The Asian shooting championship, starting this week, has been stripped of its Olympic qualifying status after an Israeli delegate was refused an entry visa.
While winning the team title at the world gymnastics championships on Wednesday fulfilled a lifelong dream, Uchimura's performance was far from flawless.
The limited social safety net for athletes who get seriously injured, or who fail to make the grade, is a concern for many sportsmen and women in South Korea, a country which arrived on the global stage with the hosting of the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
16-year-old Ellie Downie came of age as she turned despair into joy by giving Britain their first ever team medal at the gymnastics world championships.
Australia's 2012 London Olympics gold medallist Tate Smith has been banned for two years for doping violations, ruling him out of next year's Rio Games.
Simone Biles and Gabby Douglas showed that the US will be the team to beat at the Rio Olympics after they landed a third straight World Championship title.
In the midst of Brazil's economic crisis, the country might leave unused the most expensive stadium built for the 2014 World Cup for the 2016 Olympics.
The International Olympic Committee has suspended Kuwait for the second time in five years over government interference in the country's Games committee.
New Zealand Football has called on FIFA to clarify rules after Oceania Football Confederation dismissed their appeal against exclusion from the Olympics.
