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FIL Fair Play awards for Șișcanu and Eissler for lending sleds to fellow World Cup competitors

  • Luge

Ionut Șișcanu of Moldova and Germany’s Chris Eissler will be awarded the Fair-Play Prize by the International Luge Federation (FIL) for their "unique gesture of fairness" during the 2021-2022 Olympic season.

of the World Cup on the Chinese Olympic track in Yanqing, the international luge team travelled from China

FIL_Luge) November 5, 2022"In the process, some boxes of sledges and material were detained by customs in China



Baseball5 World Cup to offer glimpse of future in Mexico City

  • Baseball and Softball

One of the World Baseball Softball Confederation's (WBSC) newest disciplines is ready to take over Mexico City's main square in what is planned to be a coming-out party for Baseball5.

the event for free on its GameTime platform and YouTube channel.It is promised that fans in China



APC hails third Coordination Commission meeting with Hangzhou 2022 "a success"

  • Hangzhou 2022

The Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) has met virtually with the Organising Committee of the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games and Asian Para Games, claiming "great progress" has been made since their last discussions.

;"The Organising Committee are working hard to deliver fantastic Games that will make the people of China

the Asian Games.Both events have been pushed back a year due to the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions in China



China seal men's team title at World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

  • Gymnastics

China capitalised on mistakes from Japan in the pommel horse, rings and parallel bars to claim the men's

Only Japan and Russia have defeated China in the event since 2003, with the nation winning seven of the

scoring 14.500 to give their team a score of 43.366.Britain were second and a low score for Sun Wei meant China

China ?? never looked back after the halfway point, Japan ??

harmony on the rings either.Zou and You Hao were the big scorers on the rings and parallel bars for China


Peng location remains a mystery year on from sexual assault allegations

  • Tennis

A year on since posting a message on social media alleging she had been sexually assaulted by former Chinese vice-premier Zhang Gaoli, tennis player Peng Shuai is still in an unknown location.

WTA Finals currently underway in Fort Worth in Texas was initially supposed to be held in Shenzhen in China

restrictions.It was then announced in December of last year that the WTA was suspending all tournaments in China

 "The timing of the planned visit will depend on the COVID situation in China."


World number one Świątek wins opener at WTA Finals in Fort Worth

  • Tennis

World number one and top seed Iga Świątek made a winning start to the season-ending Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Finals in Fort Worth.

semi-finals.The tournament, which will conclude on November 7, was initially supposed to be held in Shenzhen in China

restrictions.It was then announced in December of last year that the WTA was suspending all tournaments in China


World Taekwondo opens doors to Riyadh Regional Training Centre

  • Taekwondo

World Taekwondo has opened the doors to its 13th official Regional Training Centre at the Mahd Sports Academy in Riyadh.

World Taekwondo’s first Regional Training Centre was designed in Beijing in China in 2008 and other capital

Uzbekistan, Tehran in Iran and Rome in Italy.Centres have also been assigned in Xuxi and Shenzhen in China


Russian Prime Minister calls for SCO members to back reversal of sports ban

  • Latest

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has called on the support of fellow Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) members to fight back against the banning of the nation's athletes across sport - a sanction implemented following the invasion of Ukraine in February.

held its Summit last month in Uzbekistan ©Getty ImagesThis group was formed in 2001, starting with China



Aerials champion Xu targets historic fifth Winter Olympics at Milan Cortina 2026

  • Milan Cortina 2026

Reigning women's aerials champion Xu Mengtao has targeted an appearance at her fifth Winter Olympic Games at Milan Cortina 2026.

year-old won her first Olympic gold medal at her home Games in Beijing earlier this year, and also helped China

try to compete at my fifth Winter Olympics in Italy in 2026," she said, as reported by the state-run China


Guangzhou 2023 World Athletics Relays moved to 2025 due to pandemic

  • Athletics

China's strict COVID-19 policy has impacted yet another major event as the Guangzhou 2023 World Athletics Relays has now been postponed.

November 30 in Rome.It is worth noting that table tennis is the only sport to have major events held in China

similar to the one from the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.Dozens of sports events in China