World Athletics has announced the appointment of Laurent Boquillet as head of global development.

world.For the last five years he has chaired Entente Sarthe Athletisme - the largest athletics club in France

A noose was left in the garage of black National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) driver Bubba Wallace, less than two weeks after he successfully pushed for the series to ban Confederate flags from its racetracks.

following the police killing of unarmed black man George Floyd.Five years ago, former NASCAR chairman Brian France

Japan has dropped out of the race to host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, leaving the joint bid from Australia and New Zealand poised to be successful.

 France staged the last edition in 2019, when the United States lifted the trophy for the fourth

The Nigeria Curling Federation has announced construction of its new dedicated curling facility, the first of its kind in Africa, is underway.

Despite defeating France, at the 2019 Mixed Doubles Championship, Nigeria finished bottom of its group

The French Olympic Committee (CNOSF) is encouraging people to walk, run or cycle 2024 metres on Olympic Day, choosing the distance to symbolise that the Olympics are coming to Paris in 2024.

place to mark the anniversary are either being cancelled or being replaced by virtual alternatives.In France

by the CNOSF followed by debates each evening, featuring current and former athletes.Schools across France

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has confirmed that four FIVB World Tour events are scheduled to take place later in the summer after the COVID-19 pandemic halted activity.

The one-star and two-star events are scheduled to take place in Ljubljana in Slovenia, Montpellier in France

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has announced an enlarged format for the Continental Cup that is due to get underway in October, following delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Extraordinary Congress later this week.The tournaments from November 13 to 15 will be hosted by Amiens in France

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has published its protocol for road cycling events when the season resumes following an enforced break caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

WorldTour will begin with the Strade Bianche in Italy on August 1.Other notable races include the Tour de France

Star athletes are set to hold a number of virtual workouts to celebrate Olympic Day on June 23.

balance beam silver at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, is set be involved, alongside Martin Fourcade of France

The European Bowls Union (EBU) has announced the scheduled dates for the 2021 European Bowls Championship, set to take place in Ayr in Scotland.

England, Ireland and Wales.In Europe, bowls is becoming more popular with nations such as Israel and France

When the International Olympic Committee (IOC) revealed that 20 of the 27 Olympic International Federations (IFs) had requested changes to the Paris 2024 event programme, the task was a simple one. Try to determine who has asked for what.

Place de la Concorde approved as a venue urban sports at Paris 2024 and the discipline’s origins in France

The Rugby League World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021) has named Riverside Brands as its exclusive licensing agent for the tournament scheduled for next year.

World Cup will come to England in 2021, having previously held the competition along with Ireland, France

Lawyers for former International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Lamine Diack say he should not be made a "scapegoat" at his corruption trial in Paris.

 "After that, it will be necessary to apply not to the highest judicial bodies of France, but to

In the event that he {Balakhnichev) is convicted and criminally punished in France, the extradition mechanism

Architects MVRDV has released its unsuccessful Aquatic Centre design for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

2020It was claimed the design would ensure that the centre did not seek to compete with the Stade de France

French prosecutors have requested that disgraced former International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) President Lamine Diack be sentenced to four years in prison and fined €500,000 (£448,000/$562,000).

five-year jail term has been requested for Papa Massata Diack, who has refused to be extradited to France

€500,000 fine for the younger Diack.Given that the prosecution has been unable to extradite him to France