Karatekas from Iran claimed three places in finals on the second day of action at the Karate-1 Premier League event in Istanbul, Turkey.

Winner Ugur Aktas of Turkey 2-1.In the female Kumite -61kg category, world champion Jovana Prekovic of Serbia

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has clarified COVID-19 vaccinations offered by the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) to Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022 athletes will only be available to National Olympic Committees (NOCs) in territories which have approved the Chinese vaccines for use.

Belarus, Bolivia, Cambodia, China, Egypt, Guyana, Hungary, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Nepal, Pakistan, Peru, Serbia

it will not be mandatory for athletes to compete at the Games.Countries such as Lithuania, Hungary, Serbia

The Chinese Olympic Committee has offered to make vaccine doses available to participants at the Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Games, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has revealed.

it will not be mandatory for athletes to compete at the Games.Countries such as Lithuania, Hungary, Serbia

The European University Sports Association (EUSA) is to hold a seminar on the bidding process for the 2026 European Universities Games.

 This year's European Universities Games is due to be held in Belgrade in Serbia from July 14 to

The European Handball Federation (EHF) has organised an event for under-19 teams to lessen the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on young players.

Iceland, Serbia, Slovenia and Italy are set to contest Group A at the tournament, with Sweden, Spain,

The European Sambo Federation (ESF) is to stage its Congress during May's European Championships in Cyprus.

discussion.Last year's European Sambo Federation Congress was staged during the World Championships in Serbia

The European Sambo Championships, along with the European Youth and Junior Sambo Championships, are set to be held in May in Cyprus.

©Getty ImagesSimilar to all the World Sambo Championships being held in one location in Novi Sad in Serbia

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has backed a potential United Kingdom and Ireland bid for the 2030 FIFA World Cup, while indicating the country would be open to staging more matches at the delayed 2020 UEFA European Championship.

with efforts centred on the centenary of the first tournament in Uruguay.Romania, Greece, Bulgaria and Serbia

Changes have been made to the women's Olympic handball qualification groups after China once again withdrew.

that finished between the two - had already pulled out because of COVID-19 concerns.A Russian team, Serbia

South America's first-ever World Shooting Para Sport World Cup has been postponed from May to June.

are due to stage World Cups beforehand.A Grand Prix is also scheduled for July 1 to 4 in Novi Sad in Serbia

Four-time Olympic medallist Yohan Blake has said he would rather miss Tokyo 2020 than receive a COVID-19 vaccination.

athletes have received doses of COVID-19 vaccines prior to the Games.This includes Lithuania, Hungary, Serbia

The President of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) Francesco Ricci Bitti has used a speech during today’s International Boxing Association (AIBA) European continental forum, to urge AIBA to "engage constructively" with the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

to host the AIBA Youth Men’s and Women’s World Championships from April 10 to 24 while Belgrade is Serbia

European University Sports Association (EUSA) President Adam Roczek attended the Sports Students' Union of Ukraine General Assembly virtually.

nbsp;Particular focus was given to the European Universities Games, due to take place in Belgrade in Serbia

Edwin Tong, Singapore’s Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, has said the country will vaccinate athletes ahead of international travel for Olympic qualification events.

tennis athletes Koen Pang and Zeng Jian have also been vaccinated.Countries such as Lithuania, Hungary, Serbia

the men’s Olympic basketball qualification tournament after New Zealand withdrew from competing in Serbia

Asia-Oceania region.The Philippines will feature in Group A of the qualification tournament against hosts Serbia