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Paris 2024 to help beach handball take off

Paris 2024 to help beach handball take off

2024 will be one of the most important years for beach handball. The Olympic Games will serve as a showcase for the sport as it becomes an exhibition sport. In 2023, the sport will be played on six continents, major competitions will be held and the relationship between the federations will develop.



Super Bowl audience record: 123 million viewers

Super Bowl audience record: 123 million viewers

The Kansas City Chiefs' victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Sunday's Super Bowl and the halftime show performances led by Usher and the striking presence of Taylor Swift, broke records in Super Bowl history, surpassing the 2023 figures by 7%.




Volleyball Nations League (VNL) to feature 18 teams from 2025

Volleyball Nations League (VNL) to feature 18 teams from 2025

The Volleyball Nations League (VNL), the world's most prestigious volleyball competition, will increase the number of teams and change the format. There will be 232 matches, twelve per team and four per week, with longer breaks between matches. The top eight teams will continue in the tournament with a Final Eight format in the final stage.


Record entry for the 2024 Great North Run

Record entry for the 2024 Great North Run

Entrants are expected to hear the results of the voting next Friday, 16 February. Those who do not win a place will have the opportunity to run the world's largest half marathon in aid of a number of charities. The race will follow the iconic route from Newcastle to South Shields.





Ukraine asks IOC to investigate 19 neutral athletes

Ukraine asks IOC to investigate 19 neutral athletes

The Ukrainian Olympic Committee sent a letter to IOC President Thomas Bach last week, asking him to investigate the behaviour of Russian and Belarusian athletes ahead of the Paris 2024 Games, claiming they had failed to meet the conditions imposed and were "supporting aggression against Ukraine".



Marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum dies in car crash in Kenya

Marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum dies in car crash in Kenya

Kelvin Kiptum, one of the favourites to win a medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics and one of the athletes on the verge of making athletics history, has died in a car accident in Kenya at the age of 24. He was driving his car when it veered off the road and overturned. His coach, Rwandan Gervais Hakizimana, also died.


Paris opens its only new venue for the Games

Paris opens its only new venue for the Games

The Porte de la Chapelle Arena, known as the Adidas Arena, is the only venue to be built in the centre of Paris for the Olympic Games. Designed to help change the area's reputation for drug dealing and crime, it will have 8,000 seats and it will be used for gymnastics and badminton.