John Coates has confirmed he will step down as head of the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) next year but plans to take up a new role as Honorary Life President after Paris 2024.

Judoka Majlinda Kelmendi, who was Kosovo's first-ever Olympic gold medallist in the women's under-52 kilogram category at Rio 2016, has retired from the sport at the age of 30.

The next International Olympic Committee (IOC) Presidential election may be just shy of four years away, but talk in the Movement has already turned to Thomas Bach’s potential successor.

Gold medallists Eliud Kipchoge, Faith Kipyegon and Emmanuel Korir were among 25 athletes presented with awards by the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) for their efforts at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Sabatino Aracu will stand for re-election as President of World Skate at its Congress next month, the organisation has confirmed.

International Hockey Federation (FIH) chief executive Thierry Weil has vowed to conduct a "thorough analysis" of the voting procedure for its annual Stars Awards after Indian players and officials connected with them controversially won all eight of year's eight categories and Olympic men's champions Belgium and The Netherlands missed out altogether.

Former Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović has been appointed to chair the International Olympic Committee (IOC) panel responsible for identifying and recommending hosts of the Olympic Games.

International Hockey Federation (FIH) President Narinder Batra has hit back at criticism of the world governing body’s annual awards after Indian players dominated the announcement.

Norway’s Olympic ski jump champion Maren Lundby will not defend her title at Beijing 2022 after announcing she would not compete this season because she wants to protect her health.

Triathlon Australia, already under fire following its failure to win an Olympic medal, is at the centre of fresh controversy after being accused of fixing races in the build-up to Tokyo 2020.

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra has revealed that the country is looking at a multi-centre bid to host the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games after disclosing that Ahmedabad would be his choice to host the Opening Ceremony.

The French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF) has unveiled a new emblem which will be used by France's Olympic and Paralympic teams moving forward.

Queensland politician and special envoy for the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics Ted O'Brien has been slammed by the state's Health Minister Yvette D'Ath after suggesting that the Federal Government could withdraw its half of a AUD5 billion ($3.6 billion/£2.6 billion/€3.15 billion) funding agreement for the Games.

Australian basketball star Liz Cambage is to appear at a private hearing as the investigation into an incident during a Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games warm-up match against Nigeria approaches its conclusion.