Brazil's Tokyo 2020 Olympics silver medallist Beatriz Ferreira added a gold at the American Boxing Confederation (AMBC) Elite Boxing Championships to her list of honours with victory against Rashida Ellis of the United States in Guayaquil.

was Puerto Rico's Ashleyaan Lozada, who recorded a 3-2 win against Leilany Noshbet Reyes Moreno of Guatemala

Herich Ruiz has become the second competitor to desert the Cuban team at the American Boxing Confederation Elite Men’s and Women’s Championships in Guayaquil.

win against Puerto Rico's Ashleyann Lozada Motta, a feat repeated by Leilany Noshbet Reyes Moreno of Guatemala

Richard Perot of France is set to serve as the chair of Badminton World Federation (BWF) Para Badminton Athletes’ Commission after being re-elected for the 2021-2025 term.

which is required for all council members.Assisting him as deputy chair is Raùl Anguiano Araujo of Guatemala

Brazil has guaranteed more medal success in Guayaquil after four boxers made it through to the semi-finals of the American Boxing Confederation Elite Men’s and Women’s Championships.

place in the last four of the men’s cruiserweight division.Wanderson Oliveira saw off Daniel Romero of Guatemala

Mexico won the only men’s light heavyweight bout of the day, defeating Wyatt Denzel Trujillo Barillas of Guatemala

Brazil’s Olympic medallists Abner Teixeira and Beatriz Ferreira triumphed on the opening day of the American Boxing Confederation Elite Men’s and Women’s Championships in Guayaquil in Ecuador.

Donnel Phillip of Trinidad and Tobago.Moises Rodríguez of Panama triumphed against Juan Reyes Donis of Guatemala

overcame Josuel Hazael Barrera Martinex of Mexico, Luiz Oliveira of Brazil beat Alejandro Aldana of Guatemala

Argentina.In the women’s welterweight category, Beatriz Soares of Brazil defeated Victoria Chiroy of Guatemala

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has elected six members to its Para Badminton Athletes' Commission who will serve for their terms until 2025.

for the six positions.A total of 151 eligible athletes voted in the contest.Raùl Anguiano Araujo from Guatemala

The Pan American Taekwondo Union (PATU) has appointed a team of seven to its new Coaches Committee, with Miguel Ángel Camacho Rivas of Dominican Republic being elected as chair.

every three months unless otherwise agreed by the members.Dong Hwan Jin of Mexico, Federico Rosal of Guatemala

Newspapers and television bulletins earlier this week were full of pictures of the Russian President Vladimir Putin addressing his country’s Security Council, a man alone at a desk in the grandiose setting of the Kremlin, addressing the assembled grandees sitting in distanced rows far from a man with an iron grip on everything he surveyed.

everyone agreed that Putin’s speech before the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at its Session in Guatemala

had played a vital role in its unexpected success.Putin had personally flown to Guatemala to try and

minus-five degrees Celsius, to greet members of the group visiting Sochi to mark its technical qualities.In Guatemala

said, was "the best" and he credited the Russian President for Sochi's triumph.At the IOC Session in Guatemala

Putin claimed he had not travelled to Switzerland, as he had to Guatemala, because he wanted FIFA to

Hosts Brazil are into both the men's and women's finals at the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball Americas Championships in São Paulo, where they will face the United States and Canada respectively.

who are also in the top 10 in the IBSA world rankings, will face Brazil in the final.They hammered Guatemala

Canada's men retained their title at the Pan Am Male and Female Cup, but the women relinquished their crown after going down 3-0 to the United States in the final.

the men's bronze medal with a 3-0 victory over the US, while Brazil's women secured bronze against Guatemala

Chile's women reached the quarter-finals on their debut at the International Blind Sports Federation Goalball Americas Championships in São Paulo.

Guatemala won the crucial match in Pool C, beating Colombia 4-2 to leapfrog their opponents into fourth

start to their tournament with a 10-4 win against Puerto Rico, who had done enough to qualify ahead of Guatemala

Canada's men and women qualified for the Pan Am Male and Female Cup finals after beating Mexico and Guatemala

Hosts and defending champions Brazil clinched places in the men's and women's quarter-finals at the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball Americas Championships in São Paulo.

made it four games out of four in Pool C in which they have hit double figures after thrashing both Guatemala

the quarter-finals along with Mexico, who continued their perfect start by beating Venezuela 9-2 and Guatemala

winless from their opening four matches.In Pool B, the US are into the quarter-finals after cruising past Guatemala

Canada have progressed to the Pan Am Male Cup and Female Cup semi-finals today after closing out comfortable victories in Acapulco in Mexico.

continue their objective to retain the two trophies.On the men’s side of the tournament, Canada beat Guatemala

-0 result against Peru.The dominating performance means the champions have booked a rematch against Guatemala

the dead rubber group fixture.In the ties which decided who came fifth and sixth in the tournament, Guatemala

The United States had a perfect start to challenging for the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball Americas Championships titles on the opening day in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

against Venezuela.Meanwhile, Peru’s women had a mixed start to life in Brazil’s pool.They first beat Guatemala