Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) President Julio Maglione claims to be confident about preparations for Lima 2019 following an inspection visit during which he met with Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.

Rio 2016 Olympic silver medallist Chad le Clos will be among the stars competing at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Dubai World Cup which gets underway tomorrow.

An Extraordinary General Assembly of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) is due to take place in Doha on November 17, insidethegames has been told, although elections to select a new President will not be held there and are set to be delayed until next February. 

International Swimming Federation (FINA) President Julio Maglione has hit back at stinging criticism from three resigning members of the organisation's Doping Review Control Board (DRCB) by stressing they are at "the forefront" of the fight against drug use and have always adopted "transparency and zero tolerance" in their approach.

International Swimming Federation (FINA) President Julio Maglione has claimed the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Independent Commission "exceeded their power" when compiling the explosive McLaren Report into Russian doping.

Elections to select the next President and Executive Committee of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) could be delayed until early next year due to logistical factors, it emerged after lengthy discussion on the issue at today's Extraordinary General Assembly.

Voting power of large nations within the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) was reduced at the body's Extraordinary General Assembly here today, while a controversial proposal to drastically decrease the number of people eligible to stand for the Presidency was abandoned.

Presidents of the 41 Pan American National Olympic Committees were handed Rio 2016 Torches here this evening in a special ceremony celebrating the "Unity of the Americas" attended by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff.

Controversial proposals to change the eligibility criteria for candidates standing to become the new President of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO), as well as the voting power of member nations, is due to be debated at an Extraordinary General Assembly starting here tomorrow.

Another candidate has emerged in the race for the Presidency of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO), with Keith Joseph formally throwing his hat into the ring.

The Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) has fixed the date of a key Extraordinary General Assembly to agree and adopt its new Constitution for May 4 and 5 in Brasilia.

Last night’s International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Aquatics Gala took place in the iconic Vigadó Concert Hall here in Budapest. Built in 1859 on the eastern bank of the Danube, the grand old building - the city's second-largest concert venue - required 36 years of renovation following the destruction of World War Two, but is now fully restored and filled once again with elegant arches and beautiful paintings.

José Joaquín Puello, a 75-year-old neurosurgeon from the Dominican Republic, has emerged as a candidate to succeed Julio Maglione as President of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO).

The Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) is poised to decide the venue and date of an Extraordinary General Assembly to agree and adopt its new Constitution, with El Salvador thought to be high on the list of possible settings.

Uruguay's Julio Maglione and Mexico's Olegario Vázquez Raña are among six people removed from the official list of International Olympic Committee (IOC) members after passing age limits in 2015.