There is still a long way to go before the 2036 Games, but time flies and the Saudis know they need to improve their sporting performance in order to leverage their petrodollars in their bid to host the Olympics, just as they did in their bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 2034.

country with little Olympic history (alongside others such as Indonesia, Chile, India, Mexico, Turkey and Poland

The International Fencing Federation has completed its 2023-2024 Senior World Cup competition season. The four events were held last weekend, from 17 to 19 May 2024.

FIE (@FIE_fencing) May 19, 2024Korea (gold), Italy (silver), Switzerland (bronze), Canada, Estonia, Poland

China Women and Uruguay Men were crowned champions of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenge 2024 with final round victories in Krakow and Munich respectively to book their places in the Madrid Grand Final.

champions of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenge 2024 following final round victories in Krakow, Poland

campaign in the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenge 2024 women's competition with a 36-0 victory over hosts Poland

for the quarter-finals at the end of day one and will be joined in Madrid by Argentina, Belgium and Poland

Argentina, Belgium and Poland will join China in the HSBC SVNS women's play-offs, while Uruguay, Chile

Slovenian teenager Žiga Lin Hočevar won the 2024 ECA Canoe Slalom European Championship title in men's canoe, while Germany's Andrea Herzog did the same in women's canoe.

silver and one bronze.Athletes from nine countries, including Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Poland

The FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournamentcame to an exciting conclusion with France, Lithuania and Poland

tournament, Lithuania and France booked their places by winning their respective semi-finals, while Poland

Games in 3x3 basketball after suffering heartbreaking defeats to France (21-20) in the semi-finals and Poland

leading the field in player value.World runners-up Lithuania had an easier time qualifying, beating Poland

States (Ranked), China (Ranked), Latvia (UOQT 1), Netherlands (UOQT 2), France (OQT), Lithuania (OQT), Poland

In the senior category the glory went to Poland.

SVK) was retired from the competition, handing the 61.2kg title to his compatriot Martin Koky (SVK).Poland

Poland, which had won a significant number of gold medals, came second in the total gold medal count.

Istanbul took the first step towards becoming the host of the fourth European Games last Thursday, likely to be held at the end of June 2027. The visibility of this metropolis and the potential for economic development, among other factors, were key in reaching this agreement.

now it's becoming a more mature person, which means that the Games, after the great success we had in Poland

The 2024 Para-Taekwondo European Championships were held in Belgrade, Serbia, from 9 to 12 May in parallel with the 2024 European Taekwondo Championships.

Maciej Kesicki (Poland)Men’s 80 kg1. Jeonghun Joo (Korea)2. Abulfaz Abuzarli (Azerbaijan)3.

Patrycja Zewar (Poland)Women’s +65 kg1. Amy Truesdale (Great Britain)2.

The 2024 European Taekwondo Championships took place from 9-12 May in Belgrade, Serbia. 

Krystian Haremza (Poland)3. Emre Kutalmis Atesli (Turkiye)Women’s 46 kg1.

The Wrestling World Qualifiers for Paris 2024, held in Istanbul, Turkiye from 9-12 May, was the last chance for wrestlers to secure their country's presence at the Olympic Games. The two finalists and the best of the third places won the Olympic licence.

Erik Thiele (Germany), Zbigniew Baranowski (Poland) and Awusayiman Habila (China) all qualified in the

drought by storming to victory in the women's K2 500 in Szeged and qualifying for Paris 2024, as well as Poland

canoe sprint Olympic quota had been bare for more than 30 years, but no more after Wednesday, while Poland

The World Athletics Relays concluded this Sunday in Nassau, Bahamas, after two exciting days, and now 14 teams have already qualified for each of the five relay events at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Lear and a great Alexis Holmes (49.63), gave their opponents no chance, finishing in 3:21.70, with Poland

-Poland.-Italy.-Ivory Coast.-Nigeria.-Jamaica.-Switzerland.

-Poland.-India.Women's 4x400m:-United States.-Poland.-Canada.-Great Britain.-Norway.-Italy.-Ireland.

-Poland.-Bahamas.-Great Britain.-Germany.-Switzerland.-Jamaica.-Ukraine.

After the continental championships, the Judo Grand Slam returned with a tournament in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. With some teams sending their second and third numbers to Dushanbe, the host country won a record seven medals, but only one was gold. Switzerland, Austria and Italy had two gold medals, with Switzerland topping the overall standings, Austria second and Italy third. 

Beata Pacut- Kloczko (Poland)Women’s +78 kg1. Asya Tavano (Italy)2. Kinga Wolszczak (Poland)3.

Urszula Hofman (Poland)3. Hyeonji Lee (Korea)Men’s -60 kg1. Muhammadsoleh Quvatov (Tajikistan)2.

World sprint champion Noah Lyles and reigning Olympic 100m gold medallist Marcell Jacobs helped the United States and Italy earn respective qualification for the men's 4x100m relays at Paris 2024.

Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce, Shericka Jackson and Elaine Thompson-Herah, were only fifth in their heat won by Poland

advancing as the two top finishers in the three other heats were the United States, Ireland, Belgium, Poland

The other women's 4x400m qualifiers were Britain, Italy, Poland, Canada, France, the United States and

Around 100 delegates and 29 International Member Federations with voting rights attended the International World Games Association (IWGA) AGM where the IWGA Athletes Committee, Women's leadership programme, Sustainability Strategy, and cooperation with National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and National Sports Organisations (NSOs) were among the topics discussed.

Understandings (MoUs) have already been established with the Austrian, Chinese, French, Israel, Japan, Latvia, Poland