The head of Peru's National Anti-Doping Agency (CONAD) Carlos Zegarra has said they will test all Peruvian athletes before their home Lima 2019 Pan American Games.

This year's International Book Fair in Minsk will be themed on the upcoming 2019 European Games in the city, it has been announced.

The Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee secretary general Lorraine Mar believes the country's athletes need greater funding and more top level international competition to enhance their prospects at the Pacific Games.

Street lighting along Minsk's major thoroughfare will be renovated for the 2019 European Games in June, it has been announced.

Some sports from the Northern Mariana Islands may not take part in this year's Pacific Games in Samoa this summer due to high travel costs, it has been claimed.

Lima 2019 has installed new accessibility features at its Athletes' Village that it claims will ensure a comfortable and convenient experience for visually-impaired athletes during the Parapan American Games.

African Billiards and Snooker Confederation (ABSC) have announced snooker will be included on the programme for this year’s African Games in Morocco.

Applicants to the Lima 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games volunteer programme now have access to virtual training. 

Minsk 2019 have said they hope to attract 70,000 tourists to the country for the Minsk 2019 European Games, after a Government official said they were expecting 30,000.

Lima 2019 have announced the swimming pool for the Pan American Games water polo competitions has been installed, while organisers provided progress reports on further key facilities.

Belarus' National History Museum will put on an interactive exhibition about folk art during the Minsk 2019 European Games. 

The Lima 2019 Pan American Games mascot will accompany Games ambassador and rally driver Nicolas Fuchs Sierlecki on his attempt to complete the Dakar Rally.

The President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has piled pressure on the country's athletes before their home 2019 European Games in Minsk, saying the country is "tired of waiting for results".

The organisers of the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia in Samoa have confirmed a "compound" owned by the country's Methodist Church will act as an Athletes' Village.