A former doctor for the Chinese Olympic team has claimed that all medals won by athletes from the country in 1980s and 1990s were achieved through a systematic doping programme existing across all sports.

Xue Yinxian, a 79-year-old who fled China two years ago and sought political asylum in Germany, claims

Trine Schmidt added the scratch race title today to the points race gold she had already secured at the 2017 European Cycling Union (UEC) Elite Track Championships in Berlin.

career.He triumphed with 49 points to win by four over Niklas Larsen of Denmark.Maximilian Beyer of Germany

Germany's Federal Ministry of the Interior has honoured the country's medallists in the 2017 Summer Universiade in Chinese Taipei.

Japan claimed a further two titles on the final day of action at the International Judo Federation (IJF) Junior World Championships in Zagreb, increasing their overall gold medal tally to eight.

division.All-Japan Junior Championships gold medallist Umezu beat Bratislava European Cup winner Teresa Zenker of Germany

France’s Sebastien Peineau and South Korea’s Song Yun Soo claimed the respective men’s and women’s individual compound titles on the penultimate day of action at the World Archery Championships in Mexico City.

favour.South Korea, who were represented by Song, So Chaewon and Choi Bomin, took the bronze medal over Germany

Italian duo Arianna Bridi and Simone Ruffini produced contrasting performances in the final International Swimming Federation (FINA) Marathon Swimming World Cup of the season in Hong Kong, but each ended as overall champions.

 Finnia Wunram of Germany took third in 2:02.14.

Japan’s Goki Tajima claimed the men’s under 90 kilograms title at the International Judo Federation (IJF) Junior World Championships in Zagreb as final opponent Robert Florentino became the Dominican Republic’s first male medallist on the sport’s global stage.

division ©IJFThe other female victor was European Championships silver medallist Giovanna Scoccimarro of Germany

Germany reached both the compound and recurve mixed team finals on a successful day for the country at

Fernando Gaviria took command of the leader's red jersey in the Tour of Guangxi with a second successive stage victory in southern China after out-sprinting Germany's Maximilian Walscheid in Nanning.

City.Stage two result: 1, Fernando Gaviria Rendon (Colombia); 2, Maximilian Richard Walscheid (Germany

The German Ski Association (DSV) has extended its partnership with Infront Sports & Media through to the 2025-2026 International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup season.

, will remain the exclusive international media rights partner for all FIS World Cup events held in Germany

the agreement originally set to run through to 2020-2021.Around 25 FIS World Cup events take place in Germany

Having this long-term agreement supports the continuing development of ski sport both in Germany and

Dutch star Kirsten Wild successfully defended her elimination race title to win the opening gold of the 2017 European Cycling Union (UEC) Elite Track Championships in Berlin as France also enjoyed a day to remember.

and The Netherlands, who took the bronze medal in 43.405.Russia won the women's team sprint in 32.560.Germany

Qatar's capital Doha is set to host the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) Champion of Champions for the third consecutive year as the sport's best athletes prepare to compete at the season-ending event.

obstacles.Champions will then be crowned after a combined shoot and run using a laser pistol.Annika Schleu of Germany

Former Olympic champion Tatiana Gutsu is facing a backlash after accusing "monster" former team-mate and six-time Olympic champion Vitaly Scherbo of sexually assaulting her during a competition in Stuttgart in 1991, when she was aged 15.

Who rape me in Stuttgart Germany DTB 1991, Vitaly Scherbo, monster who kept me in my own prison to be

A first glimpse has been given of the likely United States ice hockey team at the next year's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang after the announcement of a squad for the Deutschland Cup.

players based in Europe have been selected.This includes Sean Backman, who plays for Eisbären Berlin in Germany

National Collegiate Athletic Association such as Jordan Greenway and Troy Terry.Slovakia, Russia and hosts Germany

to the team, 27 are currently participating in professional leagues in the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA)  have condemned EuroLeague's refusal to change two game-days as a "commercially-driven attack to the national teams" as European basketball continues to be torn apart by rival organisations.

a complete break in August.FIBA’s National Federations which have clubs participating EuroLeague - Germany