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No track cycling at Durban 2022 would be a "tragedy" says UCI chief

  • Birmingham 2022

International Cycling Union (UCI) President Brian Cookson believes it would be a "tragedy" if track cycling is not part of the Commonwealth Games programme at Durban 2022.

“Maybe they don’t need to have an indoor velodrome as the climate in that part of the world is quite


Rio 2016 would cope if Barra metro line experiences problems, insists Felli

  • Rio 2016

Alternative solutions will be found if the subway line at the heart of Rio 2016 does not open in time for the Olympics or Paralympics, leading adviser Gilbert Felli has claimed, although he insists that, so far as he knows, everything remains on schedule.

official also downplayed the impact of the budget cuts, which have been attributed to the harsh economic climate


Total of 656 doping controls carried out in this year’s Tour de France, says UCI

  • Cycling

A total of 656 doping controls were carried out during this year’s Tour de France, of which 482 were blood tests and 174 urine tests, cycling’s world governing body the Union Cycliste International (UCI) has announced.

data.”UCI President Brian Cookson added:  "I would like to highlight once again the excellent climate

, for the second time, to Team Sky’s Chris Froome, the 2013 winner, who nevertheless encountered a climate


British Para-rowers acclimatise to conditions ahead of Rio 2016

  • Rowing News

Para-rowers from Great Britain have been getting an early feel for conditions in Rio ahead of next summer's Paralympics in the Brazilian city.

to experience the things that might otherwise throw them on arrival and they also get a feel for the climate





Guinea Bissau hold seminar to develop Olympic strategic plan

  • ANOCA

The National Olympic Committee of Guinea Bissau (COGB) have held a seminar as they look to restructure and modernise their sports movement in the country through the realisation of a strategic plan.

COGB decided to create and pursue the strategic plan as a result of favorable economic and political climate


Reliance on artificial snow and "budget risks" highlighted in 2022 Olympic race Evaluation Commission reports

  • Beijing 2022

Beijing's complete reliance on artificial snow and Almaty's dependence on economic stability in order to afford the Games have been highlighted as concerns in the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission report released today on the two-horse race for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

it artificially.After outlining how the region is subject to "severe water stress" as a result of "climate

difficult to reconcile such anticipated high levels of economic development with the continuing effects of climate



Alan Hubbard: Game-changing look to new UK Government sport team

  • Inside the Blogs

Sport, as well as the Tories, got a surprise result in the British General Election. The new team moving into the Whitehall locker room at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has a heartening game-changing look about it.

the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be re-considered by FIFA due to corruption claims and the oppressive climate



Exclusive: Track cycling could be held on outdoor velodrome at Durban 2022, claims Cookson

  • Birmingham 2022

International Cycling Union (UCI) President Brian Cookson remains confident track events will take place at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Durban, with a proposal having been submitted to hold events 80 kilometres away in Pietermaritzburg.

“If there are places where the climate is more predictable and sustainable, we could look at an outdoor