Gian-Franco Kasper has confirmed he is serving as ad-hoc interim chairman of the SportAccord Council until a new President is elected at an Extraordinary General Assembly, while insidethegames has learned that Vlad Marinescu has resigned from his position of general director.

Ukrainian open water swimmer Olga Beresnyeva has been stripped of her seventh place finish at the London 2012 Olympic Games after admitting to taking EPO (Erythropoietin).

The final design of Tokyo’s new National Stadium, that will form the centrepiece of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, could be submitted later than currently anticipated, Japanese officials have admitted.

Twenty-six International Olympic Committee (IOC)-recognised Federations have proposed events to be considered for inclusion at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, organisers have confirmed today following an Executive Board meeting in the Japanese capital.

World Bowling have launched their bid to be included in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic programme after officially submitting their application to be considered for inclusion as an additional event.

Budapest has moved a major step closer to bidding for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics after the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) unanimously voted in favour of supporting the campaign at its Annual General Meeting today. 

Boston’s under pressure bid to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games has suffered another setback following a new poll which revealed that 49 per cent of the population are in opposition of the event coming to the city.

Several International Olympic Committee (IOC) members believe its own Evaluation Commission underestimated the travel distance between the three venue clusters proposed in Beijing's bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, insidethegames has been told.

A total of 65 per cent of those who applied for Rio 2016 tickets in the first draw have been successful.

Beijing 2022 produced a "slick and professional" presentation to International Olympic Committee (IOC) members today in the race for the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympics, strongly batting off concerns about a lack of snow and winter vibe. 

A pledge to utilise a $75 billion (£49 billion/€67 billion) sovereign wealth fund formed a strong part of Almaty 2022's message to the International Olympic Committee here (IOC) at today's Candidate City Briefing, with Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov playing a starring role.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach today urged Japanese leaders to resolve issues surrounding the new National Stadium that will form the centrepiece of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, as officials unveiled further venue changes expected to bring overall savings to $1.7 billion (£1.1 billion/€1.5 bllion)

Gian Franco Kasper is definitely not interested in the SportAccord Presidency, even on an interim basis, he has told insidethegames here on the day of a meeting to discuss the future of the organisation.

Four new disciplines were added to the programme for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, it was officially announced here today.

Steve Pagliuca, the new chairman of Boston's bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, has claimed concerns over the bid's budget will soon "fade into the background" and that the end of the city's harshest winter in over a century will lead an increase in support for the campaign.