Olympic legends Eliud Kipchoge and Mijaín López were among the winners at the seventh edition of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) Awards here today as stars of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics were honoured.

the men’s award, after winning all their matches at their home Olympics, including victory over the United

States in the final.Star athletes from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics were honoured in Crete ©ANOCTheir efforts

The official website of the Chengdu 2021 International University Sports Federation (FISU) World University Games attracted over 578,000 participants to the launch of its first quiz.

second most successful country in the all-time Universiade table with 443 gold medals, behind only the United

States which has 513.

Belgrade saw a night of audacious performances and signals of a new chapter of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) at the Opening Ceremony of the Men's World Boxing Championships at the Štark Arena.

said for Albania and Croatia - who continue to have tenuous relationships with Serbia - as well as the United

States, who were jeered by the crowd.Notably, Kosovo's flag was missing, as the status of the boxers

On this date, 17 years ago, Manchester United beat Arsenal 2-0 at Old Trafford.

After Arsenal had won that trophy for the first time in season 1997-1998 United won it three times on

United took the title back in 2003.

Although in the latter case we were only talking about pizza, which was thrown at the Manchester United

which they fell one short of a 50-game unbeaten run in the Premier League when beaten 2-0 by Manchester United

States boycott of the Moscow Olympics meant Moses was unable to defend his title in 1980, but when the

China’s Hu Xuwei landed two gold medals on the final day of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships as Japanese duo Urara Ashikawa and Mai Murakami delivered home success in Kitakyushu.

week, but she had to settle for silver on this occasion after registering 14.000.Leanne Wong of the United

States picked up bronze with 13.833.Yulo captured the men’s vault crown with a score of 14.916, as Japan

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has called for National Olympic Committees (NOCs) to come to the aid of members of the sports community in Afghanistan.

of women, imposing severe restrictions during its rule from 1996 to 2001 before it was removed in a United

States-led operation.Several organisations have sought to evacuate people considered to be at risk,

Olympic champion Suzanne Schulting of The Netherlands captured one gold and two silver medals on the final day of the International Skating Union World Cup Short Track Speed Skating event in Beijing.

a time of 1min 28.275sec.South Korea’s Kim Ji-yoo was second in 1:28.351 with Kristen Santos of the United

States third in 1:28.433.Double world champion and Olympic silver medallist Hwang Dae-heon of South

With another two victories on the second day of competition today, Sweden remained unbeaten at the World Wheelchair Curling Championship at the "Ice Cube" in Beijing, now with three wins to their name.

Kurokhtin's team to make up.RCF would win later in the day, but suffered a late scare against Matthew Thums' United

States, who scored four and stole for one in the last two ends.A solid start created a big enough deficit

Ismet Krasniqi, the President of the Kosovo Olympic Committee (KOK), says the state's boxers have been "victim of a political agenda in Serbia" after the team was refused entry to the country on three occasions yesterday and today prior to the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Men's World Boxing Championships.

standoff caused by a licence-plate dispute.Kosovo is recognised as an independent state by 97 of the 193 United

Nations members.Some of these include the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Japan and Australia.Serbia

Vincent Zhou of the United States captured the Skate America crown in Las Vegas, ending compatriot Nathan

Switzerland's Simon Marquart and the United States' Felicia Stancil took the men's and women's races

World Obstacle was born from the desire to legitimise, promote, develop and grow obstacle sports around the world. 

The organisation was established in 2014 in the United States of America as the International Obstacle

Shaolin Sándor Liu topped a Hungarian one-two in the men’s 500m final as world record holder and reigning Olympic champion Wu Dajing of China false started on a dramatic day at the International Skating Union World Cup Short Track Speed Skating event in Beijing.

Canada’s Courtney Sarault had to settle for second in 2:22.167.Third place went to Kristen Santos of the United

States who came home in 2:22.176.Competition is due to continue tomorrow.

China was one of several nations to start the World Wheelchair Curling Championship at the Ice Cube in Beijing with a victory, beating Slovakia 8-4 in the opening session.

Norway got a win on the board by smashing Switzerland 8-1.In a North American clash, Matthew Thums' United

States defeated Mark Ideson's Canada 6-4.Finally, Viljo Petersson-Dahl's Sweden started with a 9-5 victory

Ecuador’s World Athletics Championships 200 metres bronze medallist Alex Quiñónez has been assassinated in his home city.

Championships in Doha, he won his only major medal as he took bronze in the 200m behind Noah Lyles of the United

States, and Andre De Grasse of Canada.Earlier in 2019, Quiñónez had won the gold medal in the 200m at