COVID-19 counter-measures at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics effectively controlled the level of infection, the eighth Smart Cities & Sport Summit heard here today, and those successful protocols will form one of the most important legacies of the staging.

Panam Sports President Neven Ilic has conceded that hosting the Junior Pan American Games during the COVID-19 pandemic is a "big risk", but insists it is one worth taking because of the benefits on offer.

The Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (VASANOC) chief executive James Malau has admitted the COVID-19 pandemic has posed additional challenges for the country's participation in international competitions as it prepares for next year's Pacific Mini Games and Commonwealth Games.

Next week’s Davis Cup Finals matches in Innsbruck will still go ahead, despite Austria re-imposing a lockdown due to COVID-19, but will be played behind closed doors, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced.

Pfizer and BioNTech are to donate doses of their COVID-19 vaccination to athletes competing at the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced.

All players competing at next year’s Australian Open in Melbourne must be vaccinated, tournament director Craig Tiley confirmed today, in a decision which could have major repercussions for world number one Novak Djokovic.

Luge world champion Roman Repilov is in isolation in China after returning a positive COVID-19 test - just two days before the opening World Cup of the season.

The Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts (GAMMA) World Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Championships in Berlin are set to be postponed as a result of Germany's COVID-19 vaccine requirements.

Only fully vaccinated, recovered or polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-tested athletes and officials will be allowed to take in events organised by the International Biathlon Union (IBU) this season, it has been announced.

Despite two athletes within its bubble testing positive for COVID-19, the Luge World Cup is still scheduled to begin on Friday (November 19) in Yanqing, the venue for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, it has been confirmed. 

Jamaica is set to host the 2022 Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) Games from April 16 to 18 after receiving Government backing following the cancellation of the last two editions due to COVID-19.

This year's Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Para Games - set to be held in Hanoi in December - have been cancelled for the second time due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns.

Papua New Guinea have pulled out of the qualification tournament for the Women's Cricket World Cup later this month following a COVID-19 outbreak.

Beijing's National Aquatics Center, which is set to host the curling events at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, is expected to hold 20 per cent of its full capacity during the Games due to concerns over COVID-19.