Qatar Olympic Committee venues awarded four-star sustainability rating
By Michael Pavitt
Qatar's Ali Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah Arena and Lusidal Sports Arena have been granted a four-star global sustainability assessment system (GSAS) rating, making the state-of-the-art arenas the first in the region to achieve the rating.
Qatar's Ali Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah Arena and Lusidal Sports Arena have been granted a four-star global sustainability assessment system (GSAS) rating, making the state-of-the-art arenas the first in the region to achieve the rating.
Yuko Arakida, chair of the Olympic Council of Asia's (OCA) Athletes' Committee, has hailed the success of the second Asian Athletes' Forum. 
The first of three Black Iris awards have opened for public vote as fans are given the opportunity to vote on who they think Jordan's best sportsman has been over the past year.
The achievements of Macau's 2014 Asian Games athletes have been recognised by the Government's Sports Development Board at a ceremony in the city, attended by Sports and Olympic Committee of Macau President Charles Lo Keng Chio.
Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) member Shaikha Hayat bint Abdulaziz Al Khalifa will chair the second meeting of the Committee supervising the Arab Women's Clubs Games, to be held in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Six scholarships have been awarded to promising athletes by the Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC) ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Athletics, basketball, cycling and handball were among 14 national sports associations awarded by the Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) for their achievements in 2014.
Nien-Hsin Chiang and Yu-Jen Huang, gold medallists in weightlifting and taekwondo respectively at the Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games, have been named among 20 elite athletes to be sponsored by the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee.
Medallists at the 28th Southeast Asian Games (SEA) in Singapore will receive handmade toys of the Games official mascot Nila, it has been revealed.
Gachon University Gil Medical Centre will become an Official Hospital of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the two bodies.
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) must guard against complacency in 2015 and "keep moving forward in developing and promoting the Olympic Movement" in the continent and beyond, warned President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah in his New Year's message.
Preparations for major events next year dominated the 82nd meeting of the Executive Bureau of the Heads of Olympic Committees of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) held in Kuwait City today.
World number one judoka Ganbatyn Boldbaatar and world champion wrestler Sükheegiin Tserenchimed have been named best male and best female athletes at the Mongolian Olympic Committee's Burte Chono Awards.
The former President of the Lebanese Olympic Committee (LOC) Antoine Chartier has been killed in a car crash at the age of 77. 
A new multi-purpose sports hall has been opened by Royal Representative and Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC) President Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuk in Trashigang.
