Short track speed skater Li Jiajun, a four-time Olympian, has been named as the first Chinese Torchbearer for the Beijing 2022 Flame.

The President of the Communist Group at the Council of Paris has called for greater investment in the legacy of the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics.

With only three days to go until the Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony for Beijing 2022, performers were forced to rehearse inside by a prolonged downpour which briefly flooded the grounds of the Ancient Stadium in Olympia.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach expressed "concern" over France's performance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to the country's delegation as it prepares to host the next edition of the Games in Paris in 2024.

French President Emmanuel Macron travelled to Seine-Saint-Denis today to visit Paris 2024 venues and detail his Government's plan to finance thousands of local sporting facilities across the country.

Bruce Mouat is set to become the first British athlete to compete in two curling competitions at the same Winter Olympics at Beijing 2022.

John Coates has confirmed he will step down as head of the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) next year but plans to take up a new role as Honorary Life President after Paris 2024.

World Bowls has launched a Bowls in the Olympics Advisory Group (BOAG) to support the sport's bid for Olympic and Paralympic inclusion.

Olympic marathon champion and world record-holder Eliud Kipchoge is to star in a pursuit race on the Champs-Elysées in Paris later this month to mark 1,000 days until the 2024 Olympic Games.

Alessandro Hämmerle is going into the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the peak of his powers following a successful season and is relishing the thought of competition in China.

Olympian Rayssa Leal and Paralympian Holly Robinson - the first fan-voted winners of the Visa Award - have respectively chosen Social Skate and Ronald McDonald House to each receive $50,000 (£36,694/€43,268).

Proposals to replace the San Siro Stadium in time for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics look set to accelerate with two Serie A giants looking to cash in on its redevelopment.

Challenging China on its human rights record as Beijing prepares to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games is "not in our remit", International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president John Coates has claimed amid criticism over the country's alleged abuses.

Greek skier Ioannis Antoniou is set to be the first to carry the Flame in the Beijing 2022 Olympic Torch Relay on Monday (October 18).