A giant digital Torchbearer joined Olympic gold medallist Wang Shun to light the Cauldron at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games Opening Ceremony here that showed fireworks could be a thing of the past.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said that it is "following up" with Indian counterparts regarding Canadians attending the Session in Mumbai next month.

Indian Sports Minister Anurag Thakur has cancelled his scheduled visit to China following a visa dispute that has seen three wushu athletes left behind from the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken a dig at the opposition, claiming that the New Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games brought "disrepute" to the country.

Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Acting President Randhir Singh saluted organisers’ "diligence" and "determination" to put on the Asian Games here despite being hit by a one-year postponement and is confident they will deliver a "magnificent" event.

The International Testing Agency (ITA) has revealed its plan to ensure "fair and clean" competitions here as it looks to support an Asian Games anti-doping programme for the first time.

Hosts of the 2026 men's FIFA World Cup have committed to tackling "collusive schemes related to the provision of goods and services" connected to the tournament.

USA Weightlifting (USAW) wants the sport's governing body to take "swift and decisive action" against two technical officials who subjected Olympic silver medallist Kate Vibert to "body shaming and humiliation".

The first quota places for next year’s Olympics in Paris are set to be allocated when the Asian Games officially gets underway with the opening day of competition.

The United States' National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports (CSMAS) has recommended cannabis to be removed from banned drug classes.

World Triathlon has inducted four members to its Hall of Fame alongside the World Triathlon Championship Finals here.

The Italian Ice Sports Federation (FISG) has renewed its partnership with FILA through to Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics after a successful outing at Beijing 2022.  

Spanish home favourite Susana Rodríguez's reign as Para triathlon world champion in the women's visually impaired class came to an end here as she was beaten by Italy's Francesca Tarantello.

The Argentine Olympic Committee (COA) has signed a cooperation agreement with the Argentine Red Cross (CRA).