MONACO, March 14, 2025 - World Athletics is proud to announce the next step in its Media Development Programme (MDP): the World Athletics Media Academy. This initiative is designed to nurture the next generation of sports media professionals in journalism, photography and TV commentary. By addressing critical gaps in talent, diversity and expertise, the Media Academy is ensuring a brighter future for the storytelling of athletics.World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said: “The innovative World Athletics...

LAUSANNE, March 15, 2025 - The Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers that will be held on the second week of April, either between April 10-12 or 11-13, 2025 will include the participation of four nations from the American continent, Brazil, Canada, Colombia and United States.Brazil will face Czechia and SpainCaptain Luiz Peniza decided on a different team than the one that played in the play-offs in November last year against Argentina. For this tie he joins a team led by the experienced Beatriz Haddad Maia,...

LINZ, March 13, 2025 - At the Judo Grand Prix Upper Austria in Linz in Austria, three teams came away with two gold medals apiece, out of the 14 that were on offer. Expectedly, Japan was one of those teams, even though they had not exactly sent their strongest team to Austria.THE RETURN OF TUSHISHVILI Georgia did have some top athletes, including former world champions who therefore lived up to expectations. One of the highlights was the return of Guram Tushishvili, who was suspended by the IJF after his...

LAUSANNE, March 12, 2025 - The media schedule for the 144th IOC Session in Costa Navarino, Greece has been updated to include a press conference with the IOC president-elect around one hour after the election results are announced on 20 March.This revision comes after the initial plan of having a live TV interview followed by a mixed zone - as stated in a previously published schedule - was not well received.The 144th IOC Session will be held from 19 to 21 March at Costa Navarino in Greece, with the...