The SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit, the world's largest sports and business meeting, took place from 7-11 April in Birmingham, UK, after several cancellations due to the pandemic and the war in Ukraine.

This week an additional inspection visit took place in Debrecen for the newly appointed European University Sports Association (EUSA) Technical Delegates and for those who could not schedule an inspection during the EUSA - EUG24 Convention last June.

More than 250,000 new tickets for the Olympic Games have will go on sale on Wednesday 17 April at 10am CEST. This is one of the last opportunities to see the stars of the Games in action, including Léon Marchand, Teddy Riner, Simone Biles, Noah Lyles, Sha'Carri Richardson and Lebron James.

As part of its centenary celebrations, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) is launching the first ever "International Hockey Day" on 13-14 April 2024. 

This weekend, all the teams that will take part in the women's handball competition at Paris 2024 will be decided, after the men's groups were determined in the three pre-Olympic tournaments.

The 48th General Assembly of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) met in Birmingham, UK, during the SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit, and unanimously elected Ingmar De Vos (International Equestrian Federation, FEI) as its next President.

The Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts will change the set-up for its international amateur MMA competitions from a ring to a fenced 'MMA Arena' to continue its 'athlete first' approach, following a decision made by the GAMMA Executive Board at its first full meeting as a new board.

Speakers and experts will evaluate the achievements of the Russian sport over the past six years and make statements about the future of domestic sport and physical culture at the Forum "We Are Together. Sport", which will take place on 11 and 12 April in Gostiny Dvor, Moscow.

As the qualifying window for the Paris Olympic Games enters its final month, there is at least one race that is headed for a photo finish. This is between the USA's Annie Xu/Kerry Xu and Canada's Catherine Choi/Josephine Wu, who are vying for a place in the Pan Am women's doubles.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) decided in November to declare the national anti-doping agencies of Venezuela, Nigeria and Tunisia non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code. Now it has an update on the situation with the African country.

In line with its vision of "Games Wide Open," Paris 2024 was delighted to work with the Torch Relay's Presenting Partners, Coca-Cola and Banque Populaire & Caisse d'Epargne, to involve as many French people as possible in the Torch Relay. By taking the flame to six overseas territories, the Relay across the Oceans will also prepare French people from all over the world to celebrate the Games. 

A number of hosts have been approved by the International Canoe Federation (ICF) to host World Cups and World Championships in eight of the ten International Canoe Federation disciplines from 2026 to 2028.

The Games contributed £79.5 million (€92 million) in social value, including community benefits and increases in the wellbeing and earnings of volunteers and those trained as part of the Games.

International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) Secretary-General Shiny Fang made an interesting statement in which analysed the current situation of modern pentathlon.