Ittigen (Berne Canton), July 18 - More than 90% of Swiss are in favour of an ongoing fight against doping and severe penalties for related violations. These are the results of a survey carried out in Switzerland at the request of Antidoping Switzerland and they show ...

Brussels, 18 July – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the World Customs Organization (WCO) that will give a significant boost to the fight against doping in sport.

3'300 athletes and accompanying persons, together with 700 officials, who will be looked after by 1'400 volunteers, are expected. They will be lodged at the Olympic Village at Karadeniz Technical University. The teams from the 49 European NOCs will compete in a sports programme that includes 6 individual sports (athletics, gymnastics, judo, tennis, cycling and swimming) and 3 team sports (basketball, handball and volleyball).

LAUSANNE, July 15, 2011 - The World Gymnaestrada is not only about gymnastic performances. Organisers have been offering a series of conferences to gymnasts and fans on a variety of topics, given by local personalities but not necessarily on sports.

From Olympic Council of Asia TOKYO, July 13,2011-IOC members Frankie Fredericks and Yang Yang captured the passion and emotion of sport and what sport can do to impact society in the opening session of the Asian Athletes Forum in Tokyo on Tuesday afternoon.