Sports And Athletics Codexery — Data & Quality

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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-28 · 10 entries checked · 18 flagged · 27 issues confirmed · 5 corrected · 22 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Handball — The entry states 'The International Handball Federation had 209 member federations as of 2016', but the IHF had 197 member federations as of 2016.

Handball — [contradicted] The game is fast and high-scoring: professional teams now typically score between 20 and 35 goals each, though lower scores were not uncommon until a few decades ago. :: The source explicitly states 'professional teams now typically score betwee

High jump — The entry states that Javier Sotomayor's 1993 world record of 2.45 m is not the longest-standing record in men's high jump history, and that distinction belongs to Brumel's 2.28 m mark from 1963. This is factually incorrect: Brumel's record stood from 1963 to

Hurdling — The entry incorrectly states that a 3-step pattern is used for low hurdles, when the 3-step pattern is standard for high hurdles (men's 110m and women's 100m hurdles), not low hurdles.

Hurdling — The entry incorrectly claims that 30 inches is the lowest hurdle height, but the lowest standard hurdle height is 27 inches (used in some youth events).

Rugby league — The first Women's Rugby League World Cup was held in 2000, but it was won by Great Britain, not New Zealand.

Rugby league — Wheelchair rugby league does not permit forward passes; forward passes are illegal.

Rugby sevens — The entry states that finals were 10-minute halves until the 2016–2017 season, when World Rugby changed them to 7-minute halves. In reality, World Rugby changed the final match duration from 10-minute halves to 7-minute halves starting with the 2017–2018 seaso

Grand Slam (tennis) — [contradicted] The Grand Slam tournaments are overseen by World Tennis, rather than the separate men's and women's tour organizing bodies, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and Women's Tennis Association (WTA) :: The source states: 'The tournaments

Gymnastics — [contradicted] The worldwide governing body is the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). :: The governing body for competition in gymnastics throughout the world is World Gymnastics, formerly known as the International Gymnastics Federation or FIG

Ice hockey — [contradicted] 'Ice hockey is believed to have evolved from simple stick and ball games played in the 18th and 19th centuries in Britain, Ireland, and elsewhere, primarily bandy, hurling, and shinty. The North American sport of lacrosse, derived from tribal Na

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