Walking through the WOSiR Drzonków training centre after watching another afternoon of pulsating obstacle racing action, two small children are carefully placing one foot in front of the other trying not to fall off a curb.

battle to win over the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ensure modern pentathlon features at Los

Angeles 2028 after it was left off the initial list.Among the requests outlined by IOC President Thomas

UIPM President Klaus Schormann has said he is "convinced" modern pentathlon will make the cut for Los

Angeles 2028 with obstacle racing viewed as the future fifth discipline for the sport.But protests persist

ParaVolley's continental bodies covering Africa and Europe have held their first joint meeting in Malta, with areas of cooperation between the two Federations among the topics discussed.

the zones.The International Paralympic Committee is yet to publish a provisional sport programme for Los

Angeles 2028, although ParaVolley is expected to be on it.Beach ParaVolley is one of 11 additional sports

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has accused Poland's Sports Minister Kamil Bortniczuk of "trying to build an international political profile by proposing to harm all our athletes" through his call for it to face International Olympic Committee (IOC) punishment for its stance on Russia and Belarus.

IBA is engaged in a public dispute with the IOC amid doubts over boxing's place at the Olympics from Los

Angeles 2028 ©Getty Images"At IBA we only do sports and that is what we will continue to do."

and IBA have become involved in an escalating public dispute.Boxing's place at the Olympic Games from Los

Angeles 2028 onwards remains in doubt, with the sport left off the initial programme.The IBA, then using

International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) Athletes' Committee chair Yasser Hefny claims the introduction of obstacle racing can be the "missing piece" in the sport's quest to secure its future in the Olympic Games.

and represented Egypt at London 2012.But with modern pentathlon left off the initial programme for Los

Angeles 2028, Hefny insisted the message from International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials was to

Pierre de Coubertin, has featured at the Games since making its debut in 1912, but faces missing out on Los

Angeles 2028 if the UIPM does not win over the IOC.Reducing the cost and complexity of events, improving

Angeles 2028]."

world" after joining forces with the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) in a bid to appear at Los

Angeles 2028.

Poland’s Sports Minister Kamil Bortniczuk has called on his counterparts to submit a joint proposal to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to remove the International Boxing Association (IBA)’s membership if they decide to let Russian and Belarusian boxers compete under their respective flags.

Tokyo 2020 and will do so at Paris 2024, while the sport has been left off the initial programme for Los

Angeles 2028.In February, the IOC recommended that IFs exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes from

International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) President Klaus Schormann has hit back at his critics, insisting the organisation has been "open" and "democratic" under his leadership.

UIPMLast November, the UIPM Executive Board exercised a force majeure clause to remove riding prior to the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympics programme being ratified due to, it was suggested, pressure from the IOC.However

President Klaus Schormann has insisted that he is "convinced" the sport will be on the programme for the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympics after holding the fourth and final test event for the obstacle discipline here

de Coubertin, has featured at the Games since its introduction in 1912 but faces missing out on LA 2028

We are now giving the union a new hope, a new possibility to go ahead to a new future at Los Angeles

2028 and Brisbane 2032."

The youngsters are the generation for 2028 and we all know that."

Adam Pierzchała overcame Paweł Miluch in an all-Polish men’s final to secure gold in the International Modern Pentathlon Union’s fourth test event of the obstacle discipline here, while Kazakhstan’s Yaroslavna Poner claimed the women’s title.

Olympics.With modern pentathlon’s place in the Olympic Games at risk after it was left off the initial list for Los

Angeles 2028, Pierzchała believes the introduction of obstacle racing could be key to the sport’s future

Olympic silver medallist Roy Jones Jr has suggested boxing's exclusion from the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic

Boxing could potentially be facing the axe from LA 2028 following a series of governance issues with

Ukraine's member on the International Boxing Association (IBA) 18-person Board of Directors was the only one to vote against lifting the ban on athletes from Russia and Belarus competing under their own flags.

barred again from being involved at Paris 2024 and currently the sport is not on the programme for Los

Angeles 2028.Prodyvus, meanwhile, finds himself at the centre of a dispute over whether or not he is

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has described 1984 Olympic chairman Peter Ueberroth as "our greatest

Ueberroth this week became the latest inductee to the Los Angeles Coliseum's Memorial Court of Honor.

I hope we will not only meet the legacy, but match the legacy in 2028, to pour more money into sports

#coliseumforever https://t.co/FtCr7Cc735— Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (@lacoliseum) October 6, 2022

Ueberroth will be immortalised with this plaque at an important landmark such as the Los Angeles

 "This plaque will celebrate his impact on Los Angeles for generations to appreciate."

An indoor course based on American-hit television show Ninja Warrior is set to be used for the International Modern Pentathlon Union’s (UIPM) fourth and final test event for obstacle racing here.

secure modern pentathlon’s place at the Olympics after the sport was left off the initial list for Los

Angeles 2028.This weekend’s test event is the last before obstacle racing is expected to be proposed

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has strengthened its commitment to rooting out dopers from the sport.

half of its athlete quota places between 2016 and 2024 and has been dropped from the programme for Los

Angeles 2028 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).The fifth-placed finisher in the men's 94

Polish Olympic modern pentathlon champion Janusz Peciak has claimed that replacing horse riding with obstacle racing as the sport’s fifth discipline will ensure medals are no longer determined by "luck" and can help to secure its future in the Olympics.

key to ensuring modern pentathlon remains an Olympic sport after being left off the initial list for Los

Angeles 2028."

They need to think about young athletes, especially those who want to compete in Los Angeles in 2028,