By Liam MorganThe European Taekwondo Union (ETU) have announced their Rio 2016 Olympic Games Continental Qualification Tournament will be staged in Istanbul.

Pan America each have 16 places while Oceania will have eight.Spain's Joel González (in blue) helped Spain

Spain led the way with a a gold for Joel González in the men's under 58 kilograms category and silvers

By Daniel EtchellsThe 2015 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships are set to get underway in Leuven, Belgium, on Wednesday (February 11) as the top 12 teams from across the continent battle it out in a newly revamped competition.

alongside number two ranked England and number three Russia.The Netherlands, Poland, Ireland, Scotland, Spain

and with National women's singles champion Olga Konon also cast adrift from the set-up, Scotland and Spain

By Mike RowbottomEddy Merckx, five-times winner of the Tour de France and acknowledged by many of cycling's cognoscenti as the most accomplished rider the world has ever known, described it as "the hardest ride I have ever done."A fortnight ago Australia's professional rider and double gold medallist at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, Jack Bobridge, described it as "a bit like dying."What are these two champions talking about? Challenging for the world hour cycling record, that's what.

records set by Italy's Francesco Moser, Britons Graeme Obree and Chris Boardman, Miguel Indurain of Spain

By Nick ButlerGreat Britain have won the International Blind Sport Federation (IBSA) Goalball European Championships Men's C-Division in Malmö, Sweden, after a thrilling extra time final win over Russia.

The hosts will be joined by teams from Spain, Turkey, Germany, Czech Republic, World Championship runners-up

By Michael PavittThe International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has extended a partnership agreement with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), with the collaboration now set to go beyond the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games.

Para-athletes".It will be the seventh edition of the VISTA conference and will take place in Girona, Spain

By Duncan MackayInternational Cycling Union (UCI) President Brian Cookson has promised to increase the visibility of track cycling and give riders more opportunities after they warned that it faces being dropped from the Paralympics. 

Spain is one of the strongest nations in track cycling at the Paralympics but the IPC want more opportunities

By Michael PavittThe second part of the 2015 Winter Univerisade has got underway after Granada in Spain

By Liam MorganBaku 2015 have announced they have signed five more major broadcasting deals which, they claim, will allow one billion viewers worldwide to watch the inaugural European Games.

Public broadcasters RTVE in Spain, ERR in Estonia, Latvian-based LTV and Slovenian broadcaster RTV Slovenija

By Michael PavittThe International Triathlon Union (ITU) have announced Jabra, a leading sports audio producer, have joined the 2015 ITU World Triathlon Series as a global partner.

Javier Gómez of Spain is the current men's World Triathlon Series champions, while Gwen Jorgensen of

By Michael PavittThe Slovakian leg of the 2015 Winter Universiade came to a close today, with the Russian team once again rising to the top of the podium in Štrbské Pleso.

earning bronze.Russia have dominated competition at the Slovakian venues and will head to Granada in Spain

By Mike RowbottomFrance underlined their status as one of the greatest handball teams in history with a 25-22 win over hosts Qatar in the final of the 24th Men's World Championships.

major handball titles for the second time since 2010.The French, who had beaten defending champions Spain

By Michael PavittThe International Skating Union (ISU) European Figure Skating Championships at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm concluded with an air of familiarity as Russia clinched a clean sweep of the pairs competition for a second consecutive year.

France and Spain finished with one gold medal apiece, while Italy won a silver. 

By Mike RowbottomAs hosts Qatar prepare for a historic appearance against Olympic champions France in tomorrow's final of the World Handball Championships, wild cards Germany took a vital step towards reaching next year's Rio 2016 Games as they beat Slovenia 30-27 in the play-off for seventh place.

Meanwhile, as Poland look ahead to tomorrow's third-place match against the 2013 world champions, Spain

By Michael PavittThe penultimate day of Winter Universiade action in the Slovakian venues of Štrbstké Pleso and Osrblie saw the Czech Republic and Germany clinch their first gold medals of the competition, while Kazakhstan and the Ukraine also tasted success.

Slovakia had stepped into the co-host the Winter Universiade after it was decided that the hosts Granada, Spain

By Nick ButlerRussia consolidated their domination in cross country and biathlon events at the Winter Universiade in Štrbstké Pleso, Slovakia, although they were edged by Japanese opposition in the mixed team ski jumping.

Štrbstké Pleso and Orsible, Slovakia, are set to draw to a close on Sunday (February 1), before Granada, Spain