The National Sports Committee of Indonesia (KONI) has recognised esports at the organisation’s latest meeting.

passed their flags to the KONI ©KONIKONI last month proposed esports, teqball, sambo, triathlon, modern pentathlon

meeting also saw recognition given to a further six national bodies.This included the Indonesian Modern Pentathlon

competition has ended, whittling down the top 32 athletes who will now compete in the International Modern Pentathlon

pic.twitter.com/rHxW0F0Rpb— UIPM - World Pentathlon (@WorldPentathlon) August 9, 2020Among the competitors

1980 Olympic champion Anatoly Starostin of Russia, who qualified for the men's masters tournament.UIPM Pentathlon

2019 Pan American Games champion, Charles Fernandez of Guatemala, also took part.Established modern pentathlon

An athletic and academic centre set to be built close to an area which is due to host events at the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles is to receive $50 million (£38.3 million/€42.4 million) in funding.

Park, a venue for the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics in Los Angeles ©Getty ImagesRugby, tennis, modern pentathlon

World Sailing currently stands alone in a sea of International Federations (IFs) who have been contemplating the effect of COVID-19 on their elections.

Olympic bodies facing this particular coronavirus-related issue, four - those governing hockey, modern pentathlon

The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has invited 256 athletes to compete in the governing

hitting five targets with a laser pistol, as part of the UIPM’s efforts to unite the global modern pentathlon

.The preliminary rounds are set to take place exactly one year before the culmination of the modern pentathlon

final has been scheduled for September 9, with the event coinciding with the third Pierre de Coubertin Pentathlon

insidethegames of his support for the campaign to recognise the athlete as the sole gold medallist in pentathlon

Teqball, esports and sambo could be featured at the 2021 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Hanoi.

Indonesia Digital.In addition to teqball, sambo and esports, the KOI also suggested, triathlon, modern pentathlon

The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has cancelled its 2020 Youth World Championships in

gathering of teenage pentathletes," the UIPM added.The UIPM has also agreed to push forward the 2021 Pentathlon

The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) has said financial support received from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will help to ensure the development and promotion of the sport.

the International Hockey Federation, the International Judo Federation and the International Modern Pentathlon

A virtual Laser All Stars event has been launched by the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM)

during a final on September 9, with the date coinciding with the third edition of Pierre de Coubertin Pentathlon

meet in qualification rounds on August 7 and 8, exactly one year before the culmination of the modern pentathlon

The inaugural finals will be a wonderful highlight of the third Pierre de Coubertin Pentathlon Day on

The Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) has announced further discretionary funding awarded to member federations ahead of the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

already been selected to represent the nation at Tokyo 2020.Canoeing, boxing, gymnastics and modern pentathlon

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has provided International Federations (IFs) and National Olympic Committees (NOCs) with $100 million (£78 million/€86 million) of financial support since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, IOC President Thomas Bach revealed today.

Gymnastics Federation, International Hockey Federation, International Judo Federation, International Modern Pentathlon

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach sees "no reason to rewrite history" amid a renewed focus on the legacy of the organisation’s former leader Avery Brundage.

ImagesBrundage, who had represented the United States at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm in the pentathlon

Native American groups have launched a "take back what is stolen" campaign in a bid to recognise the achievements of Jim Thorpe, a double Olympic gold medallist at Stockholm 1912.

history and restore Jim Thorpe's proper status as the sole gold medalist in both the decathlon and pentathlon

want to support this petition to re-instate Jim Thorpe as the only Gold Medalist in the Decathlon and Pentathlon

decision and eventually donated it to a Swedish sports museum.Norwegian Ferdinand Bie was elevated to pentathlon

European University Sports Association (EUSA) President Adam Roczek and a host of Olympic champions were among those who participated in the 5vös5km race in Hungary, held virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic.

likes of Peter Sarfalvi, deputy state secretary for sports and a five-time world champion in modern pentathlon