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Hayden and Pitman victories complete virtual FINA Diving Grand Prix event

  • Diving

Kristen Hayden of the United States was the clear winner of the women’s 3 metres springboard event on

real time from across the globe.The event featured 34 athletes from Britain, Canada, Slovakia and the United

States competing from six different locations.Equipment was sent to the competing nations, with a Dejero



Olympic champion Pajón boosts Tokyo 2020 qualification hopes at BMX Supercross World Cup

  • Cycling

Double Olympic champion Mariana Pajón took another step towards qualifying for Tokyo 2020 after claiming her second consecutive victory at the International Cycling Union BMX Supercross World Cup in Bogotá.

star won the second of two rounds in the capital city in a time of 36.244sec.Payton Ridenour of the United

States recorded her maiden World Cup podium after finishing second in 37.400, while bronze went to Russia's


World Surfing Games: Day one report

  • World Surfing Games

Main round heats got the action underway on the opening day of the World Surfing Games in El Salvador.

, while Lucca Mesina of Peru took heat four with 10.3 points.Heat five went to Ryan Huckabee of the United

States with 10.07 points, while Spain’s Jonathan Gonzalez took heat six with 12.84 points.Eithan Osborne

Championship Tour event in Australia triumphed in heat four with 10.34 points, while Alyssa Spencer of the United

States took heat five with the best women’s score of the day - 16 points.Heat six went to Teresa Bonvalot



Six more countries join line-up for 3x3 basketball tournament at Tokyo 2020

  • 3x3 basketball

Six more countries have joined the line-up for 3x3 basketball’s debut at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics through a qualification event that concluded in Graz, Austria today.

occasion 21-15.Earlier in the day fourth seeds Slovenia, seventh seeds Lithuania, second seeds the United

States and ninth seeds Brazil were eliminated at the quarter-final stage.Poland, The Netherlands and

seeds Japan 15-14, with the winning points coming with eight seconds remaining, while eighth seeds the United

States defeated 13th seeds Spain 21-13.The two defeated teams in the semi-finals had another opportunity


Record 23 lacrosse teams to play at Men's Under-21 World Championship

  • Non-Olympic Sports

World Lacrosse and the Limerick 2022 Organising Committee have announced that a record 23 teams will play at next year's Men's Under-21 World Championship.

Uganda.Five continents will be represented - Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa and North America - with the United

States the returning champions.Originally it was going to be an under-19 tournament, but the upper limit


WBSC Americas Olympic baseball qualifier set to open in Florida

  • Baseball and Softball

Eight teams will begin their pursuit of a place in the baseball tournament at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games when the Americas qualifier gets underway in Florida tomorrow.

for the opening day of the competition, the winner of which will earn a place at Tokyo 2020.Hosts the United

States face Nicaragua and Puerto Rico play the Dominican Republic in Group A.In Group B, Venezuela take


USA Taekwondo agrees five-year partnership with mat manufacturer Dollamur

  • Member National Association and Continental Unions News

USA Taekwondo (USATKD) has signed a five-year agreement with a mat manufacturer, Dollamur Sport Surfaces, which will see its products used at USATKD events.

Dollamur and USATKD have also vowed to work together to provide taekwondo clubs in the United States

Jackie Galloway was the United States' lone Olympic taekwondo medallist at Rio 2016 ©Getty ImagesThe


South African athletes to receive single-jab COVID-19 vaccine due to delay in receiving IOC supply

  • ANOCA

South African athletes are using leftover supplies of the single-jab Johnson and Johnson vaccine as part of clinical trials in the country to ensure they have a full course of an inoculation against COVID-19 in time for this year's Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine which only requires one shot.Many health agencies, including in the United

States, recommend that there should be a 21-day gap between the two Pfizer injections whereas South



Exclusive: Rival weightlifter speaks out on transgender Hubbard's presence at Tokyo 2020

  • Weightlifting

A Belgian weightlifter says dealing with transgender issues in sport is "impossible" but the presence of Laurel Hubbard in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games is "like a bad joke" to women athletes.

rules that appear to give the New Zealander a huge and, to many, unfair advantage.Athletes from the United

States and Britain are potentially adversely affected but, understandably, they and their National Federations


Toth and Fofana clinch golds for Canada at virtual FINA Diving Grand Prix event

  • Diving

Celina Toth headed a Canadian one-two-three while there was also success for Cédric Fofana on a fine day for the hosts at the virtual International Swimming Federation (FINA) Diving Grand Prix.

real time from across the globe.The event features 34 athletes from Britain, Canada, Slovakia and the United

States competing from six different locations.Equipment has been sent to the competing nations, with


Gray among winners as women's competition concludes at Pan American Wrestling Championships

  • Wrestling

Five-time world champion Adeline Gray was among the winners as women’s wrestling provided the focus at the Pan American Wrestling Championships in Guatemala.

Reasco and Brazil’s Aline Ferreira earned the silver and bronze medals in the weight division.United States

, 5-2— United World Wrestling (@wrestling) May 29, 2021Miracle was a 6-0 winner over Brazil’s Lais Nunes


She qualified fair and square, but here is why Laurel Hubbard should not compete at Tokyo 2020

  • The Big Read

The deadline for weightlifters to qualify for the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is tomorrow (May 31) and there is no doubt about who, among the qualifiers, wins the gold medal for attracting publicity.

put that in perspective, that total would have won the past couple of Junior National events in the United

States, but would not come close to earning a place on an international team.At the 2019 Junior World

important, but it cannot come at the cost of fair competition.The current transgender policy from the IOC states