The Ministry of Youth and Sports has won the approval of Parliament for the 2024 budget, including funding for the organisation of the 13th African Games. A total of 14 million euros has been approved for the budget, with a significant portion of it earmarked for the continental sporting event.

The Scandinavian countries shone not only on the handball court, but also as hosts of the 26th IHF Women's World Championship in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It was the first time in history that three countries hosted a handball world championship.

National Olympic Committee (NOC) Presidents from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have sent a letter to the IOC demanding immediate explanations to Olympic Committees and society at large regarding the individual participation of athletes with Russian and Belarusian passports in the Paris Olympics, as confirmed by Latvian Olympic Committee (LOK).

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has set the date for the sixth World Anti-Doping Conference. It will take place from 1-5 December 2025, in Busan, southwest of South Korea.

France are the new world handball queens after beating defending champions Norway 31-28 in a thrilling final at the Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning in front of 12,000 spectators. Three hours earlier, Denmark's bronze medal (27-28 to Sweden) made the party complete.

Days ago, the Secretary-General of the Bahrain Olympic Committee, His Excellency Mr. Faris Mustafa Al-Kooheji, concluded the group fitness conditioning course for coaches organized by the Olympic Academy in collaboration with the International Olympic Solidarity (IOC).

World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue today hosted a signing ceremony with Mr. Jianmin Guan, President of the Chinese Taekwondo Association and Mr. Yongxin Qin, Vice Mayor of Wuxi Municipal People’s Government, for the Wuxi 2025 World Taekwondo Championships.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President Juan Antonio Samaranch described opening the door to the Paris 2024 Games to Russian and Belarusian athletes under certain conditions as a "painful but fair balance" as the war in Ukraine continues.

The Wuxi 2023 World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champions Series drew to a close on December 17. 

The honorary chairman of Swedish Ju-Jitsu Association Hans Greger has passed away at 78 years old after a long period of illness.

Pristina became the centre of European Judo at the weekend. The inaugural edition of the European Judo Championships Open was held in Kosovo’s capital. The tournament consisted of two events: the 57 kg weight category in women’s judo and the 73 kg weight category in men’s judo. 

Sapporo city will halt efforts to bring the Winter Games to northern Japan, according to local media reports.

France and Norway will meet in the final of the Women's Handball World Championship at the Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning on Sunday at 19.00, while Denmark and Sweden will play for the bronze medal at 16.00.

Local boxer Daniyar Yeleussinov's match was one of the highlights of the penultimate IBA Champions' Night before the end of 2023, leading up to the one in Moscow. 

On December 8, 2023, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced a decision by its Executive Board. The decision allows Individual Neutral Athletes with Russian or Belarusian passports, who have qualified through existing systems, to be eligible for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. This eligibility is contingent on strict conditions, including compliance with anti-doping requirements both before and during the Olympics.