) World Cup in Poland

Federation President Ilgar Mammadov has written to the FIE to complain about conditions laid down by Poland

Premier Padel has signed more than 110 female athletes to join the Global Tour, adding to the men's side with the calendar and venues expected to be decided soon.

Padel will be a part of this year's European Games in Kraków-Małopolska in Poland.

The draws have been made for the men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball and water polo tournaments at the International University Sport Federation Summer World University Games in Chengdu.

placed in Pool C along with Finland and Romania.Hosts China have been drawn in Pool D that also features Poland

Mongolia, while South Korea, Finland, Mexico and Azerbaijan have been drawn in Pool D.Chinese Taipei, Poland

Austria's Paul Verbnjak and Emily Harrop of France  won the ski mountaineering individual event for the men's and women's, respectively, at the International Ski Mountaineering Federation World Military Skiing Championship in Boden in Sweden.

trio of Harrop, Xavier Gachet and Equy.They completed the race two minutes ahead of silver medallists Poland

Austria's Stefan Kraft claimed an individual victory at the penultimate men's International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Ski Jumping World Cup of the season in Planica to keep his ski flying Crystal Globe hopes alive, and followed it with success in the team competition.

jump.Home favourite Anže Lanišek placed second with a 236 metres jump scoring 234.7, with Piotr Żyła of Poland

The karate athletes that have qualified for the 2023 European Games in Krakow-Malopolska have been confirmed.

 Multiple Olympic medallists are due to feature across the categories, while hosts Poland have been

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has claimed athletes from the country competing under a neutral flag would be patriots.

in Ukraine.At the re-arranged 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya defected to Poland

A 16-year-old from Kazakhstan marked himself out as one to watch in the sport at the International Weightlifting Federation World Youth Championships here when he won a world title by a massive margin and said, "I can do better than that."

Abdrakhmanov.The Georgian Saba Adamia had a sweep of silvers on 137-168-305, and Marcin Ziolkowski from Poland

Poland's Sports Minister Kamil Bortnichuk has said any Russian or Belarusian athletes taking part in sports competitions in the country must first sign a statement condemning the war in Ukraine.

We will require the signing of such a statement at all sporting events that take place in Poland."

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has slammed European Governments which have criticised the organisation's stance on Russia - calling them "deplorable".

to support a ban on both countries' athletes.Earlier this week before the Executive Board meeting, Poland

Georgia's Meri Arabidze triumphed at the 2023 European Women's Individual Chess Championship in Petrovac, Montenegro, as she accumulated the most points in the 11-round competition.

taking bronze.She edged past Greece's Stavroula Tsolakidou, Salome Melia of Georgia and Klaudia Kulon of Poland

The countries which will compete in table tennis at the Kraków-Małopolska 2023 European Games have been confirmed with places at Paris 2024 up for grabs.

Poland, who automatically qualify as hosts, will be joined by Germany, Sweden, France, Portugal, Romania

Austria, Czech Republic, Sweden and Ukraine.The teams that will be competing in the men's table tennis in Poland