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OCA unanimously endorse Sheikh Ahmad after "fake and fabricated" allegations

  • OCA

Members of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Executive Board have delivered a ringing endorsement for their President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah following corruption allegations which an Ethics panel concluded were "fake and fabricated".

Commission has two main jobs," declared the Chinese official, a former President of the International Volleyball


Forty sports and 462 events included in final programme for Jakarta 2018

  • Jakarta Palembang 2018 Asian Games

A 40 sport and 462 event programme for the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang received final approval during a coffee break after prolonged debate at an Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Executive Board meeting here today.

April.But concerns were raised by OCA honorary life vice-president Wei Jizhong.The former International Volleyball


OCA President closes door on Oceania participation in main Asian Games

  • Asian Games

Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah appears to have shut the door on teams from Oceania participating at the full Asian Games.

sliver of light by citing the possibility of qualification events being introduced in the sport of volleyball

If we do start the qualification in volleyball, there are some Asian Federations who could maybe do qualification


Two Ukrainian ice hockey players suspended amid IIHF match-fixing investigation

  • Ice Hockey

Ukrainian ice hockey players Eduard Zakharchenko and Volodymyr Varyvoda have been provisionally suspended by the sport’s world governing body following suspicion they have been involved in a failed match-fixing attempt.

according to the European Sport Security Association.Tennis was responsible for 12, with football and volleyball




Kuala Lumpur set to stage ninth ASEAN Para Games

  • Paralympics

The ninth Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Para Games are set to begin in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow.

alongside both five and seven-a-side football.Goalball also made the cut with powerlifting, sitting volleyball




Cross country running to make Olympic return at Buenos Aires 2018

  • Buenos Aires 2018

Cross-country running is set to return to the Olympics after a 94-year absence following its inclusion within the athletics programme at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. 

format from normally.Futsal will take place rather than football and only beach handball and beach volleyball





Site for proposed Los Angeles 2028 venues evacuated after bomb scare

  • Los Angeles 2028

Santa Monica Pier, close to where Los Angeles propose to stage four sports during the 2028 Olympic Games, was closed for several hours today following a bomb scare.

city west of downtown Los Angeles, is due to be a major hub during the 2028 Olympics.They are beach volleyball