The United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee (UAE NOC) have welcomed a delegation from Yakutsk 2016 to discuss their various expertise in staging youth games.

The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) has paid tribute to weightlifter George Newton, who has passed away aged 79.

A latest autonomy challenge for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is to be combated at a meeting between representatives of the South Korean Governement and the National Olympic Committee in Lausanne on Friday (March 4).

The United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee (UAE NOC) has hosted the third edition of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) sports and environment lab, where a proposal to appoint an environmental ambassador was among a series of 30 recommendations discussed.

The Jordan Olympic Committee's (JOC) official partner Backaldrin has helped swimmer Khader Baqleh in his preparations for Rio 2016 by hosting the 17-year-old in Austria for a training camp.

A cooperation agreement between the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) and the Dutch Olympic Committee*Dutch Sports Federation (NOC*NSF) has been signed here in a bid to strengthen the relations of the two organisations.

The Jordan Olympic Committee (JOC) has revealed that the online voting system for the 2015 Black Iris Sports Awards reached 1.1 million Facebook pages.

Senior members of the Kuwaiti Government are to embark on a world tour in an attempt to convince the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and other International Federations to lift their respective suspensions of the Gulf nation, it has been revealed.

The Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC) has announced that elections will take place at their Annual General Assembly on March 23.

A specialised sports medicine and injuries clinic has been opened by Bahrain’s National Sports Medicine Centre in Isa Town.

The Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC) has held a three-day "IMPULSE" seminar on women in sports at the Namgay Heritage Hotel in Thimphu.

Final preparations are taking place for Qatar's National Sports Day on Tuesday (February 9th), an annual event celebrating the "significance of sport and its pioneering role in developing the life of individuals and communities".

A total of 384 Nepalese athletes will represent their country at the upcoming South Asian Games in Indian cities Guwahati and Shillong, the Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC) has announced.

A budget of AED19.484 million (£5.3 million/$3.7 million/€4.8 million) has been approved by the Executive Office of the United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee (UAE NOC) to prepare for and participate in major events in 2016.

Syed Arif Hasan has retained his seat as President of the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) for a record fourth term following elections in Lahore.