Egypt

The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has announced that its delayed 2016 Women’s World Championship will take place in El Gouna, Egypt from April 5-14.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has confirmed that Zaragoza in Spain will host this year’s U17 World Championships, while the 2017 men’s and women’s U19 World Championships will be staged in Egypt and Italy, respectively.

The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has announced that the 2016 edition of its Men’s World Championship will take place in Cairo, while also confirming the addition of a new event to its PSA W50 women’s series.

International Judo Federation (IJF) president Marius Vizer has said six cities are in contention to stage its 2018 and 2019 World Championships, and has maintained North Korea remains a “genuine contender” to host the 2017 Junior World Championships.

The World Squash Federation (WSF) has confirmed that its Men’s World Team Squash Championship, which was due to take place in the Egyptian capital of Cairo later this month, has been postponed.

The World Squash governing body has insisted that the upcoming 2015 World Men’s Squash Team Championships will go ahead as planned in Cairo, Egypt despite the withdrawal of several of the competition’s leading nations due to security fears.

The International Handball Federation (IHF) has awarded its 2021 Men’s World Championship to Egypt, while the 2023 edition of the national team competition will be co-hosted by Poland and Sweden.

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has awarded its 2015 World Cadet Challenge junior event to the Egyptian city of Sharm El-Sheikh.

The International Handball Federation (IHF) has confirmed the countries that have been shortlisted as potential hosts for its men’s World Championships in 2021 and 2023.

Egypt’s Sports Minister Khaled Abdel-Aziz has confirmed that the country has withdrawn its bid to stage the 2017 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations.

The president of the African Handball Confederation, Mansourou Aremou, has thrown the governing body’s support behind Egypt’s bid to host the sport’s men’s world championship in 2021.

The World Karate Federation (WKF) has announced its Premier League competition will take to Africa and South America for the first time, with Egypt and Brazil awarded legs on the 2015 calendar.

The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has awarded its 2017 World Championships to the Egyptian capital of Cairo, while the evolution of the sport has continued with the introduction of a new fencing format.

Egypt will not send a team to next month’s International Aquatics Federation (Fina) World Swimming Championships (25m), which is being staged in Qatar.

The Women’s Squash Association (WSA) has announced that its 2014 World Championship will be staged in Cairo from December 15-20, with the event returning to Egypt for the first time since its inaugural edition in 1979.

The World Squash Federation has awarded the hosting rights for the 2015 World Junior Championships to Cairo in Egypt.