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James Wolfensohn, World Bank President and Olympic fencer, dies aged 86 James Wolfensohn competed for Australia in epee fencing at the 1956 Summer Games. He went on to serve as the ninth president of the World Bank from 1995 to 2005. James Wolfensohn, World Bank President and Olympic fencer, dies aged 86

Helsinki 1952 Olympic high jump champion Walter Davis dies at age of 89 Walter “Buddy” Davis, the 1952 Olympic high jump champion, has died at the age of 89, it has been announced. After winning his Olympic gold medal in Helsinki, he played a role in helping the Philadelphia Warriors and St. Louis Hawks win National Basketball Association (NBA) championship titles. Helsinki 1952 Olympic high jump champion dies at age of 89

FISU publish new Summer World University Games statistics book The statistics book for the Winter Games are also available for download Summer FISU World University Games Winter FISU World University Games The books are at the bottom of the pages.

Double Olympic medallist and former world record-holder Foulds dies British sprinter June Foulds, who won Olympic medals in 1952 and 1956 and set numerous world records in relay events, died this week at the age of 86. Foulds was a member of the Great Britain team that won the bronze medal in the 4x100m relay in 1952 and the silver medal in 1956. Double Olympic medallist and former world record-holder Foulds dies| News

Regulations for the 2021 World University Games in Chengdu. Includes the list of events to be contested at the Games. These Games will see the inclusion of two mixed relays in swimming, the mixed quadruple sculls in rowing, and the return of 4 weight classes each to the sports of judo and taekwondo. Football is no longer a compulsory sport at these Games. fisuwug2021regulations20201014_v21.pdf

This article in Athletics Weekly explains the reasoning behind the 10 kilometer race walks. In the race walk events, a 10,000m track race walk replaces the 20km road event, with the programme change designed to give athletes such as England’s 2018 20km race walk silver medallist Tom Bosworth and world junior 10km race walking champion Callum Wilkinson the chance to compete at more than one major championships during a busy 2022 summer. Birmingham 2022 reveals medal event programme - AW

The article on the medal events from the website of Commonwealth Games Australia. Historic Birmingham 2022 Event Program Confirmed | Commonwealth Games Australia

The list of medal events for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. PowerPoint Presentation - Birmingham-2022-medal-event-program.pdf The 20 kilometer race walking events in athletics have been downgraded to 10 kilometer track events. Disappointing, but at least they still have race walking at the Games.

South American Games in 2022 delayed due to "unpredictable" COVID-19 pandemic The 2022 South American Games in Asunción have been delayed by five months due to the "unpredictable" COVID-19 pandemic. Paraguay's capital city was initially scheduled to stage the event from April 26 to May 9 in 2022, but it will now take place in October that year. The South American Sports Organization (ODESUR) has confirmed the Games will be held from October 1 to 15 instead. It comes after ODESUR received a request from the Government of the Republic of Paraguay to postpone the start of Asunción 2022 because of the "health emergency that the region is experiencing" due to COVID-19. South American Games in 2022 delayed due to "unpredictable" COVID-19 pandemic

Fernando Lopes. Angola. Swimming. Age 55. Angolan Olympic Committee (COA) secretary general António Monteiro paid tribute to Fernando Lopes - the country's flagbearer at the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games - who has died aged 55. Lopes was a swimmer in the 100 metre and 200m backstroke events, but competed in the 4x100m medley relay at Moscow 1980 when he was 15-years-old. He was the youngest member of the Angolan delegation at the Games and carried the country's flag during the Opening Ceremony. Angolan Olympic Committee pay tribute to Moscow 1980 flagbearer Lopes

Vietnam names four more disciplines for 2021 Southeast Asian Games Host Vietnam has decided to include triathlon, bowling, jiu jitsu and esport in next year's Southeast Asian Games. The Southeast Asian Games Federation Executive Committee approved them at a recent online meeting and will make a formal announcement in November. Vietnam names four more disciplines for 2021 SEA Games - VnExpress International This article from July 2020 from the same website lists the initial 36 sports chosen for the Games. Including the four sports listed above, there are now a total of 40 sports at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games. Shuttlecock kicking fails to make SEA Games 31 cut - VnExpress International

Just when I thought the International Weightlifting Federation was getting its house in order, things get worse

