Doha's decision not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics has been described as a "wise" choice by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) President.

Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah has been re-elected by acclamation for a fresh four-year term as President of the Olympic Council of Asia here at the body's annual General Assembly.

North Korea's International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Ung Chang is among four officials to have been awarded Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Merit Awards in recognition of their longstanding contributions to the running of sport across the continent.

Bidding for and hosting the 2017 Track Cycling World Championships has been outlined as a means to continue Turkmenistan’s growth as a sporting hub today at the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) General Assembly.

India's Randhir Singh has stepped down after 24 years as secretary general of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), with no successor to be appointed.

As many as 21 sports could feature at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games here in 2017, with 19 officially confirmed at a Coordination Commission meeting today at which preparations were widely praised.

Tashkent and Jakarta, the respective capitals of Uzbekistan and Indonesia, will play host to two Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and Olympic Solidarity Regional Forums later this year, where preparations for next year's Games in Rio de Janeiro will be among items on the agenda. 

Former Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) vice-president and Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) secretary general Muhammad Latif Butt has died following a short illness at the age of 80.

A host will be selected for the 2017 ANOC (Association of National Olympic Committee) World Beach Games at the organisation's General Assembly in Washington D.C. in October, it was revealed here today, with the inaugural event set to feature 15 sports. 

This year's Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) General Assembly in Turkmenistan has been put back by a week and will now take place in Ashgabat on September 15 and 16, it has been announced. 

For every $6 (£3.70/€5.20) of revenue from the sale of broadcasting rights to the Games that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) collected in its last four-year cycle, $1 (£0.60/€0.90) is being channelled via Olympic Solidarity (OS) on its way back out.

This amounted to $663 million (£470 million/€590 million) from rights for that Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 quadrennium - a substantial wad of cash by any reckoning.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach completed a three-country tour of Central Asia today with a visit to Kyrgyzstan capital Bishkek in conjunction with Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) President Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah, attending, among other things, a FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Australia.

If the message coming from European Olympic Committees (EOC) President Patrick Hickey concerning Armenia’s controversial participation in the inaugural European Games was that they were thrilled to have the country competing despite political tension with hosts Azerbaijan, the message coming from the crowd at the Opening Ceremony was the polar opposite.

From the days of Mrs Astor’s New York, and probably long before, all networks have had their must-attend parties.

The annual summer party held by the late Sir David Frost, the media personality, is a good example of the sort of thing I have in mind.

Former Brazilian international Zico has announced his intention to become Sepp Blatter’s replacement as President of FIFA.