Storytelling about and by athletes will be at the centre of a re-shaped online profile for the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), which has assigned digital specialists Next League to the task.

The Iraqi Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IRAQMMAF) received recognition from the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Iraq as an election for the federation's Board took place.

The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) and the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens and Youth (BMFSFJ) will be collaborating to launch the "Gemeinschaft bewegt", a club competition involving nine teams who are particularly committed to community and participation in sport.

The Kenyan National Olympic Committee hosted an online training session to share knowledge of the Olympic Movement among journalists.

The Nauru National Olympic Committee facilitated a community coaches and officials course.

Dmytro Kuleba, the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Ukraine, has praised Germany's Nancy Faeser after she said athletes from Russia and Belarus could be denied visas to the country.

Billy Mills, Olympic 10,000 metres gold medallist at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics has been named one of Team USA's Community Champions for 2022.

Iran will be looking to field athletes in 30 different sports during this year's Asian Games in Hangzhou, it has been revealed.

Latvian Olympic Committee (LOK) President Zorzs Tikmers has rejected accusations of a conflict of interest relating to companies selected as suppliers, claiming he is the subject of a "defamation campaign" led by the Latvian Basketball Association (LBS).

The Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China (SF&OC) is hoping that people will "pick up new sporting habits" after launching the 66th Festival of Sport.

There is shock in Kenya following the announcement that the country's Tokyo 2020 Chef de Mission Waithaka Kioni has died at the age of 70 following a heart attack.

Indonesia's Minister of Youth and Sports Dito Ariotedjo has vowed to "bridge communication" with a view to finding a solution regarding Israel's participation at this year's Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games in Bali.

The Finnish Olympic Committee has appointed Suvi Pajunen as a physiotherapist.

The Eswatini Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association (EOCGA) has opened a new headquarters in the legislative capital Lobamba, with the new site unveiled by the country's Prime Minister Cleopas Dlamini.

The French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF) has announced that its Annual General Meeting will be staged on May 25.