World long jump champion Malaika Mihambo of Germany is set to move to the United States to be trained

has posted a message calling for change to ensure a world without racism, as protests continue in the United

States following the death of George Floyd.

A world where we are all united and the rights of all people are respected and not violated."

A world where we are all united and the rights of all people are respected and not violated.Acts of racism

Mexico 1968 Olympic Games, which served as a civil rights protest against racial discrimination.The United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) placed both athletes on probation and warned others

German canoe slalom paddler Ricarda Funk says she believes that the long-term effects of coronavirus should be a "concern for all athletes."

Funk was joined on the podcast by Kaitlyn Verfuerth, who has represented the United States in tennis

yourself why do you even want to get out of bed," Verfuerth said.Kaitlyn Verfuerth, who represented the United

States in tennis at three Paralympic Games, is aiming to reach Tokyo 2020 as a para-canoeist ©Getty

Supporters have raised a total of $500,000 (£405,000/€450,000) for the ice hockey team of the University of Alabama-Huntsville (UAH) whose programme was under threat of not existing.

only National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I team to come from the south of the United

States, with the next southern team coming from Colorado.Others have stated that due to players transferring

Winter Olympic figure skating silver medallist Guillaume Cizeron has come out publicly as gay.

 Adam Rippon, who earned bronze with the United States in the same contest, is also publicly gay

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board has approved rule changes made to the qualification process for the Tokyo 2020 skateboarding competition.

 The full rule changes document can be found here.Events in China, Peru and the United States were

USA Hockey president Jim Smith is reportedly under investigation by the US Center for SafeSport regarding his handling of allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse by a youth coach.

received in excess of 4,000 complaints in little more than three years of existence.USA Gymnastics and the United

States Tennis Association are among national governing bodies facing lawsuits.USA Gymnastics is facing

gymnasts and is additionally serving a 60-year jail term for a federal child pornography conviction.The United

States Tennis Association is facing a lawsuit for failing to stop a coach from abusing young players

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has held four online development courses with officials and coaches of African Federations.

Mussa Mbugi, a former exchange student in the United States who introduced baseball in Tanzania in 2012

Sprinting great Bobby Joe Morrow, who won three gold medals at the Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games, has passed away at the age of 84.

Morrow won the 100 metres, 200m and 4x100m relay titles for the United States, running the anchor leg

The Pan Pacific Swimming Championships have been deferred to 2026 due to a number of sporting events taking place in 2022.

host the event, with the country and the three remaining Pan Pacific charter nations - Australia, the United

States and Japan - agreeing to defer to 2026.

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has conceded the economic crisis sparked by the coronavirus pandemic provides organisers of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games with "new tests" to overcome.

opposition to, as a TOP sponsor - "must work on the evolution of its economic model".The IOC’s deal with the United

States-based rental firm has been a bone of contention between the IOC and Paris 2024, and led to French

The French Open appears likely to be rescheduled again after Italian Tennis Federation President Angelo Binaghi suggested the Italian Open would be held in September.

 It is possible all three tournaments will take place in empty venues, with United States Tennis

The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Youth World Championships have been postponed until 2021, the sport's latest event to fall victim to the coronavirus crisis.

year.It has also been agreed that the 2022 edition of the Youth World Championships will be staged in the United

States, representing the first time the event will take place on American soil.The Youth World Championships

Weightlifting has been given approval by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to extend its Tokyo 2020 qualifying period by a year, until the end of April 2021.

insidethegames show the updated weightlifting qualification process for Tokyo 2020Mattie Sasser of the United

States, who was flag-bearer in Rio for the Marshall Islands, where she was born, could benefit in the

Tensions between the United States and China, the next Winter Olympic host, ratcheted steadily upwards

an unusual joint statement condemning China’s latest move released today by the Governments of the United