Carlos Yulo is ready to add more disciplines to his repertoire prior to next year's Asian Games as he seeks to avenge a disappointing Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

The coaches who led Iran to an unprecedented Kabaddi double at the 2018 Asian Games have had their contracts extended to cover the 2022 edition.

The Colombian department of Valle del Cauca celebrated one month until the inaugural Junior Pan American Games gets underway in Cali with a firework display at Lake Calima and a performance of the Games' official song, Por Nosotros.

Organisers of the Birmingham 2022 World Games believe they have reached the "hot phase" in preparations to deliver an "outstanding event" next year after staging a three-day staff meeting.

Hangzhou 2022 deputy secretary general Chen Weiqiang believes that the 2022 Asian Games will benefit from unprecedented media coverage.

Next year's Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) in Thailand have been pushed back to 2023 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been confirmed.

Next month's two-hour Opening Ceremony at the Cali 2021 Junior Pan American Games will seek to provide a "cultural exhibition from Cali, the state of Valle del Cauca and Colombia," with all participating artists locally based.

The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has confirmed the final qualification list for the Birmingham 2022 World Games where canoe marathon is set to make its debut.

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.

The Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) has signed a commercial deal with media and marketing rights company Sportfive, covering the 2023 and 2027 African Games.

Organisers of the postponed Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam have confirmed the event has been rescheduled for mid-May 2022.

Accra, host of the 2023 African Games, staged the African Swimming Championships, which saw South Africa continue its continental dominance in the sport as it topped the medal table in the Ghanaian capital.

Santiago 2023 has unveiled "Fiu" as the official mascot for the next Pan American Games after seeing off four other contenders in a public vote.

Four murals will be painted by local artists as part of the legacy project of the Birmingham 2022 World Games in the United States, with the theme of one of these going to a public vote.