The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) President Francesco Ricci Bitti has said he believes sport climbing has a "bright" future ahead.

Francesco Ricci Bitti promised he is "ready to provide the continuity" needed to help the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) address the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic after he was re-elected President of the umbrella body.

Francesco Ricci Bitti is set to be re-elected for a third and final term as Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) President after being confirmed as the sole candidate for the position.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) appears to have spent nearly $1.6 million (£1.2 million/€1.32 million) on the independent investigation which last year cleared two former Executive Committee members of bullying.

More than 300 delegates took part in the first virtual edition of the World Taekwondo General Assembly as they heard President Chungwon Choue promise the sport can look forward optimistically to 2021.

An in-depth investigation has cleared senior World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) figures of bullying, while making four recommendations to address "ongoing tension over allocation of power among different WADA constituencies" and other issues.

The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) has warned International Federations (IFs) it will seek to adopt a more compliance-based concept when conducting its third governance review.

A new monitoring body that hopes to help organisations improve their governance procedures is to be set-up by the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF).

An attempt by Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah to include an Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) representative added to the Board of the new Independent Testing Authority (ITA) has been rejected by other stakeholders.

The first Board meeting of the new Independent Testing Authority (ITA) will take place before the end of the year, with appointment of the body’s first director general among items up for discussion.

Valérie Fourneyron has been confirmed as the chair of the new Independent Testing Authority (ITA), which is being formed to take over drugs testing procedures for international sport.

A new "Game Time!" slogan has been unveiled by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) here today at a special event designed to unveil their vision for "2024, 2028 and beyond".

The mixed zone outside the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session during August’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was a hostile place. Journalists were barely bothering to hide their disgust at the IOC’s attempts to pin the blame for Russian drugs problems on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) during the meeting and sports officials were trying their best to evade lingering press corps as they headed towards lunch.

Ensuring that International Federations play a direct role in choosing host cities for the Olympic and Paralympic Games has been cited as a priority by the head of the umbrella group that represents them.

All Olympic International Federations should introduce term limits for its Presidents and other key positions as this promotes better governance standards and avoids a monopoly of power around a few individuals, the head of the umbrella group that represents them has warned.