Kosovo's Majilinda Kelmendi passed a special drugs test set-up by the International Judo Federation (IJF) after she and a number of other athletes refused to undertake a random check following a visit from the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) at a training camp.

 Trajdos represented Germany today in the under 63kg competition, losing in the round of 16 to Mariana

Germany's Michael Jung successfully defended his Olympic individual eventing title by winning Rio 2016 gold on his second-choice horse today.

Bronkhorst/FEIEarlier in the day, France clinched the team eventing crown with defending champions Germany

Germany, The Netherlands and hosts Brazil have announced the riders who will compete in their respective

Five riders will represent the Dutch, with four set to make their Paralympic debuts, while Brazil and Germany

Olympic gold medallist Darren Campbell has hailed the success enjoyed by Sochi 2014 skeleton champion and compatriot Lizzy Yarnold as “ridiculous”.

gold medal at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation World Championships in Winterberg, Germany

Michelle Ford, the only non Eastern-bloc female swimmer to win individual Olympic gold against East Germans during their state-doping years, has called upon the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to do more to acknowledge athletes who have been cheated out of medals in what she calls the “forgotten era.”

surviving members of the American women’s 4x100m freestyle relay team, which won gold ahead of East Germany

“It is important that these athletes are recognised.”The full Big Read on the East Germany doping regime

As the Rio 2016 swimming programme got underway this weekend, the ripples were still spreading from the August 1 premiere airing at the Los Angeles Film Festival of The Last Gold.This is a documentary on the victory earned by the United States women’s 4x100 metre freestyle team at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, against the East German athletes who otherwise swept the board at those Games through what we now know were illegal means.

left, Jill Sterkel, Wendy Boglioli, Kim Peyton and Shrley Babashoff - after their victory over East Germany

Babashoff taking silver in the 100 and 200m freestyle and sharing gold in the 4x100m freestyle relay.East Germany

broke nine national records in Montreal - each time behind East German swimmers.Kornelia Ender of East Germany

Brazil’s bid to end their wait for a first Olympic men’s football gold medal suffered an early set-back as they were held to a goalless draw by South Africa at the Estádio Nacional de Brasília Mané Garrincha.

in Group D ©Getty ImagesAs for Group C, defending Olympic champions Mexico were twice pegged back by Germany

;Oribe Peralta gave Mexico the lead early in the second-half only for Serge Gnabry to swiftly bring Germany

back onto level terms.Rodolfo Pizarro put the Mexicans back in front, however, Germany showed their

Juan Antonio Samaranch was duly elected International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president in Rio de Janeiro today, following in the footsteps of his famous father.

host the Winter Olympics in 2007.The new IOC Executive Board is as follows: Thomas Bach (President, Germany

United World Wrestling (UWW) has continued the launch of its four-part documentary video series featuring the sport’s most popular stars.

The series will continue next week with documentaries on Greco-Roman world champion Frank Stabler of Germany

The world’s top male golfers, once heading for Rio, have drifted wide of the forthcoming Olympics like a fading drive. But then, as a newly published book demonstrates, golf and the Games have never easily co-existed.

appears ultimately to solve – an enduring mystery regarding Der Fuhrer and the golf tournament held in Germany

Sweden opened the Olympic women’s football tournament with a 1-0 win over South Africa in front of vast swathes of empty seats at the 60,000 capacity Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio de Janeiro.

of vast swathes of empty seats ©Getty ImagesThe other match in Group F, held in the same venue, saw Germany

thrash Zimbabwe 6-1.Goals from Sara Daebritz and Alexandra Popp gave a dominant Germany side a deserved

The men's Olympic football tournament gets underway at Rio 2016 tomorrow, with hosts Brazil aiming to end their gold medal drought on home soil.

 Another anticipated clash sees London 2012 champions Mexico take on Germany in Salvador.The competition

group draw appears to be tough though with South Korea also potentially causing them a few issues.If Germany

Veteran korfball referee Henry van Meerten has been awarded the International Korfball Federation (IKF) Pin of Merit after retiring as an international official.

 Germany were the opponents for the Czechs, with Lukas Filip from the Czech Korfball Association

 Croatia, France and Germany are among the other European countries to have a national baseball

The women's football tournament will start the sporting action at this year's Olympic Games tomorrow, days before the Opening Ceremony. 

appearance in a major tournament and ranked 93rd in the world, against two-time Olympic bronze medallists Germany