International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) President Morinari Watanabe has defended the contentious decision to allow Russian and Belarussian delegates to attend the organisation's Congress, insisting members must "listen to their opinions".

in Istanbul in Turkey.The Netherlands is the latest country to boycott the annual meeting following Poland

Piotr Cichocki and Olga Górnaś-Grudzień ensured a golden double for Poland at the Para World Sailing

The Sports Ministers of Poland and Ukraine have signed a programme of sporting co-operation for 2023-

videoconference, held on March 31, the Ministers also talked about Ukrainian sportsmen who found refuge in Poland

as a result of the outbreak of the war.Some Ukrainian athletes have been able to train in Poland during

accord between the two countries should help them further ©Getty Images"Since the beginning of the war Poland

refugees from Ukraine and the assimilation of children, youth from Ukraine and their families with Poland

A previous cooperation programme was signed by the Ministers responsible for sport in Poland and Ukraine

Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) President Andriy Pavelko has called on FIFA and UEFA to expel the Russian Football Union (RFU) following a suggestion it will integrate clubs from occupied areas of Ukraine.

in Qatar after losing a qualifier against Wales.Russia were expelled from the playoffs after Sweden, Poland

The 2023 World Athletics Indoor Tour will involve more meetings than ever before, with 54 events so far included on next year's calendar.

Germany, Boston and New York in the United States, Liévin in France, Spanish capital Madrid, Torun in Poland

The Japanese Gymnastics Association (JGA) has welcomed a 29-strong delegation from the Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation for a training camp in Takasaki.

part at the Congress, as reported by Russian state-run news agency TASS.As a result, The Netherlands, Poland

Seo Geon-woo of South Korea, Germany's Lorena Brandl, and Brazil's Maicon Siqueira won the final gold medals on offer at the World Taekwondo Grand Prix in Manchester as the event reached its conclusion.

victory over Britain's Caden Cunningham ©World TaekwondoChina's Lei Xu and Aleksandra Kowalczuk of Poland

Olympic champion Kellie Harrington returned from injury woes to secure her first title at the Women's European Boxing Championships in Budva, becoming one of three Irish boxers to strike gold.

Aoife O'Rourke ensured the family trophy cabinet would be added to after beating Elżbieta Wójcik of Poland

Lithuanian Gabrielė Stonkutė added to her world title in Istanbul by defeating Martyna Jancelewicz of Poland

The British Olympic Association (BOA) have refused to attend the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) General Assembly in person here in protest at the participation of delegations from Russia and Belarus, insidethegames can exclusively reveal.

President Robin Mitchell, the LOK, together with the NOCs of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Lithuania, Poland

It is now less than a month until Qatar face Ecuador in the opening match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

4-2 in a match hailed as a classic but it had a more serious effect on West Germany's match against Poland

The 28-discipline sporting programme of the Kraków-Małopolska 2023 European Games was presented to attendees at the European Congress of Sport and Tourism in Zakopane.

is the biggest sporting event in Europe next year and the biggest sporting event in the history of Poland

The Hellenic Olympic Committee hosted the first transnational meeting for the European Olympic Committees for Dual Career (OCDC) project in Athens this month.

of the meeting the project partners - representatives of the National Olympic Committees of Greece, Poland

Recruitment has got completely underway for the European Games Kraków-Małopolska 2023 volunteer programme.

training and a certificate.The volunteer application process is open for the 2023 European Games in Poland

©Getty ImagesFor anyone outside of the Lesser Poland region, accommodation will be provided.The third

Ireland had yet another great day at the European Women's Boxing Championships in Budva.

Maria Lundberg of Sweden 5-0.France did not taste victory as Rim Bennama went down to Natalia Rok of Poland

on dejected pic.twitter.com/Q96mU6f9D8— Inpho Photography (@Inphosports) October 18, 2022Wales and Poland

The Dutch Gymnastics Association has become the latest National Federation to withdraw from next month's International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Congress in Istanbul due to the participation of Russia and Belarus, taking the number of boycotting countries up to seven.

insidethegames has asked the FIG for a comment.The Netherlands join Poland, Estonia, Norway, Ukraine