The European Union intends to include President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Arkady Dvorkovich and State Hermitage Museum Director Mikhail Piotrovsky in its 20th package of anti-Russian sanctions, EUObserver said, citing draft documents.

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has been re-elected as President of the country's National Olympic Committee (NOC).

Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Youth and Sports and the National Olympic Committee have issued a joint statement condemning the provocation against Azerbaijan at the Paris 2024 Olympics.