Organising an Esports event has been on the IOC's agenda for the past year, and the possibility of Japan hosting the event is gaining momentum after the option of hosting the Winter Olympics in Sapporo was ruled out following the withdrawal of the 2030 bid.

The Ukrainian NOC will not use money from the IOC Solidarity Fund to protest against the inclusion of Russian and Belarusian athletes in some international competitions and at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Ukrainian NOC President Vadim Gutzeit announced on the Tribuna.com portal.

According to Le Parisien, the former international basketball player is being sanctioned by the French organisation's ethics commission for posting a controversial message about Israel on her social media. The sanction is not yet official.

Russia, embroiled in a long-running dispute with the world's major sporting institutions, has just appointed three former athletes banned for doping, Yelena Lashmanova, Sergei Kirdyapkin and Olga Kanishkina, as coaches of the national team.

"The IOC wants to change, but not to exclude". The idea of defending the presence of boxing in the Olympic Games was underlined by Eyüp Gözgen, President of the Turkish Boxing Federation.

Iyer takes up the role after a thorough selection process by the IOA Nominating Committee, having previously served as Chief Executive Officer of teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Indian Super League (ISL).

Luc Tardif told a press conference at the end of the World Junior Hockey Championships: "All the planets are in the right place". The IIHF Congress will meet at the end of February and it could be announced that the NHL will return to the Games.

The Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) are launching a metaverse for fans of the Youth Olympic Games, allowing them to enjoy the event from 19 January through characters who can take part in sports at the Olympic venues and dance to their hearts' content.

The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) made its Olympic debut at Paris 1924 and aspires to have at least 19 athletes representing the country at the upcoming edition, in line with the number of athletes for the Tokyo 2020 Games. Currently, four Filipino athletes have secured spots. The dream is to improve on the four medals won at Tokyo 2020.

The French Minister for Sport, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, has said that strict compliance with the neutrality rules laid down by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will be monitored for the Russian and Belarusian athletes taking part in this summer's Olympic Games in Paris.

Paris 2024 is breaking records and the Paralympic Games are expected to beat the previous record for participating teams. A refugee team will also be taking part for the third year running.

The Palestinian national team makes its debut in the Asian Cup against Iran on 14 January. The players are trying to get out of the situation as a result of the conflict in Gaza. It will be Palestine's third appearance at the tournament, which runs from 12 January to 10 February in Qatar.

In an interview with BBC Ukraine, Ukraine's Minister of Youth and Sport, Matviy Bidnyi, said that the country may not take part in the Games if Russian athletes are allowed to compete in Paris, and announced that Ukraine would await the IOC's decision on the "arguments and appeals".

IOC President Thomas Bach has mourned the death of his compatriot Wolfgang Schäuble at the age of 81. He deeply regretted that the former Federal Minister of the Interior and President of the Bundestag, Wolfgang Schäuble, had passed away in his sleep.