Thailand has sent a team of seven to the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Youth World Championships in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, marking its return to the sport from a doping-related suspension - at least for its younger athletes.

Federation’s female development programme has already had a notable success.Katie Estep is part of the United

States team for the IWF Youth World Championships, which at 20 is the largest of any participating nation

favourite this time is a Russian, Aslambek Pliev.Russia has a team of 17, the second largest behind the United

States which has sent the maximum 20.Among them are Hampton Morris, who holds the clean and jerk youth

The National Basketball Association (NBA) 2K League is moving business into Mexico through a new partnership with Spanish-speaking esports organisation DUX Gaming.

Shanghai from China in 2020.DUX Gaming is to be the 24th team and second expansion team from outside the United

States and Canada.DUX LLEGA A LA NBA 2K LeagueHoy anunciamos un acuerdo en el que DUX lanzará un equipo

Albanian National Olympic Committee (KOKSH) President Fidel Ylli has visited an Afghan refugee camp in the city of Durrës and pledged to organise activities which will help the refugees integrate into Albanian society.

Thousands of refugees have fled Afghanistan following the Taliban's return to power in August after the United

States military pulled out.The Taliban oppresses women's rights and a hallmark of its authoritarian

The Cuban Government has confirmed nine players who represented the country at the Under-23 Baseball World Cup have defected and not returned home from Mexico.

(@WBSC) October 3, 2021Relations between Cuba and the United States have severely impacted their chances

Former acting United States Attorney General Sally Yates has been appointed by US Soccer to lead an investigation

added.The NWSL has appointed a new Executive Committee following the resignation of commissioner and former United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee chief marketing officer Lisa Baird, who quit in the wake of

won a rematch of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic final, as the first medals were handed out on day two of the United

match in the men’s under-86 kilograms category between the Iranian and David Morris Taylor III of the United

Magomedov of the Russian Wrestling Federation (RWF) won gold after overcoming Daton Duain Fix of the United

States 4-1 on points.Hassan YAZDANI ??

in the ‘21 #WrestleOslo 86kg world finals. pic.twitter.com/rdbY8nTOOf— United World Wrestling (@wrestling

States 6-4 and Lkhagvagerel Munkhtur of Mongolia who defeated Oleg Boltin of Kazakhstan 5-3.

Spain's Olympic champion Sandra Sánchez claimed the women's individual kata gold medal on the final day of competition at the Karate 1-Premier League in the Russian capital Moscow.

at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the defending European and world champion defeated Sakura Kokumai of the United

States in the final with a score of 28.14 to 25.8.She keeps her Grand Winner title for another year

South Africa's Matthew Sates was the star on the last day of the first leg of the Swimming World Cup in Berlin in Germany, having won two gold medals in the men's 400 metres individual medley and 200m freestyle.

Ugolkova won the women's 200m medley by more than a second in a time of 2:08.01, as Leah Hayes of the United

States and Czech Republic's Kristyna Horska completed the podium.The US claimed a one-two in the women's

Mary Harvey, chief executive of the Centre for Sport and Human Rights (CSHR), which has just published its strategic plan Convergence 2025, has likened some sports federations to individuals in crisis who have the opportunity to change significantly when in a dire position.

steps that maybe previously wouldn’t have been something you’d look at," Harvey, goalkeeper for the United

States women’s soccer team that won the inaugural FIFA Women’s World Cup in 1991 and Olympic gold at

governing body, FIFA, which in April 2016 commissioned John Ruggie of Harvard University, who wrote the United

Embedded in the just-launched "Convergence 2025" - the five-year strategic plan of the Centre for Sport and Human Rights (CSHR) - is a graphic which shows the whole sports ecosystem as if it were a giant arena.

Governments, and, partially, event organisers and hosts, are in teal, indicating states and governmental

for Human Rights.It’s chief executive is Mary Harvey, who won winner’s medals as goalkeeper for the United

States at the inaugural FIFA Women’s World Cup in 1991 and the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.And as of April

So we are talking about the United Nations' human rights treaties, and the ILO standards, which use the

So you see Deloitte sponsoring USOPC [United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee], for example, and

Joyciline Jepkosgei earned a runaway victory on her London Marathon debut in 2 hours 17min 43sec as Kenyan compatriot Brigid Kosgei, the world record-holder who had been seeking a third consecutive title, finished fourth.

open up a five-minute gap by the 40km mark, finishing in a course record of 1:26:27.Romanchuk of the United

States came in alone on 1:29:27.The drama came in the race for third place, with 42-year-old home racer

The Me Too Movement can be traced all the way back to 2006, attributed to sexual assault survivor and activist Tarana Burke, who posted on Myspace about her ordeal and how she sought empowerment from it - but like most notable activism in recent years, it picked up steam when celebrities posted similar messages.

sex with him.Alex Morgan criticised the NWSL's handling of abuse allegations ©Getty ImagesOne of the United

States' most famous players, Alex Morgan, said the NWSL were at fault for institutionally not taking

assault or severe abuse.Safeguarding procedures are now being put in place across athletics in the United

shifting into another gear; and are now comfortable enough to be open about it to help enforce change.The United

International Surfing Association (ISA) President Fernando Aguerre insists he is "more motivated than ever" to push for the sport to be included at the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games.

Olympic debut at this year’s Tokyo 2020 Games with Italo Ferreira of Brazil and Carissa Moore of the United

States winning the respective men’s and women’s titles.Following the historic moment for the sport,

World Girls' Ice Hockey Weekend is set to return this year, with the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) scheduling the event for October 15 to 17.

girls' ice hockey.In 2019, 42 countries took part as 526 events were staged across the weekend.The United

States won the Pyeongchang 2018 women's ice hockey gold medal ©Getty ImagesThe Global Girls' Game is

last played, in 2020.Women's ice hockey has featured at the Winter Olympic Games since 1998, with the United

States winning the inaugural gold.Canada then won four tournaments in a row before the US claimed a

The United States' David Taylor has set up a mouthwatering final in the 86 kilograms category against

Hassan Yazdani of Iran at the United World Wrestling (UWW) World Championships in Oslo.

on Sunday night in the 86kg #WrestleOslo world finals. pic.twitter.com/2GODxO4f4k— United World Wrestling