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Olympic weightlifting hopefuls return to action in landmark global online competition

  • Weightlifting

Prospective Olympians are among weightlifters from 15 countries who are competing this weekend, more than four months since the last competition on the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) calendar. 

Canada, the United States and Bolivia, while officials are carrying out their jobs from New Zealand, Serbia


International Korfball Federation create European Tour for 2021

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The International Korfball Federation (IKF) has announced the creation of an experimental European club competition in response to the cancellation of the IKF Europa Cup and Europa Shield competitions for 2021.

England will all have two club teams in the challengers.Hungary, Poland, Turkey, France, Scotland, Serbia


Chinese volleyball head coach confirms intention to retire after Tokyo 2020

  • Volleyball

China’s women’s volleyball head coach Lang Ping has confirmed her intention to retire after the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

team to the World Cup title in 2015.China were then crowned Olympic champions at Rio 2016 by beating Serbia

Italy, Argentina and Turkey in Pool B of the tournament.Hosts Japan will feature in Pool A along with Serbia



Novak Djokovic and wife Jelena test negative for coronavirus

  • Tennis

Novak Djokovic has tested negative for coronavirus nine days after the world number one returned a positive result.

organised by the Serbian.Djokovic, who had faced a significant backlash for hosting the series of events in Serbia

nightclub across the events.Participants were not obliged to observe social distancing rules as Croatia and Serbia


Draw for women's European Handball Championship 2020 made

  • Handball

The draw for the Women's European Handball Federation (EHF) EURO 2020 tournament has taken place ahead of the Championship in December.

Slovenia.The reigning world champions The Netherlands occupy Group C and will compete against Hungary, Serbia





Serbian footballer and manager Petković passes away aged 74

  • Football

Serbian footballer and manager Ilija Petković has passed away after contracting coronavirus aged 74.

final in a replay.Following his retirement in 1983, Petković took up coaching and became manager of the Serbia

United in 2009.He spent most of his domestic playing career at OFK Beograd.The Football Association of Serbia


Checkmate Coronavirus sets new world record for number of entries

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) says that its recent Checkmate Coronavirus initiative has broken the world record for the most entries in an official sports event.

prize winners will be invited to the Moscow 2021 Olympiad and include an amateur chess player from Serbia