Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is set to be among 32 world leaders to attend the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics here as he looks to "express solidarity" with hosts China.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach claims athletes will experience a "new fanbase" when they compete at the Winter Olympics here.

Estonia has joined the list of countries that have decided against sending Government officials to the Winter Olympics here.

Freestyle skiers Valeriya Demidova of the Russian Olympic Committee and Giulia Tanno of Switzerland have been ruled out of the Winter Olympics here due to injury.

Tennis Australia has signed an agreement with enviro-tech company Samsara to reduce plastic waste at this year's Australian Open in Melbourne.

Benjamin Schenk has been appointed secretary general of the German University Sports Federation (ADH) on a permanent basis after serving in the role in an acting capacity for four months.

Birmingham City University has partnered with breaking company Break Mission to inspire and train a new generation of athletes to take up the sport prior to its Olympic debut at Paris 2024.

The Olympic Torch Relay is set to take place inside and outside the closed-loop system which has been devised to separate the public from participants at the Winter Olympics here, it has been confirmed.

Human rights activists believe a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics here will send a "very clear message" to China as more than 200 non-governmental organisations called for further countries to shun the Games.

Russian Ski Association President Elena Vyalbe believes the Winter Olympics here should have been postponed by a year as COVID-19 cases continue to wreak havoc on teams’ preparations for the Games, while an area close to the Chinese capital has gone into lockdown.

Riding's replacement as the fifth discipline in modern pentathlon at the Olympic Games after Paris 2024 will be tested during World Cup events this year, according to the head of the Modern Pentathlon Federation of Russia.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has revealed that global testing managed to stay close to normal levels throughout last year despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, although the number of samples collected fell short of the 2019 total.

Cancun has beaten Baku and Beirut to be awarded hosting rights to the delayed World Taekwondo Championships later this year.

Canada’s Seyi Smith - who has competed at both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games - has put climate change at the heart of his campaign to become a member of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Athletes’ Commission.