International Canoe Federation (ICF) secretary general Simon Toulson has dismissed suggestions that events in the sport at Tokyo 2020 should be staged at the same venue as for the 1964 Olympics following a request from the Japan Canoe Federation (JCF).

Paris 2024 has announced French based multinational energy organisation Suez as its latest official partner, meaning the bid has now secured more than €26 million (£23.5 million/$29 million) in private sector funding.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president Juan Antonio Samaranch insists Beijing 2022 will deliver on their word by offering unrestricted internet access for spectators and visitors to the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive director of the Olympic Games Christophe Dubi has played down concerns over the location of the Beijing 2022 Sliding Centre, claiming the need for more "technical details" is the reason behind the delay in selecting a confirmed site for the venue.

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has dismissed Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi's suggestion that the money which would have been spent on a successful Olympic bid should be allocated to the city anyway. 

Tokyo 2020 organisers have warned that moving rowing and canoe sprint 400 kilometres out of the city risks increasing rather than reducing costs during a meeting with the Governor of Miyagi Prefecture today.

Pyeongchang 2018 have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the South Korean Ministry of Education in order to contribute to an "Olympic legacy for educational development".

An "immediate decision" will be made by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on the appointment of a new chair of the Beijing 2022 Coordination Commission should Alexander Zhukov be forced to stand down, vice-president Juan Antonio Samaranch claimed here today.

Athletes who have therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs) should be excluded from major events because it gives them an unfair advantage over the rest of the field, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed today.

Alexander Zhukov is set to lose his status as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after he revealed plans to step down as President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) to concentrate on his work in the country's Parliament.

International Ski Federation (FIS) secretary general Sarah Lewis has hailed the progress at the venues due to stage skiing events at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games as "remarkable" following a second day of inspections as part of the Coordination Commission visit here.

Researchers and university students have launched a petition which asks Tokyo 2020 organisers to use recycled metal to produce the medals that will be awarded to athletes at the Olympics and Paralympics.

Rome's bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games has been suspended, the President of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) Giovanni Malagò announced here today, although faint hopes of a renewed effort still exist given recent political changes.

Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) President Giovanni Malagò has denied claims Rome's bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games would have been reliant on building new venues.

Beijing 2022 Coordination Commission chair Alexander Zhukov will miss the planned inspections of the Zhangjiakou and Zanqing zones as he is returning to Moscow later today for a "very important" meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin tomorrow.