Former rugby sevens captain and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Derek Jamie "DJ" Forbes has joined the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) in a newly created role dedicated to athlete engagement and wellbeing.
Ghana's Chef de Mission for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo has started holding meetings with some of the country's national governing bodies in an attempt to ensure they are more ready than ever as they seek their first gold medal.
Algerian Olympic Committee (COA) members have been thanked by President Mustapha Berraf following his election as head of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA).
New offices for the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) have been officially inaugurated in Lausanne.
A damning report published into the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has recommended a major management overhaul after claiming to find an organiation that is factional and dysfunctional, fails to meet governance compliance standards and wastes money.
Kazakhstan's National Olympic Committee (KNOC) held the annual National Sports Awards to recognise and celebrate the achievements of Kazakh athletes this year.
The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has announced the winners of three Coach of the Year awards for 2018.
The Czech Olympic Committee (COC) has welcomed more than 300 guests to participate in the 10th edition of the Bridges for Trainers Conference in Prague.
The Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) has joined other Government and private sectors parties in celebrating the country’s Women's Day.
The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) has launched its Policy on the Fight Against and Prevention of Moral and Sexual Harassment, which will apply to all levels of national sport.
Sir Owen Glenn has made a NZD$3 million (£1.5million/$2 million/€1.8million) donation to the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) boosting Olympic education and programmes supporting future leaders.
The British Olympic Association (BOA) and the British Paralympic Association (BPA) will re-locate to a new purpose-built office space in the shadow of London’s iconic BT Tower in May 2019, it was announced today.
The Zimbabwe Olympic Committee held a karate level one technical course for coaches to aid the development of the sport in the country.
Three former athletes have been inducted into the Papua New Guinea Sports Hall of Fame for their achievements representing their country.
Alfons Hörmann was today, as predicted, re-elected as President of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) by a large majority at the 15th General Assembly in Düsseldorf.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) - Deputy Director, Education - Montreal, Canada
Reporting to the Director of Education and Communications, the Deputy Director, Education will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of WADA’s strategic education priorities, programs and activities; including, managing WADA’s Social Science Research Grant Program and coordinating the activities of WADA’s Education Committee.
FINA is facing an unprecedented threat with the top swimmers taking legal action against them after they were barred from competing in the new International Swimming League. But FINA President Julio Maglione claims the new concept would represent a threat to the future wellbeing of the sport, as he tells Mike Rowbottom
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