A Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) initiative aimed at preventing female athletes from being photographed in a sexualised manner when competing in their events has seen around 2,500 non-consensual objectifying images submitted in complaint.

Organisers of the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games have said they will take lessons from COVID-19 mitigation measures in place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and release a first "Hangzhou 2022 COVID-19 Prevention and Control Manual" before the end of the year.

Cook Islands Olympians, including Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) President Hugh Graham, have finally returned home after stringent quarantine travel rules through New Zealand.

Singapore's Para-athletes will get double of their financial awards for medals at the Tokyo 2020 Games, after DBS Bank announced that it will match the Singapore National Paralympic Council's (SNPC) contribution through its Athletes Achievement Awards (AAA).

The internal investigation into the disqualification of Malaysian athlete Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games has been completed.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach expressed "concern" over France's performance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to the country's delegation as it prepares to host the next edition of the Games in Paris in 2024.

Gold medallists Eliud Kipchoge, Faith Kipyegon and Emmanuel Korir were among 25 athletes presented with awards by the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) for their efforts at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Iran is set to stage its National Paralympic Day as it looks to profit from the success of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

Olympian Rayssa Leal and Paralympian Holly Robinson - the first fan-voted winners of the Visa Award - have respectively chosen Social Skate and Ronald McDonald House to each receive $50,000 (£36,694/€43,268).

Sri Lanka's Tokyo 2020 medallists Dinesh Priyantha Herath and Dulan Kodithuwakku have been rewarded by the Ministry of Sports for their achievements at the recent Paralympic Games.

Non-governmental organisation Human Rights Watch (HRW) is leading calls for the Japan Sports Agency (JSA) and Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee to establish an independent body to address the abuse of athletes and safeguard them.

International Hockey Federation (FIH) chief executive Thierry Weil has vowed to conduct a "thorough analysis" of the voting procedure for its annual Stars Awards after Indian players and officials connected with them controversially won all eight of year's eight categories and Olympic men's champions Belgium and The Netherlands missed out altogether.

International Hockey Federation (FIH) President Narinder Batra has hit back at criticism of the world governing body’s annual awards after Indian players dominated the announcement.

Triathlon Australia, already under fire following its failure to win an Olympic medal, is at the centre of fresh controversy after being accused of fixing races in the build-up to Tokyo 2020.