At the ExpoCentro Center in the Brazilian city of Balneário Camboriú, the preparations continue at the highest level for the launch of the BC Fight Week, organised by International Vision Sports Management (IVSM).  

The National SAMBO tournament "LA COPA LITORAL" took place in February on the Central Coast of Chile. The competition was held in the town of El Tabo, in the resort of Guayapolis.

In a historic step towards strengthening taekwondo in the Pan-American region, the Pan-American Taekwondo Union has signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) aimed at promoting inter-institutional cooperation and enhancing opportunities for athletes and the entire PATU family in the region.

The International Weightlifting Federation has announced the 2024 Refugee Team of four athletes: Parisa Jahanfekrian (originally from Iran, but based in Germany), Aline de Souza and Monique Araujo (both from Brazil, but currently based in the USA) and Addriel Garcia (Cuba/Italy).

Nearly 500 judoka from 68 countries gathered in Tashkent for the 3rd year of the Grand Slam tournament in Uzbekistan. Day 2 of the tournament saw another Grand Slam gold medal for Matthias Casse (Belgium), Miriam Butkereit (Germany) and Clarisse Agbegnenou (France), who had already won in Paris earlier this year.

AK Gassama's remarkable journey from playing basketball with his siblings during Sierra Leone's civil war to captaining the Manitoba Bisons American football team is truly inspiring.

"Not every day is Christmas," said Kenya's double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge after suffering a setback in his preparations for the Paris Games when he finished 10th behind winner Benson Kipruto in Sunday's Tokyo Marathon. Kebede won the women's race, followed by Rosemary Wanjiru and Amane Beriso Shankule. Sifan Hassan was fourth.

Salt Lake City-Utah officially submitted its bid to host the 2034 Olympic Winter Games at an event held at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City. A momentous presentation was made last Thursday at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City to present the bid to host the 2034 Olympic Winter Games.

On Saturday in Glasgow, Record-setting Femke Bol proved unstoppable. Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece successfully defended his World Indoor Long Jump Championship, while American sprinter Grant Holloway comfortably advanced to the semi-finals of the 60-meter hurdles. Julien Alfred and Ewa Swoboda in 60m semi-finals.

The reigning three-time Formula One World Champion, Dutchman Max Verstappen, kicked off his title defence with a stunning victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix aboard his Red Bull, reaffirming his credentials as the best driver of the current era.

With sustainability high on the agenda for the World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 2024, an environmentally friendly process has been developed to manage meal vouchers for staff and volunteers at the city's venue.

USA wrestlers had three Olympic quotas in women's wrestling and four out of six in freestyle wrestling after the 2023 World Championships. The women's team managed to secure three berths, but the freestyle team missed out at both weights.

Quincy Promes keeps getting into trouble. Sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay compensation, he has a warrant out for his arrest from a court in the Netherlands and has now been arrested in Dubai for an alleged offence committed in the United Arab Emirates city.

Judo Tashkent Grand has become a must on the international calendar and this year more than ever with two major events on the horizon, the World Championships and the Olympic Games. It is time for athletes from all over the world to fine-tune their preparations.

Christian Coleman won in Glasgow his second gold medal in the 60m at the World Athletics Indoor Championships. It was a thrilling battle between Coleman and Lyles. The Floridian took silver and Jamaica's Ackeem Blake bronze. In the pentathlon, Spain's María Vicente broke her Achilles tendon while leading the the pentathlon.