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Mexico City and Budapest awarded UIPM World Championships

  • Modern Pentathlon

The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has awarded its 2018 World Championships to Mexico City while Olympic contender Budapest will host the 2019 edition. 

replacing the outgoing Ivar Sisneiga of Mexico and Kuisung Choi of South Korea.Juan Antonio Samaranch of Spain


Liam Morgan: IOC must not rest until athletes cheated out of Olympic medals are rewarded - despite ongoing retest confusion

  • Inside the Blogs

In a press release back in May, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach insisted they were "showing once more our determination to protect the integrity of the Olympic competitions" by retesting samples from Beijing 2008 and London 2012.

countries, save for two Cubans, three Chinese gold medallists, three from Turkey and one each from Greece, Spain


Netherlands secure second victory at Women's Junior Hockey World Cup

  • Hockey

Defending champions The Netherlands made it two wins from two at the Women’s Junior Hockey World Cup as they earned a comfortable 5-1 victory over the United States at the Club Deportivo Manquehue in Santiago.

In Pool D, China picked up their second consecutive 2-2 draw, this time against New Zealand, while Spain



Italy organise meeting in Rome in attempt to reunify American football

  • Non-Olympic Sports

A total of 13 European countries have confirmed their attendance at meeting in Rome tomorrow as in an attempt to help reunify American football. 

the former IFAF Europe.It will not be attended, however, by Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain


Perurena confirmed for third term as International Canoe Federation President as Congress votes on key posts in Baku

  • Canoeing

José Perurena has been confirmed as the International Canoe Federation (ICF) President for a third term at the governing body’s Congress in Baku in Azerbaijan.

this sport through the next Olympic cycle as we move towards Tokyo 2020,” Perurena, who represented Spain

Committee chair Donald McKenzie of Canada and Freestyle Committee official Lluis Rabaneda i Caselles of Spain


ETU elect duo as WTF Athletes' Committee representatives

  • Taekwondo

The European Taekwondo Union (ETU) has announced the election of its representatives to the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Athletes' Committee.

Brigitte Yagüe Enrique of Spain is the second ETU representative on the Committee ©ETUJoining him on


Netherlands begin Women's Junior Hockey World Cup campaign with dominant victory over South Korea

  • Hockey

The Netherlands got their pursuit of a third straight Women’s Junior Hockey World Cup title off to the perfect start as they thrashed South Korea in their opening match at the Club Deportivo Manquehue in Santiago.

to a dominant 7-0 win over South Africa in the battle of the Oceania and African champions.China and Spain

18 minutes proved to be the winning goal, handing England a narrow 1-0 success.In Pool D, China and Spain


Netherlands to bid for Women's Junior Hockey World Cup hat-trick in Santiago

  • Hockey

The Netherlands will begin their pursuit of a third straight Women’s Junior Hockey World Cup title when they take on South Korea in their opening Pool A encounter at the Club Deportivo Manquehue in Santiago.

competition as they finished fourth in 2009 and in 2013.Rio 2016 Olympian Lucia Jimenez is due to represent Spain






Brazil sneak into FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup last eight on goal difference

  • Football

Brazil crept into the quarter finals of the FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup on goal difference today after a 1-1 draw with Sweden in Papua New Guinea.

difference despite winning two of their three matches and collecting six points.Their 2-1 victory over Spain

Redondo had given the European side the lead, left them with a goal difference of minus three.Japan and Spain

a fifth 15 minutes from time with Japan now meeting Brazil in the last eight.North Korea will play Spain