Fraer Morrow has become the latest weightlifter to make an extreme weight cut in an effort to boost her chances of qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

 Then there is CJ Cummings from the United States, who arguably has made the biggest proportional

Failure to implement good governance, lack of financial transparency and doubts over the integrity of the referee and judging process were the reasons that led the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to yesterday recommend the withdrawal of the recognition of the International Boxing Association (IBA).

Kremlev was involved - do not forget he succeeded as permanent President, Gafur Rakhimov, included on United

States Treasury Department sanctions list as "one of Uzbekistan's leading criminals" and allegedly closely

Afghan ju-jitsu athlete Arezo Ahmadi was arrested after winning a gold medal at a tournament in Pakistan.

defeated three opponents to win gold at the competition, which also attracted ju-jitsu fighters from the United

States and Canada.Pakistan police are said to have arrested hundreds of Afghan refugees in Islamabad

World Sailing has urged the sailing community around the globe to support the One Blue Voice petition on establishing a "Universal Declaration of Ocean Rights", insisting the "time to act is now".

Ocean Race asks members of the public to back the declaration which is expected to be presented to the United

Monteiro of Cape Verde, freediver Guillaume Nery of France and windsurfing champion Josh Angulo of the United

States."

Sailing has a comprehensive 56-point Sustainability Agenda which outlines how we will contribute to the United

The controversy over North Korea’s late arrival into the Paris 2024 qualifying system has taken another turn because its team of champions and world record holders has not turned up here for the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Grand Prix.

lifting starts in Paris.There are several interesting latecomers to Paris qualifying, from Colombia, the United

States, Turkmenistan and elsewhere.Polina Guryeva, Turkmenistan’s only Olympic medallist in any sport

 Colombia has a very strong team and will expect to win plenty of medals.The United States has the

South Africa's bid for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup has been boosted after the country's Government agreed to support it.

bidding for the tournament, alongside joint efforts from Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany and the United

States and Mexico.FIFA plans to announce a host at its Congress on May 17 next year, and more bids could

World 200 metres bronze medallist Erriyon Knighton contributed to an evening of meeting records at the Irena Szewinska Memorial meeting in Bydgoszcz with victory in 19.95 seconds.

Nowicki, the Olympic champion, had to settle for second place on 79.70m behind Rudy Winkler of the United

States who threw 79.70.New Zealand's 2017 world champion Tom Walsh successfully defended his men's shot

Florence, second in a personal best of 3:33.87.The women's 100m hurdles was won by Alaysha Johnson of the United

States in 12.41.

Two Turkish weightlifters, one of whom was a junior world champion in 2019, have been provisionally suspended after testing positive for steroids at the European Championships in Armenia in April.

unregulated body-building.It was designed in the 1990s to circumvent the Anabolic Steroids Act in the United

States, which covered named drugs, but became illegal later when the wording of the law was changed

Santiago 2023 Pan American Games athletics technical delegate Julio Roberto Gómez has claimed that the technology used for the track at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos "makes it much faster".

approaching brands close to the world or improved," Gómez said.Apart from traditional powerhouses like the United

States and Jamaica, the Pan American Games in Chile is a great opportunity for smaller nations to qualify

The Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) and LIV Golf have agreed to a merger to end the feud within the sport.

with poor human rights record.The breakaway league attracted some of the biggest names in golf like United

States' Phil Mickelson, former world number one Dustin Johnson, reigning PGA Championship winner Brooks

American singer Dolly Parton, one of the best-selling female artists of all time, and World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Roman Reigns have helped NBCUniversal  launch their build-up to the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

editions of the TODAY show from Paris this week ©Getty ImagesNBC first televised the 1964 Olympics to the United

States and has broadcast every Summer Games since Seoul 1988.

staged on the River Seine in the heart of Paris.NBC, Peacock, and Telemundo will televise it live in the United

States.

Italy's Martina Favaretto has won the International Fencing Federation (FIE) World Cup title in Tbilisi, Georgia.

second FIE World Cup title for Favaretto this season, who had earlier won in Cairo back in February.The United

States won team foil honours in Tbilisi ©FIEThere was disappointment for the United States' Tokyo Olympic

America's Jim Hines, the 1968 Olympic 100 metres gold medallist and the first man to officially break the 10-second barrier for the distance, has died at the age of 76.

world over 100 yards.Coached by 1956 triple Olympic champion Bobby Morrow, Hines achieved his first United

States Championships podium finish in 1965, placing second in the 200m.Jim HInes won two Olympic gold

Reigning Olympic and world champions Anders Mol and Christian Sørum of Norway won the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Elite16 men's event in Ostrava.

WH8n6PvSN6— Beach Volleyball World (@BeachVBWorld) June 5, 2023Miles Partain and Andrew Benesh of the United

States settled for the bronze medal.The defeated home favourites Ondřej Perušič and David Schweiner,

on top for their third gold medal in the Tour.They defeated Terese Cannon and Sarah Sponcil of the United

States 17-21, 21-14, 15-12.Canadians Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson won bronze after a

Denmark’s Holger Rune won a thrilling four-hour five-set epic to book his place in the quarter-finals of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, as he overcame Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina in a final set tie-break.

last eight stage was secured by wins today for top seed Iga Świątek of Poland and Coco Gauff of the United

quarter-finals, with the seventh seed requiring just over an hour to ease past Bernarda Pera of the United

States 6-3, 6-1.The men’s and women’s singles quarter-finals are due to begin at Roland Garros tomorrow