Scandinavia
Sportradar delves into motorsport with MotoGP, signs Norwegian partnership
Russian athletics ban to run into 2017 as IAAF awards Aarhus major event
X Games to return to Norway
The X Games action sports franchise is to return to Norway for a second successive year after its organiser, US sports broadcaster ESPN, finalised a deal with Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 and local event operator SAHR Concepts.
Manchester lands 2019 World Taekwondo Championships as WTF assigns events
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.
Andersen defeats incumbent Croce to land World Sailing presidency
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.
Cycling’s Six Day Series expands into Europe
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.
UCI expands Women’s WorldTour following debut season
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has expanded its Women’s WorldTour series by adding four new events to the 2017 calendar.
Marstrand to host new M32 World Championships
Swedish-based firm Aston Harald Sports, which organises sailing’s M32 Series, has announced that Marstrand will host the inaugural edition of a new event entitled the M32 World Championships.
Denmark to be first European host of ISA event
Denmark has been awarded hosting rights to the International Surfing Association’s (ISA) 2017 World Standup Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard Championship.
Copenhagen seeks to take Tour de France north
The Danish capital of Copenhagen has submitted a formal application to host the Grand Depart of the Tour de France cycling event.
Aarhus set to host 2017 SportAccord Convention
SportAccord Convention has announced that the Danish city of Aarhus will host the 2017 edition of the event from April 2-7 next year.
Norway lands first IOF Championships under new event strategy
The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) has announced that the region of Østfold in Norway will host its 2019 World Orienteering Championships, the first edition of the event under its new format.
ITTF Olympic qualification event moved from Istanbul
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has announced that its European Olympic qualification tournament is to relocate to Halmstad in Sweden, due to ongoing concerns over security in Istanbul, the Turkish city where the event had been scheduled to take place next month.
Danish city lands Archery World Cup final
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.
Ethiopian athletics embroiled in doping investigation
The Ethiopian Anti-Doping Agency has said nine of the country’s runners, five of them “top athletes,” are under investigation for doping, while Ethiopian-born 1500 metres champion Abeba Aregawi has been suspended after testing positive for a banned substance.
Swedish city nets hosting rights to IPC event
The Swedish city of Östersund will stage the 2016 Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships after being awarded hosting rights to the tournament by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
Norway seeks to create new ski jumping competition
The Norwegian Ski Federation, Norges Skiforbund, is planning to launch a new ski jumping series modelled on the showpiece Vierschanzentournee competition which takes place annually in Austria and Germany.
Rally Sweden dismisses weather woes with WRC extension
Rally Sweden has agreed a three-year extension to its contract with the World Rally Championship (WRC) following a troubled staging of its 2016 edition that had called into question the event’s long-term viability.