Category: OTHER SPORTS

Lausanne, July 3, 2018: The International Boxing Federation (AIBA) is among the first international federations for an Olympic sport to officially join the newly-established International Testing Agency (AIBA among first Olympic International Federations). Following its previous relationship with the Doping Free Sports Unit of the Global Association of International Sports Federations, AIBA is fully outsourcing its…

Southport, England, June 30, 2018: Leonie Harm made history at Hillside today as she became the first German to lift the Ladies Amateur Championship trophy. She defeated American Stephanie Lau 3&2 to win the 18-hole final in hot and sunny conditions at Southport and book a spot in the starting field of the RICOH Women’s…

By Tom Lloyd, La Jolla, California, June 28, 2018: The International Surfing Association (ISA) has today announced that Wanning, China will host the 2018 ISA World StandUp Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard Championship from November 23 – December 2 (2018 ISA World StandUp Paddle Championship). Wanning, home to the renowned point break of Riyue Bay, has…

Suhl, Germany, June 28, 2018: The second ISSF Junior World Cup of the 2018 season closed today at the Suhl Shooting Centre, awarding four more sets of medals in the three Olympic Shooting disciplines. 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Junior In the opening match, India swept the Air Pistol events in Suhl, taking both gold…

By Faustine Carrera, Lausanne, June 28, 2018: Following the highly successful inaugural Championships in 2017, two FAI Swoop Freestyle World Championships will take place this year. Both events scheduled for 2018 will be held in easily-accessible urban locations to increase public interest and attendance: Copenhagen (DEN), 24-25th August and San Diego (USA) 14-15th September. Swoop…

Lusaka, Zambia, June 28, 2018: The Zambia School Sports Associations (ZASSA) will be holding their annual Inter Provincial Ball Games in Mongu, Western Province (Inter Provincial Schools Rugby Games 2018). Get Into Rugby Zambia is proud that rugby will again be on display after a successful 2017 outing which was held at Solwezi Grounds in…

Kuala Lumpur, June 25, 2018: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has announced Royal Selangor as the Official Trophy Partner of the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals (Royal Selangor). This revelation came at today’s Unveiling Ceremony of the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals Trophy at the Royal Selangor Visitor Centre in Malaysia. Welcoming Royal Selangor to…

By Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, Cape Town, South Africa, June 23, 2018: On Saturday 23 June, the Namibia senior rugby team the Welwitschias played against Tunisia during the 2018 Rugby Africa Gold Cup, which is also a qualifier for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan (Rugby World Cup African Qualifiers). This was the second win for…

London, June 22, 2018: The World Squash Federation (WSF) and the Professional Squash Association (PSA) today announced the line-up of their joint initiative SquashFORWARD. The programme brings together eight top young squash players (four young women and four young men), all under 23 years old, with the aim to further actively engage with the next…