National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) secretary general Francis Mutuku has claimed being named co-hosts for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) could help the country qualify for the Olympic men's football tournament for the first time at Los Angeles 2028.

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games is now less than a year away and amid all the excitement in the build-up to the most significant moment of the sporting calendar, talk has already turned to legacy.

French authorities have started a drive to exterminate bed bugs before Paris stages the Olympic and Paralympic Games next summer.

The Olympic Stadium in Greece's capital Athens has been closed until further notice because its roof failed safety tests.

The timing of this World Championships in Antwerp means it is going to be the perfect gauge for the Olympics, which are now less than a year away.

President María Soto has led a delegation from the Venezuelan Olympic Committee (COV) to the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne, where they met with IOC President Thomas Bach.

Los Angeles 2028 chief executive Kathy Carter has compared organising the Olympics to "hosting about seven Super Bowls a day", and hopes it can "showcase all of what is great" about the city and the United States.

The return of Russian and Belarusian athletes to international sport as individual neutrals is set to be discussed at the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) International Athletes' Forum in the Swiss city of Lausanne.

Paris prefect of police Laurent Nuñez has held a meeting with representatives of Paris City Hall and second-hand booksellers attempting to resolve a dispute which could require them to move for the Paris 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony.

Olympic volleyball gold medallist Walewska Oliveira has died at the age of 43, with Brazil's players holding a minutes' silence and wearing armbands during their International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Volleyball Women's Olympic Qualification Tournament match against Turkey.

Plans have been revealed for the Olympics in Reel Life - A Festival of Films and Photographs to launch in India before the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Mumbai next month.

The Champs-Élysées is set to undergo a renovation in time for next year's Olympics and Paralympics in Paris, including the installation of new terraces for restaurants and cafes.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has claimed next year's BRICS Games in Kazan is intended to "complement" not rival the Olympics.

Poland has become the latest country to join the race for the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Reigning Olympic champions Canada will defend their women's football title at Paris 2024 after beating Jamaica in the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Olympic qualifier over two legs.