The International Golf Federation (IGF) has become the latest governing body to lift a ban on Russian and Belarusian players from its competitions after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) eased its stance in March.

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has briefed the country's President Vladimir Putin about plans to launch its own series of international events, including a "World Friendship Games" next year shortly after the conclusion of the Olympic Games in Paris. 

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has told Vladmir Putin that Russia "must defend our interests with the help of friendly countries," and predicted that around 180 athletes from Russia could take part in next year's Olympic Games in Paris if restrictions were lifted in time.

News that Turkish Sports Minister Mehmet Kasapoğlu had followed up International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach’s recent trip to Istanbul by visiting the Olympic capital Lausanne transported me back momentarily to Buenos Aires.

The International Boxing Association has (IBA) has set up an ad-hoc Committee to facilitate dialogue with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to resolve the long-standing dispute between the two organisations, it has been announced.

The third edition of the Airbnb athlete travel grant will benefit up to 1,000 athletes in 2023, twice the number who have gained from it in each of the last two years.

Turkey's Minister of Youth and Sports Mehmet Kasapoğlu has met with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach during a visit to Lausanne, underlining the country's desire to play a leading role in "influencing the decision-making processes in the international sports community".

Tickets have gone on sale for the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Olympic Esports Week in Singapore, starting from S$10 (£6/$7.50/€6.70) for a single-day pass.

CSKA Moscow, a club popularly known as the "Red Army Team" due to its close links to the military, has been honoured by the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) a day after a deadly missile attack on Ukraine killed 25 civilians.

The Kremlin is preparing its response to the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) recommendations which have been slammed as "excessive", "unreasonable" and "discriminatory" by the Russian Olympic Committee’s (ROC) Athletes’ Commission.

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has published a list of "eligible" boxers, including Russians and Belarusians, for this year's European Games in Kraków-Małopolska, even though athletes from that country are banned from the event and the suspended governing body have no involvement in organising the competition. 

More than 200 individuals took part in the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus' (NOCRB) Athletes' Forum, which also featured Russian representation and provided views on both countries' status in international sport.

The charitable foundation "We Compete As One", founded by Russian racing driver Nikita Mazepin, has called on International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach to advocate for the abolition of restrictions for the country's athletes.

Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Stanislav Pozdnyakov has urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to respond "more harshly" to what he branded as "gross interference" from Western Governments opposed to the return of athletes from his country.

Ukraine’s Deputy Sports Minister Andriy Chesnokov has claimed that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decision to open the door to Russian and Belarusian athletes based on allegations of human rights violations is "unjustified" and insisted that concerns over public safety should take precedence.