In an important meeting for the Pan American Weightlifting Federation (PAWF), elections were held in Lima, Peru, to fill key positions within the organisation. José Quiñones was re-elected by the member federations to lead the organisation for the next few years.

Indonesian weightlifting legend Raema Lisa Rumbewas died at the Jayapura District Hospital on 14 January at the age of 43, according to the Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI).

Only those who have completed a marathon know how difficult it is to run 42,195 metres, the legendary distance that inspired the Greek messenger Pheidippides when he ran from Marathon to Athens in 480 BC to bring news of a key event in the Battle of Marathon.

Last Friday saw a crucial meeting took place in Birmingham where the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) discussed the 2026 European Athletics Championships in light of the lack of resources and financial challenges facing England's second largest city.

Hammer thrower Hanna Skydan is one of Azerbaijan's best track and field options at Paris 2024, as is Cuban-born triple jumper Alexis Copello, a two-time European champion and eighth at London 2012 (still competing for Cube).

Sagiv Jehezkel, capped eight times by Israel, celebrated scoring against Trabzonspor by wearing a bandage on his left wrist that read "100 days. 07/10." He was arrested on Sunday. He was released today, Monday, according to the DHA-Sport news agency. The public prosecutor is investigating a charge of 'incitement to hatred'.

The Ministry of Youth Sports and the NOC of Ukraine called on World Taekwondo (WT) to immediately review the decision and follow the example of the International Curling Federation (World Curling Federation) and other sports federations in suspending Russian and Belarusian athletes from all international competitions.

The President of the International Judo Federation, Marius Vizer, was in Mittersill (Austria) for the big training camp, where he also spoke about the Olympic year. He hopes that Paris 2024 will take place in a peaceful atmosphere and wishes the European athletes the best of luck.

The International Judo Federation (IJF) President Marius Vizer presented Judo Austria President Martin Poiger with the IJF Gold Medal of Honour during a huge judo training camp in Mittersill (Austria).

Fiona Kidd has been appointed as World Sailing's new Head of International Development. She brings a wealth of experience in sports administration and will play a key role in World Sailing's objectives for the global development of the sport.

At the end of 2023, the Ministry of Youth and Sport organised a gala ceremony on 26 December to celebrate the remarkable achievements in sport during 2023. The event concluded with the awarding of prizes to winners in various categories.

A day after a Nepalese court sentenced Lamichhane to eight years in prison for rape, the former captain has been suspended by the country's cricket board. He will appeal against the sentence in a court of law, his lawyer said.

Li Tie, the former Everton player and coach of the Chinese national football team, has been under investigation for "serious violations of the law". He'd been under suspicion until last Tuesday, when he confessed in a documentary aired by state broadcaster CCTV.

According to the Gambia Football Federation, "suspected technical problems" with the plane forced it to make an emergency landing at Banjul airport just nine minutes after taking off to take the team to Ivory Coast. The lack of oxygen caused some passengers to panic and feel dizzy.

Hungary's double Olympic champion and honorary member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Pál Schmitt, was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Hungarian Sports Journalists' Association at The Athlete of the Year 2023 Gala in Budapest this week. The trophy was presented to Pál Schmitt by Madame President Katalin Novák, Hungary's Head of State, and Zsolt Gyulay, President of the Hungarian Olympic Committee and a double Olympic champion himself.