Honorary International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Vitaly Smirnov has accused Ukrainian Sports Minister Vadym Huttsait of "blackmail" and "coercion" by stopping athletes from posing for pictures with Russians at the Winter Olympics here.

Taiwanese officials are reportedly set to boycott the Opening and Closing Ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics here due to hostilities with hosts China.

The Russian Olympic Committee’s (ROC) final preparations for Beijing 2022 have been disrupted by COVID-19 cases with Olympic medallists Nikita Tregubov and Mikhail Kolyada both testing positive before they were due to fly to the Chinese capital.

A referendum on Pyrenees-Barcelona's bid for the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games is set to be held later this year, the Minister of the Presidency of Catalonia has announced.

Another round of mass testing is underway here as Beijing grapples with the spread of COVID-19 prior to staging the Winter Olympics in a little more than a week’s time.

Award-winning Chinese filmmaker Lu Chuan has been chosen to direct the official film of the upcoming Winter Olympics here in Beijing.

Olympic gymnastics gold medallist Szilveszter Csollány of Hungary has died at the age of 51 after contracting COVID-19.

A short film has been released by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that aims to demonstrate the power of solidarity in the build-up to the upcoming Winter Olympics here in Beijing.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has praised the International Cycling Union (UCI) following an audit of its anti-doping programme.

Three-time Paralympic gold medallist Dylan Alcott has made history by becoming the first visibly disabled person to be named Australian of the Year.

Guam has been selected to host the inaugural FIBA Micronesian Cup later this year, which will be the official qualifying event for the 2023 Pacific Games, it has been announced.

Taekwondo instructor Ali Rahimi was the "unsung hero" behind the successful refugee evacuation of eight female Afghani athletes, Australia Taekwondo has revealed.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has become the first foreign dignitary to hold face-to-face talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for nearly two years after completing his three-day self-imposed isolation here in Beijing.

President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Patrice Motsepe has claimed a closed gate that should have been open caused last night's crush outside the Olembe Stadium prior to the Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 match between hosts Cameroon and Comoros.