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QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup postponed until October 2021

  • Non-Olympic Sports

World Bowling has announced the postponement of the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup until October 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Given the continuous changing climate around the coronavirus, worldwide travel restrictions that remain


WBSC holds meetings on future of international baseball and softball

  • Baseball and Softball

World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) President Riccardo Fraccari chaired an online meeting where he asked all in attendance to "think outside the box" in regards to the future of the sports.

With this current climate with the coronavirus our sport has many strengths."


World Rowing facing "challenging" financial situation, but "on target" for $4 million permanent reserve at end of 2020

  • Rowing

The financial situation facing World Rowing (FISA) is becoming "more and more challenging", according to treasurer Gerritjan Eggenkamp, as the governing body released accounts showing that it made an operational loss of CHF345,270 (£289,384/$380,406/€321,430) in 2019.

held virtually on October 16, Jean-Christophe Rolland, President, made the point that the "current climate


World Flying Disc Federation publish gender equity toolkit

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) has published the first edition of its gender equity toolkit, following approval by the organisation's Women in Sport Commission.

new teaching guidelines for ultimate frisbee.It also recently joined the United Nation's Sports for Climate


Dow and Toppan create recyclable banners and signs for Tokyo 2020

  • Tokyo 2020

Materials science company Dow and Japanese printing company Toppan have created recyclable signs and banners for next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Agenda 2020, the IOC’s reform programme introduced in 2014.Since 2014, the IOC has also committed to be climate


CGF launches new charity Commonwealth Sport Foundation

  • Commonwealth Games

which it says will tackle some of the biggest issues facing Commonwealth nations, ranging from the climate

by the COVID-19 pandemic, compounding longstanding or systemic issues relating to poverty, conflict, climate


Belarusian Olympic medallists sign open letter calling for country's Presidential election results to be invalidated

  • EOC

More than 100 sporting personalities from Belarus, including Olympic medallists, have signed an open letter calling for the results of last week’s controversial Presidential election, which Alexander Lukashenko claimed he won, to be invalidated.

Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš warned he cannot see how they can co-host with Belarus in the current climate



Latvia threaten to withdraw as co-hosts of 2021 IIHF World Championship unless Belarus replaced

  • Ice Hockey

Latvia has warned the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) it will consider withdrawing as hosts of the 2021 Men's World Championship unless the governing body allows the country to jointly stage the tournament with a nation other than Belarus.

Krišjānis Kariņš has claimed he cannot see how Latvia can co-host the event with Belarus in the current climate



Pakistan NOC plants trees to mark Independence Day

  • OCA

The Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) has held a tree-planting ceremony to commemorate the nation's Independence Day.

three pillars to the IOC's Agenda 2020 reforms.The IOC also co-developed the United Nations Sports for Climate


World Bowls Championships in Gold Coast rescheduled for second time

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The World Bowls Championships in Gold Coast has been rescheduled for the second time, with the event now due to take place from September 7 to 19 in 2021.

Bowls and Bowls Australia have agreed to the latest date change, citing the current global COVID-19 climate

Due to the current climate around the world, we believe that rescheduling the World Bowls Championships


Alan Hubbard: Truce between Warren and Hearn means a whole new brawl game

  • Inside the Blogs

Who would have thought that the killer pandemic which has divided nations, kept families and friends apart and split society may result in bringing together the two most bitter rivals in British sport?

pair have shaken hands, metaphorically speaking - or shall we say bumped forearms in in the present climate


International Judo Federation joins Sports for Climate Action Initiative

  • Judo

The International Judo Federation (IJF) has announced it has joined the United Nations Sports for Climate

Action Initiative, having signed the Sports for Climate Action Framework.

It means the IJF will now strive to reach climate neutrality in judo, in a bid to slow down climate change.As

Paris Agreement.The IJF will look to promote greater environmental responsibility, reduce the overall climate

impact for the sport, use its platform to educate about climate action, promote sustainable and responsible

consumption and advocate for climate action through its communications.Judo will also work towards being

Marshall Islands are already planning an evacuation of their country due to the worsening impact of climate


Tokyo 2020 chief Mutō says Games to be held "with coronavirus"

  • Tokyo 2020

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be held next year "with corona", according to the Organising Committee's chief executive Toshirō Mutō.

billion/€21.1 billion).Mutō also admitted it may be difficult to attain new sponsors in the current climate