The President's Cup held last week at the Palacio de los Deportes in Heredia, Costa Rica, was a true spectacle of athletic prowess and international camaraderie. Over 1200 athletes from 33 different countries gathered to compete in Poomsae and Kyorugi.

SAMBO was included in the programme of the African Games for the first time. The historic debut took place on 19 March at the GCB Legon Hall in Ghana's capital, Accra.

The Kyorugi Taekwondo competition at the 2023 African Games took place from 17 to 20 March. Many of the athletes who qualified for Paris 2024 competed in Accra.

Sharjah Self-Defence Sports Club dominated the adult competition at the NAS Sports Jiu-Jitsu Tournament, held at the Nad Al Sheba Sports Complex in Dubai. The two-day tournament, which culminated in exciting fights on Monday night, saw Sharjah Self-Defence take first place. 

Omar Yaser Ismail made history over the weekend at the Asian Qualifying Tournament in Tai'an, China, becoming the first Palestinian taekwondo athlete to earn a ticket to the Olympic Games.

Following the intensive Executive Committee workshop in Warsaw, Poland, at the beginning of March, ITF Standing Committee Chairs met virtually a week later.

Al Wahda Club Jiu-Jitsu Academy and Baniyas Jiu-Jitsu Club were crowned champions at the Jiu-Jitsu President's Cup, held at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on 15-16 March. 

Seven countries won Olympic licences for the Paris 2024 Paralympics at the Asian Qualifiers held in Tai'an, China on 17 March, with Thailand as the luckiest country with three Olympic berths.

The Mfandena Gymnasium in Yaounde recently hosted the 2024 SAMBO edition of the Grand Prix Jean Paul Manuelle tournament, in conjunction with the opening of the 2024 Sambo season, reports the Cameroon Tribune.

The Asian Taekwondo Qualifiers took place on 15-16 March in Tai'an, China, with 16 finalists securing their places at Paris 2024. Asian champion Song Zhaoxiang (China) and runner-up Arian Salimi (Iran) reached the men's +80 final. Both won Olympic licences. Song became the sixth Chinese taekwondo athlete to earn an Olympic berth, and China will have the most athletes in Paris.

Canadian wrestling legend and Rio 2016 gold medallist Erica Wiebe has announced her retirement. The 34-year-old from Stittsville, Ontario, also won a bronze medal at the 2018 World Championships and was a two-time Commonwealth Games champion.

On the 9th and 10th of March, the European Cup tournament of the Ju-Jitsu European Union took place in Westerlo, Belgium, with Dutch athletes as the main protagonists.

After last week's European Taekwondo Qualifiers, it is now the turn of the Asian Qualifiers to determine two more taekwondo athletes in each weight class who will secure a place at Paris 2024. The Asian Qualifiers will begin on 16 March in Tai'an, China.

The Jiu-Jitsu President's Cup, one of the most important jiu-jitsu events in the UAE, will be held at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on 15-16 March, the UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation has announced. The championship, an annual event held during the holy month of Ramadan, will bring together the top clubs and academies from across the UAE.