A group of 39 Swiss Parliamentarians prepared for a day’s debating with an early morning run around the Bundeshaus in Bern as they took part in the 17th “Parliamen-tation” race, organised this year by the Swiss National Olympic Committee.

A total of 300 young refugees and students from a refugee background had the opportunity of learning new skills and sports alongside New Zealand Olympians.

Russia and Belarus plan to expand cooperation between their National Olympic Committees to enable joint events, as well as the future use by Russian athletes of Belarusian sports training facilities.

The Olympic Committee of Israel (OCI) has pledged to end gender discrimination by signing a Gender Equality Charter. 

Eight New Zealand Olympians are set to help young refugees at an Olympic Refugee Sports Day event this week.

The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) has chosen three students to study a sports administration degree on scholarships at the Russian International Olympic University (RIOU).

National Olympic Committees (NOCs) in Oceania have raised concerns over financial support for boxers due to compete at this year's Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires due to funding being halted to the International Boxing Association (AIBA).

Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) President Robin Mitchell believes the organisation have enjoyed a successful week following its General Assembly here today.

The Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (SASANOC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) to formalise an agreement around the Oceania Sports Education Programme (OSEP).

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) have announced the appointment of Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) President Lisa Borders as chair of an Athlete and National Governing Body Engagement Commission.

A team of 10 Australian Olympians are set to join more than 150 indigenous runners in taking part in a fun run around the base of Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock.

Kleinjan Combrinck, the 2018 African champion in freestyle wrestling at 57 kilograms, has died in a car accident near his home in South Africa.

Creation of a taskforce to examine sponsorship opportunities surrounding the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is being considered by the Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC).

Kiribati's first-ever Commonwealth Games gold medallist David Katoatau has been named as an Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) ambassador for climate change as he seeks to raise awareness of the issue.