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"Slow, but steady", triple-jump queen Yulimar Rojas aims for 2025 World Champs

  • Athletics

After the first steps of her rehabilitation due to an injury that will prevent her from defending her Olympic gold in the triple jump in Paris 2024, the Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas prepares "the return of the queen" with an eye on the 2025 World Athletics Championships, Agence France-Presse reported Thursday. 

to the track and not relapse," Rojas tells journalists in Caracas on videoconference from Barcelona, Spain


World Para Athletics 2024 Day 7: Dominican delight, plus more records broken

  • Athletics

Day seven of the Kobe 2024 Para Athletics World Championships was action-packed, with 22 events concluding on a bustling Thursday, several of which saw new world records being set.

disqualified for his guide crossing the line first, placing Ye Tao of China and Eduardo Manuel Uceda Novas of Spain


2024 Judo World Championships Day 5: Krpalek misses podium, Japan top medals table

  • Judo

Two-time Olympic gold medallist Lukas Krpalek was back in the super heavyweight category at the 2024 Judo World Championships, held in Abu Dhabi from 19-23 May, as he made the final decision to compete in the +100kg category at Paris 2024.

Nikoloz Sherazadishvili (Spain)Men’s +100 kg1. Minjong Kim (South Korea)2.


2024 Judo World Championships Day 4: Wagner wins second world title in Olympic year

  • Judo

Seven of the eight world champions won the first world titles of their careers during the first three days of the 2024 Judo World Championships in Abu Dhabi from 19-23 May. Only Tati Grigalashvili (men's -81 kg) retained his world title.

bronze medallist Marcus Nyman (Sweden), 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam champion Tristani Mosakhlishvili (Spain

Tristani Mosakhlishvili (Spain)All the medallists of the men's 90 kg category.


BWB Europe 2024 brings together 60 talented young players in Malaga

  • Basketball

This is the third time the camp has been held in Spain.

The venue is the Higuerón Embassy Training Centre in Fuengirola, Málaga, Spain.

Spain has hosted two previous editions, following camps in Barcelona (2010) and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Sixteen NBA players have been born in Spain, including Pau Gasol, who will be inducted into the Naismith

The NBA has played 20 games in Spain since 1988, including a preseason game between the Dallas Mavericks

NBA games have been broadcast in Spain since the 1987-88 season, and the league opened its Madrid office


IBA and ITA celebrate five years of working together against doping

  • Boxing

The partnership was formalised in 2019. In 2022, the cooperation was renewed with expanded responsibilities. New measures have also been implemented. These include in-competition testing and long-term storage of samples. Seminars for officials were also held to further professionalise the work.

For example, at the 2022 IBA Youth World Championships in La Nucia, Spain, the latest Prohibited List


37 more places for Paris secured in Lucerne

  • Rowing

Thirty-seven places for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games were secured at the regattas in Lucerne. Italy qualified in both the men's and women's eights, with the USA leading in the overall standings.

Single scullers from Spain and Switzerland, as well as men from Romania and the United States, secured

Single scullers from Spain and Switzerland, as well as men from Romania and the United States, secured


World fencing Cups held in Fujairah, Madrid, Plovdiv and Saint-Maur before Paris 2024

  • Fencing

The International Fencing Federation has completed its 2023-2024 Senior World Cup competition season. The four events were held last weekend, from 17 to 19 May 2024.

China were among the finalists in the women's team épée.The men's sabre competition was held in Madrid, Spain

👏👏#Fencing #FIE #FencingWorldCup #Sabre #Madrid #Spain📸 #BizziTeam/ Hector Salvatierra pic.twitter.com

In the women's team sabre competition, Ukraine faced Spain in the final and won 45-43.Sara Balzer (FRA

The final standings in the women's team sabre included Ukraine (gold), Spain (silver) and France (bronze

Yamada in the final and won 15-9.The 2024 Plovdiv Women’s Sabre World Cup team results 🤺🥇 UKRAINE🥈 SPAIN


OQS: China sweeps BMX titles while Japan dominates breaking

  • Olympics

The Olympic Qualifier Series (OQS) concluded yesterday with the world's top freestyle BMX riders, B-Boys and B-Girls, skateboarders, and sport climbers vying for a spot at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. 464 participants from 120 national federations gathered at Shanghai’s Huangpu Riverside Urban Park 16-19 May in the first of a two-part festival-style series.

in the men's Boulder & Lead and second place went to defending Olympic champion Alberto Gines of Spain


China Women and Uruguay Men reach Madrid Grand Final in Rugby Sevens

  • Rugby Sevens

China Women and Uruguay Men were crowned champions of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenge 2024 with final round victories in Krakow and Munich respectively to book their places in the Madrid Grand Final.

in Madrid will see Uruguay and Germany take on USA and Canada in Pool A, while Kenya and Chile join Spain


Last places for Paris 2024 in 3x3 Basketball decided in Hungary

  • 3x3 basketball

finishing on the podium in the men's competition to secure their places at Paris 2024, while Germany, Spain

20, 2024The women's semi-finals were also closely contested, with Germany edging Hungary 19-17 and Spain

China (Ranked), USA (Ranked), France (Ranked), Azerbaijan (UOQT 1), Australia (UOQT 2), Germany (OQT), Spain


UEFA imposes million-dollar fine on Portuguese club Porto

  • UEFA

Portugal's Porto have been fined $1.6 million by UEFA and face a one-season ban from European competition for unpaid debts.

GETTY IMAGESTurkish league leaders Galatasaray of Istanbul and Real Betis of Seville (Spain) were also


Cristiano Ronaldo tops list of world's highest paid athletes

  • Olympics

Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has remained at the top of Forbes' prestigious annual list of the world's highest-paid athletes, with Spanish golfer Jon Rahm moving into second place and Argentine star Lionel Messi in third.

(€201 million), of which $198 million (€182 million) comes from his sporting activities.Jon Rahm of Spain


FIFA toughens stance against racism and proposes measures

  • FIFA

FIFA has spoken out against racism at the 74th Congress of world football's governing body, currently taking place in Bangkok, Thailand. The "Crossed Hands" initiative and tough sanctions, including the forfeiture of matches, are aimed at curbing racism in the beautiful game.

The 23-year-old Brazilian winger has said that the racist abuse he receives in stadiums across Spain


Brazil beat Europeans to host the Women's World Cup in 2027

  • FIFA

Brazil will host the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup after outbidding a joint European bid from Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, world football's governing body announced at the 74th FIFA Congress in Bangkok, Thailand.

), followed by Germany with 2 (2003 and 2007), while Norway (1995), Japan (2011) andthe most recent Spain