the first day of action at the United World Wrestling (UWW) Under-23 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia

Japanese boxer Sewonrets Okazawa is proving to be a popular figure at the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Men's World Boxing Championships in Belgrade and has said he enjoys boxing more than anyone else at the tournament, following his round of 16 win.

continue using this for the remainder of the tournament.Next, he takes on home favourite Vakhid Abbasov of Serbia

The line-ups for the quarter-finals were completed on the eighth day of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Men's World Boxing Championships in Belgrade, following six sets of round of 16 bouts.

win unanimously against Uzbekistan's Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev, and home favourite Vakhid Abbasov of Serbia

Kyrgyzstan's Aiperi Medet Kyzy stands out in the United World Wrestling (UWW) Under-23 World Championships in Belgrade with her Tokyo 2020 Olympic experience and bronze medal at the Senior World Championships earlier in the month.

the Russian Wrestling Federation's Mariia Tiumerekova set to go head-to-head.We are here in Belgrade, Serbia

Uzbekistan's defending world champion Shakhobidin Zoirov is the latest contender to be eliminated in the preliminary stages after losing his round of 16 bout at the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Men's World Boxing Championships.

Cernoga.Edgaras Skurdelis was an unpopular winner as the Lithuanian defeated the home favourite Semiz Alicic of Serbia

Day six of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Men's World Boxing Championships was a successful one for the Fair Chance Team (FCT), who recorded two more victories at the Štark Arena in Belgrade.

Kazakhstan booked his spot in the under-48kg quarter-finals by beating home favourite Omer Ametovic of Serbia

next, who won against Govind Sahani of India.Kazakhstan's Temirtas Zhussupov defeated Omer Ametovic of Serbia

On a November day in the bowels of the WiZink Center in Madrid nearly three years ago, I remember having an extensive phone call with a senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) official to discuss Kosovo.

came only a few months after Kosovo’s karate team was twice prevented from crossing the border into Serbia

They never made it into Serbia and were forced to withdraw from the Championships.A similar agreement

Serbia could not even allow that to happen.It is fundamentally wrong that athletes should be forced to

©Getty ImagesAs is often the case in these scenarios, Serbia had vowed to allow Kosovan athletes to

Kosovo boxing team has been a victim of a political agenda in Serbia, and the case has been used for

Kyrgyzstan's Nuradin Rustambek lost his under-71 kilogram bout by disqualification on the fifth day of competition at the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Men's World Boxing Championships in Belgrade, after low blowing his opponent.

Federation's (RBF) Vadim Musaev ending competition in Ring A by knocking out home favourite Dejlan Toskic of Serbia

AIBAAbdule-Fawaz Aborode reacts to his arm being raised in his opening under-57kg bout ©AIBAVladan Babic of Serbia

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has said a decision will be made "as early as possible" on whether boxing and weightlifting will part of the programme for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

the Games were manipulated.The AIBA Boxing World Championships are currently ongoing in Belgrade in Serbia

due diligence in awarding the tournament to Belgrade" after Kosovo boxers were unable to cross into Serbia

not assisted by the Organising Committee and Serbian Government.AIBA stated during the crisis that Serbia

was to abide by the rules written in the host city contract, which included free access to Serbia for

the Kosovan team, but this was ignored.Kosovo boxers were denied entry into Serbia for the AIBA Men's

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has called for geopolitics to stay out of sport, having admitted it tried to find a compromise to allow Kosovo to compete at the AIBA Men's World Boxing Championships here in Belgrade.

The Kosovo Boxing Federation (KBF) was refused entry to Serbia on three occasions in just over 24 hours

for being cooperative throughout the situation and said it would be sharing its experience of having Serbia

without any discrimination and regardless of the status of diplomatic relationships of their country with Serbia

 The AIBA Executive Committee made the decision to award the Championships to Serbia, following

before being rejected at a separate border at Merdare that evening and the next morning.Kosovo and Serbia

Olympic gold medallist Alexander Zverev has said he does not consider the Davis Cup Finals as the "real Davis Cup" after opting to skip this year's event which has attracted some of the biggest names in men's tennis.

France, Britain and the Czech Republic, will be held in Innsbruck which will also host Group F starring Serbia

Jordi Canals Fontan has been elected as the new general secretary of the International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) bureau while new members were appointed to the Council, International Disciplinary Commission, Anti-Doping Commission and compliance office.

been welcomed onto the International Disciplinary Commission.Nenad Dikic and Marija Andjelkovic of Serbia

Belgrade saw a night of audacious performances and signals of a new chapter of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) at the Opening Ceremony of the Men's World Boxing Championships at the Štark Arena.

reception.The same could not be said for Albania and Croatia - who continue to have tenuous relationships with Serbia

We are proud because Belgrade, Serbia is the centre of the world today," said Udovičić."

I would like to thank the President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic, the Government of Serbia

and dedicated yourself to your lifelong love - boxing - every single day and today you have come to Serbia

Kosovo Olympic Committee (KOK), says the state's boxers have been "victim of a political agenda in Serbia

Kosovo's boxers have today been denied access to Serbia for the third time.In a letter to AIBA President

its communication during the incident, which included offering recommendations on gaining entry to Serbia

Kosovo boxing team has been a victim of a political agenda in Serbia, and the case has been used for

Kosovo boxing team has been a victim of a political agenda in Serbia, and the case has been used for

to compete under the AIBA flag in a comprise - but Kremlev has called the situation "unacceptable".Serbia