originally launched in 1979 when it was staged at Madison Square Garden in New York City, with the United

States beating the Soviet Union in the final.It was held from 1979 to 1998 as an individual competition

 Boxers from the United States claimed three gold medals between them, while Thailand and India

held in Belgrade, Serbia, and included an open workout featuring world champion Roy Jones Jr of the United

States and German national champion Zeina Nassar.A mass boxing training session took place for the first

Numerous National Olympic Committees (NOCs) have come out in support of the decision to postpone Tokyo 2020 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

NOCs had requested the Olympic Games be postponed before an official announcement was made, with the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) joining such calls yesterday.USOPC Sarah Hirshland has

The formal announcement came on the day COVID-19 deaths passed 18,000.With dozens of countries in states

International Federations have expressed unanimous support for the decision to postpone this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo to 2021.

of 17,000 deaths, with strict travel restrictions in place across the globe and numerous nations in states

United World Wrestling (UWW) President Nenad Lalovic has said the delay "will have a significant impact

World Athletics and the International Swimming Federation (FINA) have both revealed they are open to rescheduling their respective World Championships in 2021 following the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. 

World Athletics is due to hold its next World Championships in Oregon in the United States from August

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel has said the world governing body will evaluate the implications of the cancellation of this year's Men’s World Championship and other tournaments, due to the coronavirus pandemic, in the "coming weeks".

have also been called off, along with the IIHF Men’s Under-18 World Championship in Michigan in the United

States."

World ParaVolley have postponed the Beach ParaVolley World Championships Series event that was set to take place in Pingtan in China. 

officials and member national federations," a statement said.The inaugural Championships Series saw the United

States and China win gold.

Belarus is continuing preparations to host the International University Sports Federation World University Canoe Sprint Championships in six months time, when the competition is scheduled for the city of Zaslavl.

National Olympic Rowing Training Center.Registered teams so far include established nations like the United

States, Britain and Germany, with smaller nations also competing including Cyprus and Estonia.Zheuzhyk

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has said it is "more clear than ever" that

US Soccer has announced Will Wilson is the under-fire organisation's new chief executive and general secretary.

Wilson officially starts on March 30 and has worked in football in the United States previously.From

vice-president of international business and special events for Major League Soccer (MLS) and Soccer United

Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi remains at the top of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Candidates Tournament standings after a second successive victory in Yekaterinburg.

Netherlands’ Anish Giri was the only other player to win as he overcame Russia’s Kirill Alekseenko.The United

States’ Fabiano Caruana and Russia’s Alexander Grischuk saw their contest end in a stalemate.Nepomniachtchi

An American sambo league is expected to be launched by USA Sambo featuring two open tournaments.

, which reportedly marked the first time a combat sambo competition featured female athletes in the United

expected to start in 2021 ©FIAS“This will enable us to improve the quality of sambo knowledge in the United

States,” said Clark.

Tokyo 2020 have claimed key partners must be "more united than ever" as scenarios for a possible postponement

We must be more united than ever in our response.

Canada have confirmed they will not attend the Olympics should they remain scheduled to begin on July 24.United

States, Britain, New Zealand and The Netherlands are among other NOCs who have already addressed their

as a demonstration event at the Seoul 1988 Olympics.At Seoul 1988, Kanokogi was coach of the first United

States Olympic women’s judo team.She would coach her personal student Margaret Castro to a bronze medal