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Exclusive: "Shouted at, disrespected and unwanted" - IWF Athletes' Commission chair on dealing with sport's leaders

  • Weightlifting

Sarah Davies says the Executive Board of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) is dismissive and disrespectful towards its own Athletes Commission, which she chairs.

Federation, British Weight Lifting, as well as the governing bodies of the sport in Germany, France, the United

States and elsewhere.The petition had more than 13,000 signatures when Davies presented it to the IOC


Italy and Slovenia claim team sprint titles at Cross-Country World Cup in Sweden

  • Cross-Country

Italy and Slovenia were victorious in the team sprint finals at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Cross-Country World Cup in Swedish resort Ulricehamn.

Nadine Fähndrich of Switzerland I after clocking 19:40.43.Sadie Maubet Bjornsen and Jessie Diggins of United

States I finished agonisingly outside the podium positions on 19:40.49.Italian duo Francesco de Fabiani


ITTF chief expresses optimism for table tennis in 2021 in face of COVID-19 challenges

  • Table Tennis

International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) chief executive Steve Dainton has insisted he remains "buoyant and optimistic" for this year, despite acknowledging the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic.

was to stage the 2021 World Team Table Tennis Championships, scheduled to be held in Houston in the United

States after the ITTF made the "heart-breaking" decision to cancel the 2020 edition in Busan in South

the Ping Pong Diplomacy milestone, which helped to foster positive relations between China and the United

States."


New website created for Paralympic classification tool LEXI

  • Paralympics

A new website for Paralympic classification tool LEXI has launched, which can be viewed on a browser or as a smartphone app.

made its debut on television as part of Channel 4's coverage of the London 2012 Paralympics in the United

part of Paralympic coverage at every Games for rights holding broadcasters - including NBC in the United

States, Canada's CBC, Japan's NHK and Australia's Seven.LEXI has also appeared in 137 countries


Super Bowl wide receiver Hill reiterates hopes of competing at Tokyo 2020

  • Tokyo 2020

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill has once again stated his ambition to compete at the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics in athletics, prior to his appearance in a second successive Super Bowl.

in September.The Chiefs have not commented on this ambition, but Hill would need to register for the United

States Olympic Team Trials, which are scheduled for June.He would only have four months to train for



Canadian Olympic Committee discourage Beijing 2022 boycott in one-year-to-go message

  • Beijing 2022

The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) have released a joint statement saying that a "boycott is not the answer" for Beijing 2022, as part of one-year-to-go celebrations.

Politicians from Britain, Australia and the United States have called for a boycott due to China's alleged

rights abuses of Uyghur Muslims and in Hong Kong, accusations the host nation has repeatedly denied.The United


Dahlqvist and Svensson earn Swedish home double at FIS Cross Country World Cup in Ulricehamn

  • Cross-Country

Maja Dahlqvist won her first Cross-Country World Cup title in the freestyle sprint on the home snow of Ulricehamn today, and Oskar Svensson then came through in the men’s race to make it a Swedish double.

, finished clear of fellow Swede Johanna Hagstroem, with third place going to Jessie Diggins of the United

States, who frustrated home hopes of a clean sweep by keeping Hanna Falk at bay."


FITEQ welcome upcoming National Challenger Series events in Asia

  • Teqball

International Federation of Teqball (FITEQ) has welcomed a series of upcoming National Challenger Series events in Asia, as countries prepare for the Teqball World Championships.

the 2021 Teqball World Championships.New Jersey is hosting a National Challenger Series event in the United

States this weekend.The competition follows previous events in Las Vegas and Sacramento.



Graça optimistic over volleyball prospects as FIVB World Congress begins

  • Volleyball

International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) President Ary Graça has expressed optimism over the sport’s prospects in 2021, despite the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic.

elections.FIVB President Ary Graça opened the three-day Congress today ©FIVBJordan Quinn Larson of the United

States and Italy’s Samuele Papi have been elected as representatives for volleyball, while beach volleyball


All-female club BellaTeq hoping to attract more women to teqball

  • Teqball

All-female teqball club BellaTeq hope to attract more women to play the sport in the United States and

ambition to establish the club was to build on the momentum of the women’s national football team.The United

States have won the last two FIFA Women’s World Cup titles."

This is the United States where women dominate in soccer, and I don't see it going any different in teqball


Humphries ahead at halfway stage of two-woman bobsleigh world title defence in Altenberg

  • Bobsleigh and Skeleton

Defending champion Kaillie Humphries leads the two-woman bobsleigh event at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Championships in Altenberg, Germany, at the halfway point.

this title in Canadian colours in 2012 and 2013, returned for another gold last year representing the United

States, with brakewoman Lauren Gibbs.This time round she is partnered by former world indoor 60 metres



FIS Cross-Country World Cup to continue in Ulricehamn

  • Cross-Country

The International Ski Federation (FIS) Cross-Country World Cup is set to resume in Ulricehamn in Sweden tomorrow.

 Diggins leads with 1,174 points, followed by Stupak on 904 and Rosie Brennan of the United States