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Basoc stuns Zakiyev as Moldova bag two judo golds at European Para Championships

  • European Para Championships 2023

Moldovan judoka Ion Basoc brought down double Paralympic champion Ilham Zakiyev of Azerbaijan to capture the J1 men’s over-90 kilograms crown at the European Para Championships here.

remaining.Maria Manzanero Ruiz of Spain scored an ippon inside the opening 12 seconds to defeat Vanessa Wagner of Germany


DOSB launches online forum which could spearhead Olympic bid

  • EOC

The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) will this week launch a series of online discussions which officials hope will help boost a future German Olympic bid.

specialist talks, the social issues that concern people around the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Germany

Games must meet all the criteria of ecological sustainability and we have the necessary know-how in Germany

 Six previous attempts to return the Olympics to Germany since 1972 have all proved abortive.The

understood to have expressed an interest in 2036.A 2036 Games might also prove symbolically difficult for Germany




Helsinki 1952 Olympic shot put medallist Werner dies at 99

  • Athletics

Germany's oldest Olympian Marianne Werner has died at the age of 99. 

athlete caught the eye of selectors for the Helsinki 1952 Olympics and was chosen for both disciplines as Germany

1954 European Championships in Berne and 11th in discus.Werner was selected again for the combined Germany


Chengdu 2021 Summer World University Games close with spectacular show

  • Chengdu 2021

The Chengdu 2021 International University Sports Federation (FISU) Summer World University Games have come to an end in China with a predictably spectacular Closing Ceremony at the Chengdu Open Air Music Park.  

medallist Cao Maoyuan, to deliver the ceremonial FISU flag.The FISU flag was handed over from China to Germany

Bundestag and Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community of Germany

We will carry home the flag and the passion of the World University Games from China to Germany," Ozdemir


Ukraine make superb start to European Para Championships with judo success

  • European Para Championships 2023

Ukraine hit the ground running at the inaugural European Para Championships (EPC) here with a brace of judo gold medals on the opening day of competition.

history books by becoming the first European champion courtesy of his victory over Lennart Sass of Germany



Six-time Winter Olympian Eriksson dies aged 93

  • Bobsleigh and Skeleton

Although bobsledder Carl-Erik Eriksson never won an Olympic medal, he has has been hailed on his passing at the age of 93 as his country's greatest Olympian by the Swedish Skating, Luge and Roller Sports Association (SweSliding).

bobsleigh team which needed a replacement for injury during an event at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany



Hojo and Koch sprint to gold as Yeongdo hosts first Triathlon World Cup race

  • Triathlon

Japan’s Takumi Hojo earned his first Triathlon World Cup victory and Germany’s Annika Koch continued her rich vein of form in the women’s race as Yeongdo, in South Korea, hosted the event for the first time.

Annika Koch of Germany won the women's race in the inaugural Triathlon World Cup event at Yeongdo in


Britain and Italy top medals table as World Rowing Under-19 Championships test Paris 2024 venue

  • Rowing

Britain and Italy finished joint top of the medals table in the World Rowing Under-19 Championships at the Stade Nautique Olympique in Vaires-sur-Marne, which will year host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic regattas at Paris 2024.

by one of four boats.As the race entered the final 500 metres Romania had taken over the lead from Germany

- managed a final surge that earned gold by a margin of 0.09sec.Britain clocked 6min 26.00sec, with Germany

every event.The British men’s eight soon added the team’s third gold, again relegating perennial rivals Germany

men’s equivalent.Italy sprinted past long-time leaders Britain to take the women’s four title, and Germany

fourth to second in the closing stages but being unable to row down Romania.Further success came for Germany


Ou increases gold medal tally to four in stunning show at Chengdu 2021

  • Chengdu 2021

China’s Ou Yushan claimed two more artistic gymnastics gold medals to take her total to four at the International University Sports Federation Summer World University Games in Chengdu.

continued with China and Turkey claiming three golds each, while Finland, Japan, Portugal, Austria and Germany


China and Canada claim FIBA 3x3 Women’s Series titles in Yichang and Prague

  • 3x3 basketball

China and Canada claimed the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 Women’s Series titles in Yichang and Prague, as the 14th and 15th rounds of the season took place simultaneously.

with two wins apiece, with Australia’s two victories both coming by narrow margins, as they overcame Germany