Charles Moore (USA). Athletics. 1952 Olympic 400m hurdles champion. Age 91. 1952 Olympic 400m hurdles champion Moore dies| News

I was wondering how there were gold medals awarded on Day 2 of the European Rowing Championships. Then I checked the results and realized the writer mistook the C Finals for the actual Finals. Two gold medals for Sweden at European Rowing Championships

John Russell dies at age 100 shortly after becoming world's oldest living Olympic medallist The world’s oldest living Olympic medallist, John Russell, has died, it has been announced. The American, a bronze medallist in the team show jumping event at Helsinki 1952, passed away peacefully in San Antonio in Texas on September 30. He was aged 100 years, seven months and 28 days old. He is survived by his wife, Shane, his oldest son, John W. Russell, Jr. grandsons, William and McLean Russell, and his youngest son, Douglas E. Russell. The oldest living Olympic medallist is now believed to be Germany’s Wilhelm Büsing, another equestrian competitor from Helsinki 1952. Büsing, who turned 99 in March, won a silver medal in the team eventing event and bronze in the individual competition.

The 2021 edition of the Island Games in Guernsey has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Officials at the International Island Games Association (IIGA) confirmed the move after holding their Annual General Meeting (AGM). Competition was due to be held on the Channel Island between July 3 and 9 next year, meaning the event is a victim of the global health crisis despite being nine months away. The IIGA will now attempt to find new dates for next year's Games but the event will not take place in 2021. Island Games in Guernsey postponed due to coronavirus

1968 US Olympian John Ferris has lost his battle with lung cancer, dying last weekend at the age of 71. Ferris made his sole Olympic appearance at the 1968 Mexico City Games. At that event, Ferris took part in the first-ever 200 IM at an Olympic Games. There, he finished 3rd, securing a bronze medal with a time of 2:13.30. Joining him on the podium in 1968 were fellow Americans, Charlie Hickcox, with a 2:12.00 Olympic record, and Greg Buckingham with a 2:13.00. He also picked up bronze in the 200 butterfly with a 2:09.30, behind American Carl Robbie (2:08.70) and Great Britain’s Martyn Woodroffe (2:09.00). 1968 US Olympic Medalist and Stanford Swimmer John Ferris Dies, 71

More bad news for the Thomas & Uber Cups Finals. Indonesia - the most successful team in Thomas Cup history - and 2010 Uber Cup winners South Korea have become the latest countries to pull out of next month's Thomas and Uber Cup Finals, further putting the event in doubt. Concern over the coronavirus pandemic is why the nations have withdrawn, and five of the 16 teams to have qualified for both the Uber Cup and Thomas Cup have now pulled out of the flagship event in Denmark. Indonesia and South Korea latest to pull out of Thomas and Uber Cup Finals

Alan Minter. Great Britain. Light-middleweight boxing bronze medallist at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Age 69. Munich 1972 bronze medallist and former world champion Minter dies aged 69

Ernest John Obiena (Philippines) wins the pole vault in Ostrava with a clearance of 5.74 meters. He defeated Renaud Lavillenie on countback.

The postponed Tokyo Olympic Games will go ahead next year "with or without Covid", the vice-president of the International Olympic Committee says. John Coates confirmed to news agency AFP that the Olympics would start on 23 July next year, calling them the "Games that conquered Covid". Tokyo Olympics: Games will go ahead 'with or without Covid', says IOC VP - BBC News

Orlando Bauzon. Member of the Philippine national basketball team to the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. Age 75. Former Olympian, PBA pioneer Orly Bauzon dies at 75

Coach John Thompson, who led the Georgetown University Hoyas basketball team to victory at the 1984 national championship, has died aged 78. Thompson, who was the first black coach to win the title, is credited with boosting minority representation in college basketball during the 1980s. He coached Georgetown for 27 seasons, and in 1988 led the US Olympic basketball team to a bronze medal John Thompson: Legendary African American basketball coach dies - BBC News

Swedish runner Folke Alnevik, who was the world's oldest living Olympic medallist, has passed away at the age of 100. Alnevik was part of the 4x400 metres relay team that took bronze for Sweden at the London 1948 Olympics. World's oldest living Olympic medallist Alnevik passes away aged 100

Bangkok, Thailand hosted the Asian Games back to back in 1966 and again in 1970 when South Korea encountered problems with financing and politics