A representative of the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) attended the International Mixed Martial Arts Association (IMMAF) General Assembly here in what is seen as a key step for the organisation.

status.This includes World Championship hosts United Arab Emirates.Angola, Barbados, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Israel

Canada’s Seyi Smith - who has competed at both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games - has put climate change at the heart of his campaign to become a member of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Athletes’ Commission.

Getty ImagesSmith goes up against fellow bobsleigh athletes Seun Adigun of Nigeria and Adam Edelman of Israel

The Portugal Grand Prix is set to get the World Judo Tour underway for 2022, with three days of competition in Almada to bring together some of the leading names in the sport including world champions.

category.The next three seeds are just behind her in the rankings from ninth to 12th - Inbar Lanir of Israel

Sheina Vaspi will become the first athlete to represent Israel at the Winter Paralympic Games after being

like ours has managed to put up a representative in this winter sport," Eli Birnbaum, chairman of the Israel

Israel have competed in every Summer Paralympic Games since Tokyo 2020, but Beijing 2022 will be its

The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) has confirmed quota places for National Olympic Committees for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, with Germany boasting the maximum across all events.

Samoa, Australia, Canada, Switzerland and Spain have received one quota spot, while Romania, Ireland, Israel

Czech Republic, The Netherlands, Brazil, Romania and Jamaica each have one quota.Croatia, Australia, Israel

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Athletes' Commission will talk about ways of making weightlifting faster and more entertaining for viewers and spectators at a meeting on Monday (January 17).

on the IWF Athletes' Commission and has a large following ©Getty ImagesIn China, the United States, Israel

Ido Brosh has been elected President of the European Esports Federation (EEF), which has welcomed 18 new nations to bring its total membership up to 41 and become the largest continental esports body in the world.

Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel

International Mixed Martial Arts Association (IMMAF) chief executive Densign White said he was unsure whether the proposals to disband the Global Association of International Sports Federations’ (GAISF) would impact on their bid to join the Olympic Movement.

cent by 2027.The IMMAF’s membership also grew in 2021 with the addition of National Federations from Israel

The Tokyo Marathon Foundation (TMF) has said it is willing to cancel the 2021 edition of the race, if the country’s Government asks events to voluntarily change their plans to reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus.

edition in 2020 with Ethiopia’s Birhanu Lagese winning the men’s event and Lonah Chemtai Salpeter of Israel

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has issued another warning to countries who refuse to allow athletes from certain nations to compete at major events they are hosting for political reasons.

International Judo Federation is the only sports body in the Movement to have banned Iran for its anti-Israel

diligence before awarding the World Championships to Serbia, which does not recognise Kosovo.Malaysia and Israel

Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Stanislav Pozdnyakov has claimed Moscow can "expect" to host a future edition of the Olympic Games.

concerns over the cost of staging the event.Possible bids from India, Ukraine, Germany, Indonesia, Turkey, Israel

New Zealand is set to hold the 2023 Men's World Team Squash Championship in the city of Tauranga, seeing a return to the country for the competition after 40 years away.

cancelled last month after Malaysian authorities refused to issue visas to Israeli players.Malaysia and Israel

The International Sambo Federation (FIAS) has confirmed that four World Cups in four different continents have been scheduled in 2022.

month.Other events planned for next year include the World Beach Sambo Championships in Bat Yam in Israel

Kliment Kolesnikov had a night to remember inside the Etihad Arena here in Abu Dhabi as he bagged two gold medals on the fourth day of the International Swimming Federation World Swimming Championships (25m).

FINAAbuDhabi2021 pic.twitter.com/i5O1iZQ8nV— FINA (@fina1908) December 19, 2021Anastasia Gorbenko of Israel

Kosovo's Olympic champion Distria Krasniqi and Georgian world champion Lasha Shavdatuashvili won the top prizes at the 2021 Judo Awards, as nine winners were crowned.

prize, the Judo for Peace refugee camp in Kilis was awarded the Judo for Children accolade and the Israel