An International Luge Federation (FIL) World Cup event in December has been moved from Lake Placid to Sochi because competitors and officials from Russia and Georgia have been unable to secure United States visas, it has been announced.

The FIL was requiring a letter from USA Luge, the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee or the State Department

Russian and Georgian teams by an imposed deadline of August 10," said Jim Leahy, chief executive of USA

The Netherlands won half of the gold medals on offer in the first day of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games cycling road races at the Fuji International Speedway.

#TokyoParalympics pic.twitter.com/lXJYyd66wY— Team USA (@TeamUSA) September 1, 2021Oksana Masters claimed

Weightlifting’s warring factions put their differences aside to adopt reforms which they hope will help to secure the sport’s future on the Olympic Games programme.

spoke of the "very good spirit" in which the meeting was conducted.Phil Andrews, chief executive of USA

Britain claimed the nation's first-ever wheelchair rugby gold in a tense final against the United States at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

We knew there would be some amazing teams, and USA always beat us in the major tournaments so it was

World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) President Riccardo Fraccari has said baseball and softball "left their mark" on the Olympics after Tokyo 2020.

At Yokohama Stadium, Japan defeat USA for their first Olympic #gold in the sport!

Dates for the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Under-18 Baseball World Cup have been confirmed, with the event scheduled to take place in September next year in Florida.

Sarasota, Florida, for their assistance rescheduling the U18 Baseball World Cup 2021 for next year," said USA

And on behalf of the WBSC, I would like to thank USA Baseball and the cities of Sarasota and Bradenton

Some of weightlifting’s most popular Olympic champions of the 21st century - and a 92-year-old who won Olympic gold nearly 70 years ago - have added their voices to the clarion call for the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Executive Board to put the sport before their own interests.

Phil Andrews, chief executive of USA Weightlifting, has written to the IWF Board, and all member Federations.Andrews

areas the IOC has highlighted, most notably eligibility criteria for future Board members.While the USA

USA Bobsled and Skeleton (USABS) has added Erickson Metals Corporation to its growing sponsorship portfolio

used to ship the team’s sleds around the world: https://t.co/f1mNwJsvCs pic.twitter.com/YEO5YygkDs— USA

The interim chair of the Board of the USA National Karate-do Federation (USA Karate) Rahul Bawa says

Hamilton Mill, brings more than 30 years of executive-management experience to the position.Bawa joined USA

Bawa claimed in the letter that he is aiming to ensure that "USA Karate communicates effectively, often

and with transparency to all our members," and will host two sessions at the USA National Karate Championships

on September 3.Elections for the Board will be among the items on the agenda.Following the review, USA

Takayuki Suzuki captured Japan’s first gold medal of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics here on another night of record-breaking performance at the Aquatics Centre.

#TokyoParalympics pic.twitter.com/35D0NWRPwU— Team USA (@TeamUSA) August 26, 2021Liesette Bruinsma of

USA Taekwondo (USATKD) has added Barbara Brand to its leadership team, with the World Taekwondo Poomsae

I am excited to join USA Taekwondo in creating new opportunities for poomsae athletes," Brand said.Poomsae

International men's curling is set to return to Las Vegas in the United States with the World Men's Curling Championship 2022.

be asked to host the LGT World Men’s Curling Championship again," said Jon Killoran, Sports Nevada USA

The United States swept aside Finland in a repeat of the 2019 final to continue their ominous start to the International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World Championship in Calgary.

pic.twitter.com/0ow4phVtM9— USA Hockey (@usahockey) August 23, 2021Knight's strike in the third period

Japan booked their place in the knockout stage of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup by overcoming the United States in their second group match in Moscow.

➡️ The Samurai Blue advance to the #BeachSoccerWC quarter-finals with a 4-3 victory over USA ☑️ pic.twitter.com

The North American and the Caribbean Women's Handball Championship is set to get underway tomorrow in Elgin in the United States, with a place at the World Championship on the line.

history that the North American and the Caribbean Women's Handball Championship will be organised by the USA

Team Handball.Falta 1 día para que nuestras #Fieras se midan al combinado de USA en el NACHC que se

llevará a cabo en Illinois, USA.