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The International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation (FIBT) has become the first winter sports federation to suspend its ties with SportAccord, claiming it made its decision following further controversial comments made by the latter organisation’s president, Marius Vizer.

SportAccord, the umbrella organisation for international sports organisations and federations, has defiantly predicted the 2017 World Combat Games in Lima, Peru will be “the biggest edition yet” despite a number of damaging splits with some of the event’s flagship sports.

The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) has today (Monday) become the latest sports body to withdraw from the World Combat Games and suspend its membership of SportAccord in the wake of the controversy whipped up by the latter organisation’s president, Marius Vizer.

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has withdrawn from the World Combat Games multi-sport event and suspended its membership of SportAccord as the fallout from the row between the umbrella group for sports federations and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) continues.

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SportAccord president Marius Vizer resumed his feud with world sports leaders today (Thursday) by hitting out at International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Lamine Diack as this year’s edition of the convention drew to a close.

SportAccord president Marius Vizer has apologised for the manner in which he this week delivered his controversial comments regarding the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and president Thomas Bach, but has maintained his stance on the content of his speech.

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), International Equestrian Federation (FEI), International Basketball Federation (Fiba) and International Cricket Council (ICC) have been announced as the latest winners in the inaugural SportBusiness Ultimate Sports Federation and Association Awards.

The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (Asoif) has become the latest major sports body to suspend its association with SportAccord in the wake of president Marius Vizer’s controversial comments yesterday (Monday).

SportAccord has announced that the Russian city of Sochi will host the inaugural edition of multi-sport event the World Beach Games in 2019.

A host of international sports federations and organisations have rallied behind the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and president Thomas Bach in the wake of SportAccord president Marius Vizer’s controversial comments earlier today (Monday).

SportAccord president Marius Vizer has opened fire on the International Olympic Committee, criticising president Thomas Bach’s ‘Agenda 2020’ reforms and accusing the IOC of blocking plans by the umbrella group for sports federations of establishing its own multi-sport events.

The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) has renewed its ties with SportAccord Convention by returning as a silver partner for this year’s World Sport & Business Summit, which takes place from April 19-24 at the Sochi Expocentre in Russia.

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The Peruvian capital of Lima has been appointed to host the 2017 edition of the World Combat Games multi-sport event.