Olympic women's triple jump gold medallist Olga Rypakova was one of the most notable athletes participating in Kazakhstan's Olympic Day celebrations yesterday, leading sessions with children in the eastern part of the country.

The Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) is finalising its preparations for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, revealing that its athletes are to compete in seven sports.

Francisco Kalbuadi Lay has been re-elected for a third term as President of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Timor-Leste.

The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) has set a target of replicating the success of Gold Coast 2018 at this year's Commonwealth Games despite sending a smaller team.

Wrestler Muhammad Inam was elected unopposed as the chair of the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) Athletes' Commission following a meeting at Pakistan Olympic House in Lahore.

The Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) has signed a framework agreement with Pride House Tokyo to promote inclusivity for people from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community within sport.

The Indian Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has given its support "in principle" for an Indian Olympic Association (IOA) bid to host the Asian Beach Games in 2024.

The Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) is looking to get the country into shape as part of its celebrations for Olympic Day on June 23.

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is set to expand its development programme for coaches and referees to National Olympic Committees in Central Asia in November this year.

Bali has been selected as the host of the 2023 Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games.

With Qatar set to host the FIFA World Cup later this year, the country’s National Olympic Committee has hosted a volunteer promotional workshop at its headquarters.

Children in Bhutan were introduced to a wide variety of sports by the Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC) to mark Olympic Day 2022. 

The Olympic Council of Asia has celebrated the achievement of Saudi Arabia's esports competitor Najd Fahd after she became the first woman from the country to win a gold medal at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Games.

Tissot is to be the official timekeeper of the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 and Doha 2030 Asian Games after exercising an option to extend its sponsorship of the event.

A series of interactive activities were organised by the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee (CTOC) to promote Olympic education on the sidelines of the National University and College Athletic Games this month.