Scandinavia

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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).

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 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.

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.

Multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group (MTG) has continued its investment in the eSports market by acquiring DreamHack, Scandinavia’s leading eSports company.

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.

Swedish automotive manufacturer Volvo will enter the World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) in 2016, it has been announced.

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 International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has received bids from three cities for the hosting rights to the 2018 World Cup jumping and dressage finals.

The Ladies European Tour (LET) has announced that Scotland and Sweden will battle it out for the right to host the 2019 edition of golf’s Solheim Cup.