Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Stanislav Pozdnyakov has been swiftly closed down by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today after he complained about the potential conditions that athletes from the country may be forced to compete under if they are allowed to take part at Paris 2024. 

threatened a boycott of events including their athletes.Ukraine are joined by the likes of Norway, Poland

Novak Djokovic has made the biggest jump to world number one in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings history after his men's singles triumph at the Australian Open while women's champion Aryna Sabalenka returns to second.

Finals.Even with her recent success, Sabalenka still trails current world number one Iga Świątek of Poland

Political and sporting leaders from a growing number of European nations have voiced opposition to a move to reintroduce Russian and Belarusian athletes as threats grow over a possible boycott of next year's Olympic Games in Paris, while a key adviser to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of "genocide".

and Belarusian athletes while Ukraine remains under attack been criticised by leading officials in Poland

European Games in Kraków and Małopolska.According to Polish press agency IAF, Bortniczuk also said that "Poland

and Belarus at Paris 2024.Should athletes from the two nations be allowed to compete, Bortniczuk said Poland

Nowy Targ and Zakopane, partner cities with Kraków and Małopolska in hosting this year's European Games, have each received an official Games flag from the President of the Organising Committee, Marcin Nowak.

female athletes from across Europe.The Kraków-Małopolska 2023 European Games are due to be held in Poland

American Kendall Gretsch had a stellar International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Para Nordic World Championships in Östersund, claiming five individual gold medals.

cross-country - with Arendz winning the men's 10km standing race in a time of 24:34.6.Witold Skupien from Poland

The International Teqball Federation (FITEQ) has donated 30 tables to the Olympic Committee of North Macedonia as it hosts the first leg of the European Teqball Tour in Skopje.

tomorrow where maximum qualification points for the teqball tournament in the European Games this year in Poland

Finland, Czech Republic, Slovenia and Switzerland were the big winners on the penultimate day of the 2023 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival in Friuli Venezia Giulia, with all three nations claiming two gold medals.

event, with Bulgaria taking the bronze.Slovenia claimed the mixed team ski jumping title in front of Poland

Live TV coverage, shorter competitions and an app that tells you all you need to know are key features of German weightlifting’s "Agenda 2028" project to modernise the sport and make it more attractive to a wider audience.

Netherlands, Ritvars Suharevs from Latvia, Hristo Hristov from Bulgaria and many more from France, Austria, Poland

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beating last year's runner-up Danielle Collins of the United States, world number one Iga Świątek of Poland

The Italian pair of Sara Conti and Niccolo Macii clinched a historic gold medal in pair skating at the International Skating Union (ISU) European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo.

best of 63.83 points.Austrian Olga Mikutina is on fourth with 62.78 points while Ekaterina Kurakova of Poland

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka is through to her first Grand Slam final at the Australian Open, where she is set to play Kazakhstan's Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.

runner-up Danielle Collins of the United States, world number one and clear favourite Iga Świątek of Poland

Athletes from 48 countries will travel to Poland to take part in the Kraków-Małopolska 2023 European

under 55,000 people and is nicknamed the "Witch's Cauldron".It is the largest athletics stadium in Poland

will host athetics at the European Games ©Getty Images Back to topKrakówKraków, the former capital of Poland

Wisła Kraków Football Club, with space for more than 33,000 people.Tauron Arena, the largest arena in Poland

insurance, the necessary training, a certificate and accommodation for anyone from outside the Lesser Poland

The Paris 2024 venue for badminton, Para badminton, rhythmic gymnastics and Para weightlifting is now set to be completed in January 2024, months later than originally planned.

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