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Beijing 2008

  • Proud Olympic History

China win another five gold medals to top the standings again at their home Olympics.Chen Yanqing successfully

defends her women's lightweight title as hosts China come out on top once more with eight gold medals.Chen


Sydney 2000

  • Proud Olympic History

 China win four of the women's titles and add another gold medal in the men’s middleweight division

Kakhi Kakhiashvili, now also representing the Greeks, win their third Olympic titles.Zhan Xugang of China


Atlanta 1996

  • Proud Olympic History

 Greece, China, Russia and Turkey all win two gold medals each, and three silver medals for the


Tokyo 1964 and 2020

  • Proud Olympic History

is eliminated from the programme at Tokyo 2020, bringing the total number of competitions down to 14.China


London 1948 and 2012

  • Proud Olympic History

they win five gold medals.Lightweight Lin Qingfeng and middleweight Lü Xiaojun both win men's gold for China


Los Angeles 1932 and 1984

  • Proud Olympic History

 China emerged as a powerhouse of the sport, winning gold medals through flyweight Zeng Guoqiang


Athens 1896 and 2004

  • Proud Olympic History

Denmark's Viggo Jensen, who takes top honours in the two-hand lift.Many years later at Athens 2004, China


China win World Team Chess Championship in Jerusalem

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Grandmasters Lu Shanglei, Xu Xiangyu, Bai Jinshi and Li Di helped China defeat Uzbekistan in the World

The two deciding matches saw China post scores of 2.5-1.5 in Jerusalem.Spain claimed the bronze medal

winning on boards one and two.This was their first-ever medal in a team event.In the quarterfinals, China


China censors crowd shots of maskless fans at FIFA World Cup

  • World Cup

The Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup is being showed in China without images of crowds, with the state broadcaster

China Central Television (CCTV) has streamed matches with a 30-second delay, showing an edited feed

separate from the FIFA-approved one used worldwide.Protests have been growing across China over strict

correspondent for Australian broadcaster ABC, noticed the differences in the feeds shown in Australia and China

state media CGTN reported 3,822 new cases of COVID-19 in mainland China.Xi Jinping, the President of China


Exclusive: ANOCA President Berraf expecting teqball to be at 2027 African Games

  • Teqball

President of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) Mustapha Berraf has said the organisation is looking to make teqball part of the programme for the 2027 African Games.

the 2023 African Youth Games in Brazzaville.Berraf noted that there are more people in Africa than China


China set sights on Milan Cortina 2026 with first ice event since Beijing 2022

  • Milan Cortina 2026

China has held its first domestic ice and snow event of note since hosting the Beijing 2022 Winter Games

The city, famous for its forests and dinosaur fossils, is an important eco-tourism city in northern China

It is the largest forest city in China, with a forest cover rate of 84.7 per cent."


Spectators welcome as Hangzhou 2022 esports venue holds national finals

  • Hangzhou 2022

The Hangzhou 2022 esports venue has held one of its first events with spectators - national King of Glory finals.

Tickets for the event at the China Hangzhou Esports Centre were on sale to the public, according to Hangzhou

Organising Committee has in recent weeks been showing off its exterior lighting.King of Glory is popular in China

planned.New dates of September 23 to October 8 next year have been set by the Olympic Council of Asia.The China

Centre has been built for the Asian Games ©Hangzhou 2022It is among a number of sporting events in China



Anti-Beijing 2022 protestors at Acropolis acquitted by Greek court

  • Beijing 2022

Three human rights protesters who unveiled anti-Beijing 2022 banners at the Acropolis in Athens on the eve of last year's Olympic Flame being lit have been acquitted by a Greek court.

send a strong message that legitimate peaceful protest and assembly, of the type banned totally in China


Istanbul to host 2023 World Olympians Forum

  • Olympics

Istanbul has been named the host of another sporting gathering, this time the World Olympians Association (WOA) World Olympians Forum.

Russia.Istanbul last month stepped in to host the University World Cup 3×3 Basketball which had to be moved from China

hosted the Islamic Solidarity Games this year in Konya, as well as university sport events moved from China