Britain, Ireland and The Netherlands are among the nations that have nominated candidates to become the new leader of the European Weightlifting Federation (EWF).

vote of no confidence in Maxim Agapitov sparked the special election ©RWF"Europe has never been very united

but today it is even more divided - other continents are more united than us," Conflitti said.Conflitti

director and researcher" give him an advantage.Kipshidze has a number of diplomas from Georgia and the United

States, and wrote a thesis on "The marketing value of the main weightlifting events".He has been director

In a year from now, all eyes will be on Qatar for the FIFA World Cup. Never before has the final tournament begun as late in the calendar year.

win the cup but this was swiftly denied by the management team.They were drawn against Poland, the United

States and Uruguay for a group to be played in Brisbane.Most outside Doha knew little about the Qataris

Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Deputy President Khalil Al-Mohannadi has been denied entry into the United

States as visa issues threatened to cancel the organisation’s upcoming elections in Houston.

wish to be in Houston, and I am extremely sad not to have received a visa allowing me to travel to the United

States."

United States President Joe Biden has confirmed that America is considering a diplomatic boycott of next

We should boycott these games because of China's crimes against the United States and the civilised world

Argentina and Spain's men's and women's teams eased into the semi-finals at the International Padel Federation World Padel Championships without dropping a set.

the same scoreline.Poland and Belgium were the day's other winners, progressing past Mexico and the United

States respectively.Uruguay dispatched Chile 3-0 in the first women's positional match, with The Netherlands

Musab Al Hadi and Waleed Al Kindi became hosts Oman's first ever representatives in a 49er gold fleet at the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships in Mussanah.

with the Finnish pair courtesy of finishing second and fourth in their first two races of the day.The United

States' Stephanie Roble and Maggie Shea are next in the standings on 51.Gianluigi Ugolini and Maria

The penultimate International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix of Figure Skating series event of the 2021-2022 season begins tomorrow at the Patinoire PoleSud in the French city of Grenoble, with 60 competitors set to take part including women's singles world champion Anna Shcherbakova of Russia.

The Internationaux de France follows series events in Las Vegas in the United States, Vancouver in Canada

Olympic champion Ryo Kiyuna of Japan and Damian Quintero of Spain will clash for the men’s kata title at the Karate World Championships here in a repeat of the final at Tokyo 2020.

Bottaro, who also finished third at Tokyo 2020, goes up against world number two Sakura Kokumai of the United

States, in the bouts for bronze.Eliminations and the repechage round in the team kumite events and team

The same six countries have qualified for the men's and women's competitions at next year's International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Team Championships after the conclusion of the group stage at the ITTF Pan American Championships.

The United States and Brazil qualified in the most impressive fashion at Lima's Villa Deportiva Nacional

and Paralympic Games, which outlines responsibilities held by the city, Organising Committee and the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), has been reached.

signed between the International Olympic Committee, the City of Los Angeles and the USOPC - then the United

States Olympic Committee - in September 2017, outlining the requirements for Los Angeles as host.The

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has removed reining as one of its disciplines, after modifications to its Statutes were approved at an Extraordinary General Assembly.

Dressage Committee.Cesar Torrente of Colombia was re-elected to the FEI Tribunal, with Armand Leone of the United

States and New Zealand's Philip Cornegé also voted in.A commercial report, which included the FEI's

Olympic champions Jovana Preković and Steven Da Costa lived up to their pre-event billing as they produced superb performances to reach their respective finals and maintain their pursuit of retaining their titles at the Karate World Championships here today.

suffered an arm injury.The judges gave the semi-final bout to Warling due to Allen’s injury but the United

States team protested, believing the athlete from Luxembourg had caused the incident.In a rarity at

The International University Sports Federation's (FISU) Championships and World Cups department has toured several host cities to inspect preparations for the upcoming 2022 season.

students once the event finishes.The speed skating and beach volleyball visit inspections, held in the United

States' Lake Placid, marked an opportunity to test functional areas for the Organising Committee in

The Netherland's Suzanne Schulting is chasing her third consecutive gold medal at the International Skating Union Short Track Speed Skating World Cup as the tournament heads to Debrecen in Hungary for its penultimate event.

before claiming the top prize in the 1500m event a week later in Nagoya in Japan.Kristen Santos of the United

States occupies second in the 1000m standings, 1,600 points behind Schulting, following her victory

Back-to-back Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu has been ruled out of his second Grand Prix of Figure Skating assignment, the Cup of Russia, because of an ankle injury.

first man in 66 years to win back-to-back figure skating Olympic gold medals since.The last was the United

States' Dick Button at Saint Moritz 1948 and Oslo 1952.