Australian Olympic Committee chief executive Matt Carroll has admitted that a four-year AUD28.6 million (£16.4 million/$18.5 million/€18.7 million) investment pledge has given athletes "certainty" as they prepare for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) head of athletes development and special projects Tony Tarraf has hailed the introduction of a new approach to evaluate the projects of the continent's National Olympic Committees (NOCs), arguing that it helps to strengthen initiatives and promote good governance.

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has moved to sever its ties with long-term partner Tissot, blaming a "unilateral breach of the agreement" by the Swiss watch manufacturer.

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has agreed to a settlement with national fencer Juliana Barrett worth 2.7 million Rand (£134,000/$153,000/€154,000) over the athlete's exclusion from the team for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Bernard Wilson has been elected President of the Grenada Olympic Committee (GOC), following the resignation of the former leader just two months into their term.

The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) is celebrating after President Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani and secretary general Jassim Rashid Al-Buenain were named on International Olympic Committee (IOC) commissions.

Papua New Guinea swimming great Ryan Pini has been named the country's Chef de Mission for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) secretary general Gunilla Lindberg has referenced feedback from National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and International Federations in declaring the ANOC World Beach Games "a very good, successful event" here.

Husain Al-Musallam has been proposed to replace Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah as President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) if the latter fails to overturn a conviction for fraud next month.

Afghanistan has committed to sending teams containing both men and women to the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou and the 2024 Olympics in Paris, it was revealed at the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) General Assembly here today.

The President of the French Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF), Brigitte Henriques, has filed a complaint for "psychological violence" against the sacked former secretary general of the body, Didier Séminet.

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has ruled out any form of involvement of the International Boxing Association (IBA) and Asian Boxing Confederation at next year's Asian Games in Hangzhou. 

Changes, which could allow for a reduction in the size of the Asian Games, have been approved by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) at its General Assembly here today. 

The yet-to-be-built Saudi resort of Trojena has been rubber-stamped as the host for the 2029 edition of the Asian Winter Games at the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) General Assembly here today. 

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has praised Asian sports officials for the successful staging of three consecutive Olympic Games at the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) General Assembly here, claiming that the continent has "written sporting history".