Denmark

The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has announced that Lake Bagsvaerd in Denmark will host its Canoe Sprint World Championships in 2021, while the Slovakian capital of Bratislava is to stage its Canoe Slalom World Championships in the same year.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has awarded hosting rights for its 2019 Cyclo-cross World Championships to the Danish town of Bogense, while it has unveiled an expanded calendar for the discipline’s 2017-18 World Cup season.

The International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) ban on Russian athletes will run into the New Year after an independent taskforce refused to put a timeframe on a possible return.

The English city of Manchester will stage the World Taekwondo Championships in 2019 after the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) assigned hosting rights to a number of its leading events.

Denmark’s Kim Andersen has been elected as the new president of World Sailing, as the current head of the sport’s global governing body, Carlo Croce, failed to gain a second term in office.

Organisers of the Six Day Series have added new events in Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen and Mallorca as the track cycling competition expands for its 2016-17 edition.

Denmark has been awarded hosting rights to the International Surfing Association’s (ISA) 2017 World Standup Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard Championship.

The Danish capital of Copenhagen has submitted a formal application to host the Grand Depart of the Tour de France cycling event.

SportAccord Convention has announced that the Danish city of Aarhus will host the 2017 edition of the event from April 2-7 next year.

World Archery, the sport’s global governing body, has awarded hosting rights for the final of its 2016 World Cup series to the Danish city of Odense.

The International Handball Federation (IHF) has named Denmark, Sweden and Poland as hosts of three tournaments to determine the final qualifiers for the men’s national team event at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

LEN, the governing body of European swimming, has confirmed that the 2017 European Short-Course Swimming Championships will be held in the Danish capital of Copenhagen.

The Infront Sports & Media agency has built on its long-running association with the International Ice Hockey Federation’s IIHF World Championship by forming a joint venture with the Danish Ice Hockey Association to deliver the 2018 edition of the national team tournament.

Badminton Europe, the sport’s European governing body, has announced that the Danish city of Kolding is to host the 2017 edition of its showpiece European Badminton Championships.

The Mayor of Copenhagen, Frank Jensen, has claimed he has held talks with his counterpart in Hamburg over the possibility of the Danish capital being utilised as part of the German city’s bid for the 2024 summer Olympic Games.

The World Curling Federation (WCF) has awarded the Danish city of Esbjerg the hosting rights to its European Championships in 2015 and the 2019 World Women’s Championship.

Former Danish government minister Helge Sander has said the country is in talks to host a Formula One race

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