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World Triathlon Removes Israeli Competitors From Derry Europe Cup After Host Club Objections

The decision follows safety and protest concerns raised by the North West Triathlon Club and leaves no Israeli athletes on the event start list.

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India Launches World Yogasana Championship and Seeks Olympic Entry

UWW Restores Flags and Anthems for Russia and Belarus Across All Levels

Asian Senior Weightlifting Championships Begin May 11 in Gandhinagar

World Aquatics Reinstates Russia and Belarus Under Flags and Anthems

World Aquatics Restores Russian and Belarusian Flags and Anthems in Conditional Return

Portugal Makes Winter Paralympics Debut as Perathoner Wins SB-LL2 Banked Slalom Gold

Pascual Takes Silver by 0.05 as Milan–Cortina Paralympics Begin With Boycotts Over Russian Return

Pakistan Players Threaten FIH Pro League Boycott Over Allowance Shortfall

FIL Pulls Three Russian Luge Athletes From Lake Placid After New Evidence

IBSF Clears Nine Russians as Neutrals, IOC Backs Youth Return of Russia and Belarus

CAS Overturns FIS Ban on Russian and Belarusian Skiers, Clearing Path to Neutral Entry for 2026 Qualifiers

Griekspoor Set to Play Gazprom-Backed St. Petersburg Exhibition Despite Dutch Calls to Withdraw

Tagger, 17, Reaches Jiujiang Final After Saving Three Match Points to Face Blinkova

Melnikova Wins World All-Around as Russians Return Under Neutral Status

FIS Blocks Russians and Belarusians From 2026 Olympic Ski Qualifiers as IPC Says None at Winter Paralympics

FIS Bars Russian and Belarusian Athletes From 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Qualifiers

World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Begin in Jakarta With Individual-Only Program

Japan Secures Second Olympic Pairs Slot in Beijing as Ice Dance Misses Berth

Search Continues for Russian Swimmer Missing in Istanbul’s Cross‑Bosphorus Race