In this week’s look at all the latest news in the build-up to the Olympics and elsewhere:

• Indian Olympic Association scraps Li-Ning kit deal
• China on the verge of progressing in FIFA World Cup qualifying
• The IOC provides an update on its plans for Beijing
• 22nd death in Gansu ultramarathon disaster as official commits suicide
• The latest boycott threats from around the world
• All the other features and stories of interest