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Tokyo 2020 eyeing return of test events in early 2021

  • Tokyo 2020

Tokyo 2020 could resume test events in March following the successful staging of an international gymnastics competition in the Japanese capital on Sunday (November 8).

began to impact sport.Test events for athletics, aquatics, basketball 3x3, cycling, gymnastics, rugby, shooting




Indian Olympic Association official tests positive for COVID-19

  • OCA

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) secretary general Rajeev Mehta says he is undergoing home isolation after testing positive for coronavirus.

India has qualified 74 athletes for Tokyo 2020 across archery, athletics, boxing, equestrian, shooting


Modern pentathlon set for new format for Paris 2024 Olympics

  • Paris 2024

The Executive Board of the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has approved a new format for the Paris 2024 Olympics, which will now feature a 90-minute event.

 "In Atlanta 1996 it was condensed into one day, and in London 2012 we combined laser shooting with


Canadian curler Doherty turns to children's television during pandemic

  • Curling

With competitions put on ice due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian curler Robbie Doherty has made the most of his time away from the rink by creating his own children's television show.

friends and family to be part of the production and creating puppets, the team wrapped three months of shooting


Mother of Steenkamp "shook with anger" after BBC failed to name daughter in Pistorius documentary trailer

  • Athletics News

June Steenkamp said she "shook with anger" after the BBC released a trailer for a new Oscar Pistorius documentary series which failed to name her daughter Reeva.

Oscar Pistorius was jailed after shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013 ©Getty ImagesPistorius,

a six-time Paralympic gold medallist, was jailed after shooting his girlfriend through a locked door


Australian Government announce funding boost for Paralympic sports

  • Paralympics

The Australian Government announced a A$3.02 million (£1.6 million/$2.1 million/€1.8 million) investment for 13 Paralympic high-performance programmes from 2021-2022.

wheelchair basketball, cycling, canoeing, equestrian, rowing, wheelchair rugby, triathlon, table tennis, shooting


UIPM President claims 90-minute format proposed for Paris 2024 will boost popularity

  • Modern Pentathlon

International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) President Klaus Schormann believes a 90-minute event can have a "transformative effect on the profile and popularity" of the sport, after the Executive Board approved the format hoped to feature at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. 

 "At Atlanta 1996 it was condensed into one day, and at London 2012 we combined laser shooting with



World Shooting Para Sport planning to make changes for Los Angeles 2028 programme

  • Los Angeles 2028

World Shooting Para Sport is proposing to make a series of changes to its programme for the Los Angeles

The organisation is planning to add new disciplines for vision impaired (VI) shooting and shotgun (Para

in a bid to get their views on the proposed changes.The deadline for feedback is November 30.World Shooting

World Shooting Para Sport first adopted Para trap in 2017 providing new opportunities for physically

impaired athletes while VI shooting joined in 2019.In Para trap, competitors use a shotgun to hit clays

Shotgun is very much a part of our shooting sport family and allows us to reach new stakeholders and


Andrei Kirilenko, NBA’s AK-47, targets "unfair" WADA sanctions on young Russian athletes

  • The Big Read

As Russia prepares its appeal against a series of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) sanctions excluding the country from major international competition for four years, one of its favourite sporting sons, former National Basketball Association (NBA) player Andrei Kirilenko, has warned the proposed collective ban will punish innocent competitors.

his birthplace, Izhevsk, is where the AK-47 automatic rifle was first manufactured - is effectively shooting