Flying Airspeeder race cars are being trialled in the desert as Australian technology companies aim to play a part in the Brisbane 2032 Olympics.

A group of Belarusian athletes opposing the authoritarian regime of Alexander Lukashenko have called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to introduce an "Anti-War Declaration" to determine those who can compete internationally.

Estonian Olympic Committee President Urmas Sõõrumaa has admitted that his country will not boycott next year’s Olympics in Paris, despite describing the potential participation of Russian athletes as "absurd" while Ukraine remains ravaged by war.

World Archery has expressed its opposition to athletes from Russia and Belarus coming through Asian qualification tournaments for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, citing another option would need to be explored if the archers are welcomed back to international competition.

The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) will be based in the south of France for training prior to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with local sports organisations.

Two-time Olympic gold medallist Brittney Griner has been omitted from the United States women’s basketball squad for an upcoming four-day training camp in Minneapolis as preparations for Paris 2024 are launched.

Polish Sports Minister Kamil Bortniczuk has claimed that up to 40 countries are opposed to the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at next year's Olympic Games in Paris, but officials from both the United States and Canada have backed plans for them to return to competition under a neutral banner.

Plans have been revealed for a new indoor sports centre to be built in the Sunshine Coast before the Brisbane 2032 Olympics and Paralympics.

Paris 2024 qualification places in the street discipline of skateboarding are on offer at the Street and Park World Championships in Sharjah.

Any head-hunting agency tasked with selecting candidates to become the next President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) would need to look no further than the CV of Sebastian Newbould Coe, aka Baron Coe of Ranmore.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Kirsty Coventry has welcomed the move to facilitate the return of Russian and Belarusian athletes at sports events and their inclusion at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Athletes from Vietnam are to receive a prize fund of $1 million (£811,000/€918,000) if they win a gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, with the nation looking to return to the medal table after failing to score a podium at Tokyo 2020.

Michel Moore has won a second term as the chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) after being appointed by the Los Angeles Police Commission unanimously, but his period in office will end before the city hosts the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The French Senate has overwhelmingly backed a Bill that will allow experimental artificial intelligence (AI)-powered video surveillance during the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games with 245 in favour and 28 against.

Former chairman of Aoki Holdings, Hironori Aoki, faces a 30-month sentence after being charged with two others for giving ¥28 million (£175,000/$215,000/€198,000) in bribes to a former Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics Organising Committee member to land a sponsorship deal.