The International Olympic Committee has revoked the Olympic qualification status of a 25-meter shooting event in New Delhi because Indian officials refused to grant entry visas to two Pakistani athletes and an official.
The organizers of the 2024 Paris Olympics want to add breakdancing to the games, which would be a first for the dance sport that came from the streets of New York.
The executive director of the International Boxing Association says time is "rapidly" running out to organize an Olympic tournament in 2020 amid disputes with the International Olympic Committee and a rebel group of boxing officials.
In France, it is easier than ever now to act out "Star Wars" fantasies, because the fencing federation has officially recognized lightsaber dueling as a competitive sport.
Russian Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov says the country is interested in hosting the Olympics in 2032 or 2036, even as it still faces the fallout from years of doping scandals.
Japanese swimming star Rikako Ikee, a contender for the 100-meter butterfly gold medal at next year's Olympics in Tokyo, has been diagnosed with leukemia.
South Korea has chosen its capital, Seoul, for its bid for the 2032 Summer Olympics, which it hopes to jointly host with rival North Korea as a peace gesture.
Amateur boxing faces a breakaway threat ahead of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo after its international federation elected a president accused of ties to organized crime.
