In February 2024, Insidethegames reported on the situation in Taekwondo New Zealand.

Athletes who were due to represent New Zealand at the Olympic Qualification Tournament were told by the

Oceania Taekwondo Union (OTU) that the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) "will not be nominating

compete at the Paris Olympic Games as there is no recognised organisation for the sport of taekwondo in New

Zealand".

The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) was also aware of my Olympic goals for 2023 and did not reach

Despite qualifying for Paris 2024, I am unable to be selected to compete at the Olympics for New Zealand

Eisa Mozhdeh receiving gold medal at the Oceania QualifiersAccording to Mozhdeh, Taekwondo New Zealand

OTU urged TNZ to inform the athletes and even to withdraw the New Zealand team from the qualifiers so

"I believe they have the power to consider selection of New Zealand Taekwondo athletes but are choosing

The Palestinian Football Association (PFA) will present a motion at the FIFA Congress in Bangkok in May. The motion calls for "appropriate sanctions to be taken against Israeli teams with immediate effect". The initiative is the result of a letter from the PFA to FIFA in March. The Congress is being held in Bangkok.

The creation of new FIFA committees, "including seven for women's football", and the selection of the

The last World Cup was held in Australia and New Zealand.

Singapore hosts the final regular season event of the 2023-24 World Rugby Sevens Series (SVNS) from 3-5 May. The Great Britain men will need a strong performance to avoid missing out on the Grand Final in Madrid at the end of May.

GETTY IMAGESArgentina are in what looks a tough Pool A alongside Hong Kong winners New Zealand, Australia

New Zealand are in Pool A with Canada, Perth winners Ireland and Spain.

Latvia's men and Azerbaijan's women won the FIBA 3x3 Universality 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Hong Kong, China, to book their places at the Paris Olympics.

The Netherlands were third, with New Zealand and Switzerland rounding off the top five.

Commonwealth Games Scotland is developing an innovative approach, without the need for significant public investment, that could provide solutions to replace the Australian city of Victoria, which withdrew as host of the 2026 Commonwealth Games last year.

every edition of the Commonwealth Games since the first in 1930, along with Australia, Canada, England, New

Zealand and Wales.It is currently uncertain what will happen to the Games, which were due to be held

More than 250,000 new tickets for the Olympic Games have will go on sale on Wednesday 17 April at 10am

More than half of these 250,000 new tickets will be priced at 100 euros or less, including  nearly

20,000 tickets priced at €24.In detail:9,000 new tickets will go on sale for the Equestrian events in

  At the same time, new tickets for team sports, and in particular for provincial football

New Zealand - Tuesday 30 July, 7pm in Marseille, from €30.French women's team: -France vs Colombia

 -France vs New Zealand - Wednesday 31 July, 9pm in Lyon, from €30.Other prestigious matches are

World and Paralympic shot put F37 champion Lisa Adams has announced her immediate retirement from the sport. Lisa has chosen to dedicate more time to her 11-year-old son, Hikairo.

She also holds the current world record in shot put F37 and received the pin from New Zealand due to

Later that season, she achieved the Para shot and discus double at the Jennian Homes New Zealand Track

She leaves an indelible mark on Aotearoa's (New Zealand) sports history.Paralympic Champion 🥇 Congratulations

Lisa Adams of New Zealand, winning the F37 Shot Put with a new Paralympic Record Distance of 15.12m

Raelene Castle, Group Chief Executive, Sport New Zealand, said: "Congratulations to Lisa.

World Rugby has hailed as "historic" the prosecution of a man in Australia for sending threatening messages to the referee and his family. He has been identified, pleaded guilty and was granted bail of AU$1,000 Australian dollars (€609). He will also be banned from all World Rugby events.

GETTY IMAGESIsai, 22, was born in New Zealand and lives in Brisbane.

Wayne Barnes, who refereed the World Cup final between South Africa and New Zealand in Paris, reportedly

Former Australian rugby union captain Michael Hooper has made a bittersweet debut in the sevens format and is aiming to be part of the team that will challenge for gold at Paris 2024.

"It's just so different and so new.

tries for a 19-14 victory, proving he was right to claim he had a lot to learn and adapt to in this new

In the final match, Hooper did not play in Australia's 24-7 semi-final defeat to defending champions New

Zealand in Hong Kong.

The Oceania Taekwondo Olympic Qualifiers took place on the 6th of April in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Unlike other continental qualifiers, only one athlete from each weight class could qualify for Paris 2024.

 Eisa Mozhdeh (men's -68 kg) and Jemesa Landers (women's -67 kg) won Olympic berths for New Zealand

, but their participation in Paris 2024 is still in doubt as they have to be approved by the New Zealand

Papua New Guinea's Gibson Mara bounced back from a first-round defeat to Fiji's Nipesh Prakash to win

French President Emmanuel Macron says he remains hopeful that national team captain Kylian Mbappé will be able to play for his country at the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris.

various stadiums across France, with France one of the favourites in a group alongside the United States, New

Zealand and another team to be determined.

The New Zealand Sports Tribunal has banned an archer from all sport for two years after he tested positive

Drug Free Sport New Zealand accepted that there was no intention to cheat in sport.

 Nick Paterson, Chief Executive of Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ), said the case placed a strong

Find out more about Global DRO on the DFSNZ website.Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ) is New Zealand's

It is funded by the New Zealand Government and is accountable to the Minister for Sport and Recreation

Anti-Doping Code in New Zealand.

The Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) has banned Usman Khan, who recently switched allegiance from the United Arab Emirates to Pakistan, for five years.

He will now look to play for Pakistan in the T20 series against New Zealand and secure a place in the

Sharfuddoula is the first Bangladeshi to be appointed as an elite umpire by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

internationals and 44 Twenty20 internationals.Ibne Shahid (R) umpires match between Bangladesh and New

Zealand on September 2023.

 Also on the panel are Sri Lanka's Kumar Dharmasena, New Zealand's Christopher Gaffaney, South Africa's

The ICC's Elite Panel of Umpires now consists of six members: David Boon of Australia, Jeff Crowe of New

Zealand, Ranjan Madugalle of Sri Lanka, Andy Pycroft of Zimbabwe, Richie Richardson of the West Indies

In partnership with World Rugby, the online training programme is designed to equip female volunteers and employees of rugby unions with essential management skills. Rugby Africa, the continental governing body for rugby across Africa, is launching the Women's Leadership and Management Training.

this cause is evident on the global stage, as evidenced by the success of the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New

Zealand and the launch of WXV, a global women's competition."