The Olympic Committee of Kosovo (OCK) has welcomed participants to a social media workshop during the sixth edition of the Sport and Media Conference.

The Kosovo flag is not being displayed at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Serbia amid a long-standing dispute over the country’s independence from the host nation, and is also absent from the World Athletics website.

Suresh Subramaniam, the President of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka, met with his French and Kosovan counterparts to strengthen cooperation between the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) on visits to both countries.

International Judo Federation (IJF) President Marius Vizer was joined by Olympic Committee of Kosovo (COK) counterpart Ismet Krasniqi and leading Kosovan political figures including President Vjosa Osmani to open a new training centre in the country.

The Olympic Committee of Portugal (COP) and the Olympic Committee of Kosovo (COK) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at increasing cooperation between the two countries.

Fourteen will provide Kosovo with apparel for international competitions such as the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after signing a four-year agreement with the Olympic Committee of Kosovo (OCK).

The Olympic Committee of Kosovo (OCK) has held its first International Sports Film Festival in the country's capital Pristina.

The National Olympic Committee of Kosovo has begun a four-part international mental skills seminar with 40 elite athletes taking part over the video conference platform Zoom.

The Olympic Committee of Kosovo (OCK) has hosted its first Leading Sports Women Forum at Sirius Hotel in Prishtina.

The Olympic Committee of Kosovo (KOC) have marked June 5 – the World Day of Sports and Environment – with events aimed at promoting the role of women in sport.

The Presidents of the World Minigolf Sport Federation (WMF) and European Minigolf Sport Federation (EMF) have met with Olympic Committee of Kosovo (OCK) counterpart Besim Hasani in Pristina, where the 2016 WMF World Adventure Golf Masters recently took place. 

For all the bluster and triumphalism of the 40 Agenda 2020 recommendations unanimously passed in Monte Carlo on December 8, it has not escaped the notice of many that, with the possible exception of the Olympic TV Channel, few concrete and definite changes have yet occurred in Thomas Bach’s era of reform.

The decision taken the following day during that International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session to recognise the membership of Kosovo was therefore perhaps the biggest accomplishment so far of the Bachean era. For it was a choice that could have sparked a political maelstrom but seems to have passed with, if not unanimous approval, than more or less universal grudging acceptance.

The background to the decision was complex and our analysis here last year delves only some way into the fascinating blend of history, international relations and sports politics required to come close to understanding the factors at play.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has paid a historic visit to Belgrade to meet Olympic Committee of Serbia head Vlade Divac as well as local youngsters and members of the wider Serbian sporting community.

Kosovo have been granted provisional admittance as a member of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), it was announced today.