The Cuban triple jumper has received the bronze medal she was due at Beijing 2008 after it emerged that her rivals who overtook her had done so illegally, using banned substances.

IOC President Thomas Bach has mourned the death of his compatriot Wolfgang Schäuble at the age of 81. He deeply regretted that the former Federal Minister of the Interior and President of the Bundestag, Wolfgang Schäuble, had passed away in his sleep.

Global warming affects every aspect of life, including sport and top-level athletics. The problem is getting worse every year, and unless there is a 180-degree turn in the policies of the IOC and politicians in general, the Gangwon Youth Games in 2024 or the Milano-Cortina Games in 2026 will be remembered as the last in the current format.

The Central American country is now suspended from active participation in the Olympic Games. At the recent Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, its athletes competed as "Independents," and in Paris they will compete as neutrals for the time being, although a return is imminent.

Israeli Olympic gymnastics champion, Artem Dolgopyat, will auction his latest gold medal to assist the victims of Hamas.

Azerbaijan's women's basketball team has qualified for the 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Paris 2024 to be held in Hong Kong from 17 April 2024.

The 2026 Asian Para Games (AINAGOC) have unveiled their logo, which will bear the slogan 'Imagine One Heart.' This emblem will be used at the Games, which will be held in the city of Nagoya, Japan, from 18-24 October 2026.

A record-breaking 1,900 athletes will compete in South Korea in January to become the next generation of winter sports stars at Asia's first Youth Olympic Games.

Outstanding Kyrgyz athletes are refusing to use the new flag created by President Sadyr Japarov, who modified it because he felt it resembled a sunflower rather than the sun.

The International Federation of Equestrian Sports (FEI) has announced that Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be competing in the equestrian disciplines at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

FIBA has finally decided that Hong Kong will be one of the hosts of the 3x3 Basketball Qualifiers for Paris 2024. This crucial event will decide who gets the ticket to Paris. Playing it safe seems to be FIBA's motto for these qualifiers, which will begin in April 2024.

Ivory Coast government has said that everything is already in place for the African Cup of Nations football tournament, to be held in six different stadiums from 13 January to 11 February 2024. 

Bahrain's Sovereign Fund is set to assume full control of the Formula One team's parent company after reaching an agreement with minority investors. In doing so, the Mumtalakat Group will attempt to reverse 25 years without having a champion at the pinnacle of world motorsport.

The U.S. team that won the gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games with Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Vince Carter, among others, has been nominated for the Basketball Hall of Fame for the first time. Carter and Augustus stand out individually.