The 2024 Judo European Championships took place in Zagreb, Croatia on April 25-28 with 427 judoka from 47 countries competing. Azerbaijin's Hidayat Heydarov won his third consecutive title, and fourth in total, at -73kg, while Audrey Tcheumeo claimed her fifth women's -78kg European crown.

Tamar Malca (Israel)3. Catarina Costa (Portugal)Women’s -52 kg1. Distria Krasniqi (Kosovo)2.

Timna Nelson Levy (Israel)3. Eteri Liparteliani (Georgia)Women’s -63 kg1.

Inbar Lanir (Israel)Women’s +78 kg1. Raz Hershko (Israel)2. Julia Tolofua (France)3.

 Thomas Bach has the World Anti-Doping Agency’s back regarding the organization’s handling of positive drug tests by 23 Chinese swimmers prior to the 2021 Tokyo Games. The head of the International Olympic Committee left no room for doubt in an exclusive interview with AFP on Friday.

any suggestion that the IOC had treated Russia differently over its invasion of Ukraine compared with Israel

"The situation between Israel and Palestine is completely different," he said.He said he had been even-handed

in his public statements on Ukraine, the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 and the subsequent Israeli

Palestinian militants from Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, resulting in the deaths of about 1,170

The Palestinian delegation could consist of six to eight athletes. Though even if no athlete manages to qualify, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is considering inviting all to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Bach denied that, saying: "the IOC treated Russia differently for its invasion of Ukraine than it did Israel

GETTY IMAGES"The situation between Israel and Palestine is completely different," Bach continued, insisting

Some insist that by allowing Israel to participate and compete without any hindrance or restriction,

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach welcomed a delegation from the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Palestine led by its President, Jibril Rajoub, at Olympic House in Lausanne on Wednesday.

Both NOCs in the region, the Palestinian NOC and the NOC of Israel, are recognised by the IOC and operate

The Palestinian Football Association (PFA) will present a motion at the FIFA Congress in Bangkok in May. The motion calls for "appropriate sanctions to be taken against Israeli teams with immediate effect". The initiative is the result of a letter from the PFA to FIFA in March. The Congress is being held in Bangkok.

Israel national team.

which has been excluded as a nation because it decided to wage a "war of aggression" in Ukraine, and Israel

Between Russia and Israel, there is a "very different situation," President Emmanuel Macron replied on

to the LFI deputies and ecologists who, at the end of February, asked the IOC in vain "to apply to Israel

Israel was the victim of a terrorist attack (...)

We can disagree with Israel on how to react and protect ourselves, but we cannot say that Israel is an

On the one hand, he hopes to "convice Israel" not to escalate the situation, while "isolating" Iran.

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics could be moved from the Seine to the national stadium in the event of a security threat.

before the opening ceremony and with international clouds gathering, two days after Iran's attack on Israel

Russia's war in Ukraine and the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza are complicating efforts to

The Kremlin on Friday denounced as "unacceptable" French President Emmanuel Macron's claims that Russia was trying to undermine the Paris Olympics through a disinformation campaign. Macron said on Thursday that Moscow was trying to promote the narrative that France was incapable of hosting the Games and that the event would be a risk.

Russia's war in Ukraine and the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza are complicating efforts to

French President Macron warned last Thursday of the danger of Russian disinformation during the Paris Olympics, saying his country was ready for the challenge. "I don't doubt" that the Games will be targeted by Russia, "including in the field of information," Macron said at the inauguration of the Aquatic Centre, the largest sports facility built for next summer's Olympics.  

Russia's war in Ukraine and the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza are complicating efforts to

Ben Binyamin was a professional footballer who was left for dead by Hamas militants when they stormed Israel

doesn't like to dwell on the horrors of the 7 October attack, which left some 1,160 people dead in Israel

leave here, no matter what happens," declared Binyamin, who spent years "playing for Arab teams" in Israel

The Romanian city of Pitesti is getting ready to host the 2024 Ju Jitsu European Championships U16, U18 and U21, which will take place from 4 to 7 April.

France will be represented with 117 athletes.These three countries and Israel are the favourites to top

the European Gymnastics decided on Monday to cancel the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Israel

The governing body of gymnastics in Europe announced the decision "due to the current situation in Israel

notice we have been forced to issue for prestigious international events scheduled to take place in Israel

We have worked hard to bring Israel to the forefront of the diplomatic stage and to bring major international

events to Israel, and the feeling is heavy.

Nevertheless, we will not give up and will continue to work to bring competitions to Israel, hoping that

Olympic and World Champion Lasha Shavdatuashvili was the main hero on the second day of the 2024 Judo Grand SlamTbilisi. The Georgian legend had plenty of support from the home crowd and he didn't disappoint.

Tohar Butbul (Israel).3. Soichi Hashimoto (Japan).Men's -81 kg:1.

Sagi Muki (Israel).3. Nugzari Tatalashvili (United Arab Emirates). 

Eterli Liparteliani won the women's -57 kg at the 2024 Judo Tbilisi Grand Slam to the delight of the Georgian crowd, but it was not her only success on the first day of competition.  

Yam Wolczak (Israel).3. Balabay Aghayev (Azerbaijan).3.

conflict in Gaza, which began on 7th October 2023 when Hamas launched a surprise attack on southern Israel

The Palestinians said in their statement that Israel was had committed "unprecedented violations of human

of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF), Prince Ali bin Al Hussein, called on FIFA to "isolate" Israel