Olympic Council of Asia

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Sheikh Talal Fahad Al Ahmad Al Sabah has controversially been elected as the new president of the Olympic Council of Asia, replacing his brother Sheikh Ahmad, who was suspended from the role in 2021 after…
Multi-sport
Governance

The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) has given its support to the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) efforts to further develop means by which Russians and Belarusians c…
Multi-sport
Governance

The International Olympic Committee has further progressed efforts to have Russian and Belarusians compete as neutral athletes ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, following a meeting of its Executive…
Multiple Sports
Governance

The International Olympic Committee has said it will explore a proposal from the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) to reintegrate Russian and Belarusian athletes into competitions ahead of the 2024 Olympic…
Multi-sport
Events

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has approved Saudi Arabia as host of its 2029 Asian Winter Games, with events to be staged at a yet-to-be-built resort at the Kingdom’s $500bn (€506.4bn) Neom site.
Mixed Martial Arts
Governance

The Asian members of the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation have established a regional confederation despite the Olympic Council of Asia warning it will not recognise the organisation
Multi-sport
Events

The Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee (SAOC) has submitted a bid to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games
Multi-sport
Events

The Asian Games in Hangzhou, China has been rescheduled to take place from September 23 to October 8 next year
Multi-sport
Events

The forthcoming Asian Games in the Chinese city of Hangzhou have been postponed due to ongoing uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Olympic Council of Asia has announced
Padel
Governance

The Olympic Council of Asia and the International Padel Federation (FIP) have established a task force to work towards the inclusion of the short-court racket sport at the pan-regional Asian Games
Multi-sport
Events

There is a “possibility” the forthcoming Asian Games will be postponed due to the ongoing effects of the Covid-19 pandemic in China, the director general of the Olympic Council of Asia has warned.
Esports
Governance

Chinese technology and entertainment conglomerate Tencent has signed strategic partnerships with the Olympic Council of Asia and the Asian Electronic Sports Federation
Multi-sport
Events

The Olympic Council of Asia has announced host nations for two of its forthcoming events at this weekend’s 40th OCA General Assembly in Dubai.
Multi-sport
Events

The South Korean cities of Gwangju and Daegu have today (Monday) held a ceremony to launch their joint bid to host the 2038 edition of the Asian Games multi-sport event
Multiple Sports
Events

The Asian Youth Games, due to take place in Shantou, China, in November, has been postponed by a year due to the pandemic
Multiple Sports
Governance

Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah, president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and a key figure in the global sports industry, along with Husain Al-Musallam, president of Fina, aquatic sports’ world g…
Football
Events

Qatar and Saudi Arabia are engaged in two bidding contests to host Asian continental sports events, one concluding tomorrow and one just getting underway
Events

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has announced that the sixth edition of its Asian Beach Games will now be held from April 2-10, 2021 following an initial postponement caused by China’s stance on hosting i…