International Paralympic Committee
European Taekwondo Championship 2021 to Be Held in Sofia
The 2021 European Taekwondo Championship will be held in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia between April 8 and 11, Vadim Ivanov, the head coach of the Russian national taekwondo team, told TASS on Tuesday.
The championship was initially planned to be held in May, but was postponed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
IOC elects nine new members but leaves Greece out again
The International Olympic Committee admitted nine new members on Tuesday but snubbed both soccer's FIFA and athletics' IAAF again as both have struggled with widespread corruption and doping scandals.
Greece, host of the first modern games, was also left out in the cold for the third year running, in the wake of bitter disputes there over control of its national Olympic committee.
ALLIANZ TO BECOME WORLDWIDE OLYMPIC INSURANCE PARTNER
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Allianz today announced that the insurer will join the "Worldwide Olympic Partner" (TOP) Programme in 2021.
Rio 2016 Paralympics opening ceremony (photos)
The Rio 2016 Paralympics opening ceremony took place Wednesday in Marakana stadium with an impressive show of fireworks and dancers. The 4,300 athletes from 160 countries entered the stadium lead by the 60-member Greek team, which was headed by flag bearer and London 2012 medal winner Grigoris Polychronidis.
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Sochi Paralympics Open Amid Political Backlash
Some 547 athletes from 45 countries will compete for 72 gold medals over 10 days in the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi.
The Games, opened by Russian president Vladimir Putin, will begin amid an escalating political crisis in Ukraine.
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