Comment: While the public demand for better governance in sport rings louder than ever, sports leaders are confronted with troubles inherited from the past

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) yesterday agreed to amend its constitution after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) threatened to withdraw recognition of the body for failing to comply with the IOC’s rules for good governance.

Switzerland is the centre of international sports organisations, and now a new report from Swiss based research consultancy Rütter+Partner claims that the organisations produce substantial economic effects for the Swiss economy.

International sport is facing new power structures, but also a huge task in making sport and physical activity more inclusive. At the closing session of Play the Game 2013, four speakers mapped some of sport’s urgent challenges without reaching a clear consensus on how to assess and deal with them.

The German Thomas Bach takes over the presidency of the IOC from Belgian Jacques Rogge and must immediately embark on an internal power struggle in top sport.

In a few years, Asia will be the center of gravity for the Olympic world. IOC chose Tokyo as the safe solution rather than the more visionary but also more risky bids on the future of sport.

After being cut out from the Olympic programme earlier this year, wrestling can now look forward to be re-included in the Summer Olympic Games 2020 in Tokyo.

Buenos Aires: The German Thomas Bach is widely seen as the favorite — and a first-round victory for him certainly is the most likely outcome. However, he would be ill-advised to solely rely on the support of the notorious Sheikh Ahmad Al-Sabah. When remembering the likes of Alejandro Blanco and Marius Vizer — you’d better be on guard.