Mixed martial arts (MMA) has obtained national sport recognition in Thailand by the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT), due to the work of the Thai Association of Mixed Martial Arts (TAMMA), a member of the international federation for the sport of MMA.

The meeting of the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of the countries of West Asia, organised by the Qatar Olympic Committee in cooperation with the Olympic Council of Asia, took place last Wednesday and was attended by representatives of 12 NOCs of the West Asia region, from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen, the Emirates, the Sultanate of Oman, Iraq, Bahrain, Kuwait and Syria, in addition to the host country Qatar.

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has highlighted the important role that its headquarters in Kuwait has played in providing stability and a launch pad for further progress. At the 43rd OCA General Assembly, it was announced that the Government of Kuwait has graciously extended the lease of the OCA headquarters site, which was originally due to expire in September 2024.

Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah has been banned from holding any position within the International Olympic Committee for 15 years for ethics violations. The Kuwaiti had served as president of the Olympic Council of Asia and the Association of National Olympic Committees.

The newest Olympic winter sport, ski mountaineering, has been included in the programme to be held at the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin in China, it has been announced.

Sheikh Talal Fahad al-Ahmad al-Sabah will not be allowed to stand for President to succeed brother Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah when the disputed Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) elections are re-staged, it has been ruled.

The role of China's Jizhong Wei, chair of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Ethics Committee, during the controversial vote to elect a new President has been heavily criticised following an International Olympic Committee (IOC) investigation.

Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah did try to influence the result on behalf of his brother Sheikh Talal Fahad al-Ahmad al-Sabah in the election to choose a successor to him as President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), an International Olympic Committee (IOC) investigation has ruled.

Triple Olympic table tennis gold medallist Ding Ning of China has expressed her wish to help others to achieve their post-retirement dreams after securing her place on the Olympic Council of Asia Athletes’ Committee here.

Olympic Council of Asia Acting President Randhir Singh has claimed that "the world now knows Hangzhou" after the city successfully staged the biggest Asian Games in history.

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is set to face the "appropriate consequences" from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) over its decision to let the North Korean flag fly during the Asian Games here.

Three-time Olympic table tennis champion Ding Ning of China headlines a new nine-strong Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Athletes' Committee after elections were held alongside the Asian Games here.

Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah and his brother Sheikh Talal Fahad al-Ahmad al-Sabah have filed appeals against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne following the disputed elections for the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).

Russian Olympic Committee President Stanislav Pozdnyakov has slammed the exclusion of his athletes from the Asian Games here as "completely unacceptable" after claiming that they were not contacted over the change in decision.

Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Acting President Randhir Singh has defended the use of North Korea’s flag at the Asian Games here - but the decision is landing his organisation in hot water with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).