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Pan American training camp to prepare for Paris

  • Pan American Games

Several Olympic, World and Pan-American medallists from the American continent are rigorously preparing for Paris 2024 and will gather in Mulhouse (Alsace, France) from Sunday.

, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Dominica, Ecuador, Grenada, Guatemala


NY Times: WADA a repeat offender in mishandling of Chinese doping case

  • Swimming

The World Anti-Doping Agency hit back on Friday at the American newspaper’s report that it had known well before the Tokyo Olympics that swimmers from China had tested positive for clenbuterol, all the way back to 2016 before the Rio Games, calling its coverage “sensationalist and inaccurate”.

contamination in its various forms, including more than 1,000 for meat contamination in Mexico, China, Guatemala


Badminton: USA twins narrowly ahead in Olympic race to Paris 2024

  • Badminton

As the qualifying window for the Paris Olympic Games enters its final month, there is at least one race that is headed for a photo finish. This is between the USA's Annie Xu/Kerry Xu and Canada's Catherine Choi/Josephine Wu, who are vying for a place in the Pan Am women's doubles.

The YONEX Pan Am Individual Championships 2024 in Guatemala next week, where the Canadians are seeded


Twelve Rifle and Pistol quotas for CAT Paris 2024 in Buenos Aires

  • Paris 2024

The XIV CAT Rifle and Pistol Championships in Buenos Aires is the most important competition of its kind on the American continent, with twelve quotas for Paris 2024 up for grabs.

ISSFBrazil also has a strong team with 15 members, one more than Guatemala, whose athletes will now be


IOC provisionally lifts suspension of Guatemala NOC

  • Olympics

After two years of not being able to compete under the Guatemalan flag in the Olympic cycle, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided to provisionally lift the sanction imposed on the country's Olympic Committee. Guatemalan athletes will now be able to parade and participate in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with their flag and official uniform.

¡Guatemala sale adelante!

With the announcement, Guatemala begins preparations for its 15th consecutive participation in the Olympic

To date, and with 128 days to go until the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Guatemala has 10 qualified


Sheikh Fahad urges suspended clubs to contact Kuwait Olympic Committee

  • Olympics

The president of the Kuwait Olympic Committee, Sheikh Fahad Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, has met with the clubs whose declarations were revoked last December, urging them to get in touch when they receive official letters from their international federations.

Olympic disciplines under its flag and national anthem could be imposed, as has recently happened to Guatemala


IOC considers the reinstatement of the Guatemalan Olympic Committee

  • Olympics

International Olympic Committee (IOC), declared last Wednesday during his meeting with the President of Guatemala

organisation to heads of state and government.IOC President Thomas Bach welcomed the the President of Guatemala

Olympic House today.The two leaders discussed the situation of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Guatemala

which belong to the courts and others to the parliament, to facilitate the effective participation of Guatemala

the visit, President Bach was accompanied by IOC Vice-President Ser Miang Ng and Honorary Member in Guatemala

Minister, Carlos Ramiro Martínez Alvarado.Nuestros atletas volverán a portar con orgullo la bandera de Guatemala


Dominican Olympic Committee accepts resignations and calls for elections

  • Olympics

The Executive Committee of the Dominican Olympic Committee (COD) has approved the acceptance of the resignations of six out of the 11 members in their executive positions. With less than half of its members remaining, the committee had no choice but to call for elections in order to comply with the provisions of its statutes.

to participate in Olympic or Paralympic events, as was the case for the Central American country of Guatemala


At least 15 countries in traditional taekwondo training camp

  • Taekwondo

The Mexican city of San Luis Potosí will host one of the largest traditional mass taekwondo events - the CAR La Loma training camp - from 24-31 March.

registrations, with the participation of at least 15 countries, including the USA, Canada, Panama, Guatemala


Dominican Olympic Committee in crisis

  • Paris 2024

Six members of the executive board of the Dominican Olympic Committee (COD) have resigned from their posts and demanded that elections be held to form a new board. They argued that this was required by the organisation's statutes.

to compete in the next international competitions without the usual national colours, as happened to Guatemala


Colombian Olympic Committee: Risk of suspension and expulsion

  • Olympics

The actions of the Colombian government, led by President Gustavo Petro, in its attempt to regain the organisation of the Pan American Games, are incompatible with IOC rules and put the Colombian Olympic Committee on the brink of severe punishment: suspension and even expulsion.

It could be banned from taking part in Olympic events, as happened to Guatemala (currently suspended


What does Guatemala need to regain its Olympic status?

  • Paris 2024

The Central American country is now suspended from active participation in the Olympic Games. At the recent Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, its athletes competed as "Independents," and in Paris they will compete as neutrals for the time being, although a return is imminent.

GETTY IMAGESRecently, the Constitutional Court of Guatemala ruled that the Olympic Charter is once again

It means that Guatemala complies with the IOC Statutes and that the Guatemalan Olympic Committee (COG

recognises the constitutional supremacy of the Olympic Charter over internal laws, the door is open for Guatemala


World Archery releases shortlists for 2023 Athlete of the Year Awards

  • Archery

World Archery has announced the shortlists for the 2023 Athlete of the Year Awards for nine of the prizes, including the six category trophies - recurve men, recurve women, compound men, compound women, Para men and Para women - which will be open for public voting from 10 November to 10 December 2023.

-Chris Webster (United States).Judge:-Andrea Aguilar (Guatemala).-Hossein Nasirinejad (Iran).