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Liam Morgan: Detractors get their wish as Kasper calls time on reign as FIS President

  • Inside the Blogs

In the words of Irish soft-rock band The Script, Gian-Franco Kasper has often resembled the man who can’t be moved during his reign as International Ski Federation (FIS) President.

interview with a Swiss-German newspaper earlier this year.The FIS President referred to "so-called" climate

dictatorship.The 75-year-old Swiss is an honorary member of the IOC ©Getty ImagesKasper’s comments on climate


Wales strike Birmingham 2022 deal with University of Wolverhampton

  • Birmingham 2022

Coaches and support staff from Wales will be based at the University of Wolverhampton's Walsall Campus during the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

including 3D motion-capture technology and an environmental chamber which can replicate nearly any climate


Kasper to stand down as International Ski Federation President next year

  • Skiing

Gian-Franco Kasper has announced he will stand down as President of the International Ski Federation in May 2020 after 22 years at the helm of the worldwide governing body.

Winter Sports Federations landed himself in hot water again last year after he referred to "so-called" climate


World Taekwondo receives joint IOC-Dow "Carbon Initiative Award"

  • Taekwondo

World Taekwondo has received the joint International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Dow "Carbon Initiative Award" in recognition of its commitment to reducing its carbon footprint and contributing to a more sustainable future.

World Taekwondo is fully committed to its duty and responsibility to climate action.

emissions.The International Federations and NOCs that have signed up to the United Nations Sports for Climate

International Federations to be presented with a certificate in recognition of their commitment to climate


Vizer full of praise as judo community plants more than 5,300 trees to mark World Judo Day

  • Judo

International Judo Federation (IJF) President Marius Vizer has congratulated the sport’s community after it was announced that, to date, more than 5,300 trees have been planted in 75 countries to mark World Judo Day.

Climate change is something that affects us all, especially the disadvantaged ones."

Italy, Russia and Kiribati, located in the heart of the Pacific Ocean and already seriously affected by climate

a tree and I believe we can all be proud of showing an example of unity in the global fight against climate


International Sambo Federation hail praise for work on greenhouse gases

  • Sambo

International Sambo Federation (FIAS) chief executive Michal Buchel has pledged to continue the organisation's environmental work after their efforts to reduce greenhouse gases were praised.

organisations were singled out at the Forum's sustainability session, which focused on topics such as climate



Vizer highlights climate change on World Judo Day

  • Judo

International Judo Federation (IJF) President Marius Vizer wants people to mark World Judo Day by planting a tree.

 This year Vizer wants to use it as an opportunity to raise the awareness of climate change.

special day,"I believe we can all be proud of showing an example of unity in the global fight against climate

Climate change is an issue that concerns all of us and that will especially affect our children.


Alan Hubbard: No such thing as safe sport as football heads for trouble

  • Inside the Blogs

I have dined out frequently on the true tale of when, as The Observer sports editor, I telephoned the late Lord Banks, then plain Tony Banks MP, Minister for Sport, about his support of a Bill to ban punches to the head in boxing. Knowing that Banks was a boxing buff, I expressed surprise and asked him whether this was true.

answer to an awkward one.In telling this story, I accept there is little room for levity in the current climate


IPC sign statement of intent with United Nations campaign

  • Paralympics

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has signed a statement of intent with the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals Action Campaign.

had offset all its travel and office emissions for 2018 and become a signatory of the UN Sports for Climate

truly inclusive society. pic.twitter.com/FLAUnBG5Lz— Craig Spence (@craigspence) October 26, 2019]"As a climate

By signing the UN Sports for Climate Action Framework, we are underlining our support of the SDGs to

community and encourage others, including the IPC’s 200 plus member organisations, to consider their climate




Transport company Vy sign on as main sponsor of inaugural Ski Tour

  • Cross-Country

Rail company Vy has signed on as the main sponsor of the inaugural Ski Tour in Norway and Sweden next year.

According to the International Ski Federation (FIS), Vy will help the event reduce its climate footprint

 "With Vy as main partner, we will guarantee climate friendly transportation for all athletes.



World Championship bronze medallist hits out at IOC decision to move Tokyo 2020 race walk to Sapporo

  • Tokyo 2020

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships bronze medallist Evan Dunfee has hit out at the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision to switch the Tokyo 2020 marathon and race walks from the Japanese capital to Sapporo.

Monde that it would be "a good thing" for him to be able to "walk in a less stifling and less humid climate