FIFA is set to announce the approval of the winning bid to host the premier global tournament following a vote at the FIFA Congress scheduled for Friday in Bangkok, Thailand.

Prior to the 2023 event, China PR, Sweden, the USA, Germany, Canada, and France have all hosted the competition

On 14 May 2022, the organisation's President was re-elected for a second consecutive four-year term. During this period, the IBA has promoted new competition formats. One of these is the Champions' Night, a professional event. His priorities have been stability, financial security, expansion and athlete support.

from Australia, Volodymyr Prodyvus from Ukraine, Zsuzsanna Toth from Hungary and Jinqiang Zhou from China

The Chinese Table Tennis Association announced the composition of the Paris 2024 team on Tuesday and it includes reigning Olympic singles champion Ma Long. This will be the fourth Olympic Games for Long. Currently ranked third in the world, the 'Hexagonal Warrior', as he is known in his country, has a total of 5 Olympic medals. However, he will not be defending his singles title this time around.

China are aiming to be the dominant force in table tennis at Paris 2024.

The first two will represent China in the singles.

tennis was added to the Olympic programme in Seoul in 1988, athletes from the People's Republic of China

first and only male athlete to have won two titles in a row at the National Games of the People of China

He leaves his opponents confused.Table tennis is a national sport in China.

With the Olympics less than three months away and the aftermath of the Chinese doping scandal still lingering, worldwide suspicions about an uneven playing field won’t die down; but it’s in the United States, where the news broke, that the World Anti-Doping Agency faces the biggest pushback.

participate in the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, and that the swimmers were allowed to compete and win medals for China

operated as its main financial backer, with a reported $2.51 million contribution in 2019, just when China

But the fact that the global agency was not upfront about the China positives in the lead-up to the Tokyo

The world's top player delivered a masterclass in the singles final. He staged a comeback against Patrick Franziska to win 4-2 and added the singles title to his doubles and mixed doubles crowns. The tournament was the first professional table tennis event to be held in Saudi Arabia.

that he's full of confidence for the upcoming events, having become the first player outside of China

The last Judo Grand Slam tournament before the 2024 World Championships in Abu Dhabi took place in Astana, Kazakhstan on 10-12 May.

to win gold medal in Kazakhstan were Gefen Primo (Israel), Manuel Lombardo (italy) and Zhenzhao Ma (China

Yeqing Zhu (China)Women’s -57 kg1. Christa Deguchi (Canada)2. Rafaela Silva (Brazil)3.

Zhenzhao Ma (China)2. Anna Monta Olek (Germany)3. Emma Reid (Great Britain)3.

Xin Su (China)3. Elis Startseva (Individual Neutral Athlete)3.

The Wrestling World Qualifiers for Paris 2024, held in Istanbul, Turkiye from 9-12 May, was the last chance for wrestlers to secure their country's presence at the Olympic Games. The two finalists and the best of the third places won the Olympic licence.

Former World silver medallist Zhou Feng (China), Nisha from India and Linda Morais from Canada qualified

 2023 Asian Games champion Zhou Feng (China) won Olympic quota in the 68 kg category.

women's and freestyle wrestling at Paris 2024.Asian champion Aman Sehrawat (India) and Wanhao Zhou (China

Erik Thiele (Germany), Zbigniew Baranowski (Poland) and Awusayiman Habila (China) all qualified in the

year-old former Asian champion Aiaal Lazarev (Kyrgyzstan), 36-year-old former world runner-up Deng Zhiwei (China

Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts (GAMMA) Director General Peter Stafford met with a delegation from the Chinese city of Chengdu last 4 May in Lausanne, to discuss future opportunities to host events in the region. Stafford met with Wang Yi, the new director for Chengdu Sports Bureau, and Wang Guangliang, the Deputy Director General for the Foreign Affairs Office of Chengdu Municipal People’s Government and Chengdu People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, according to a press release sent by GAMMA.

the organisation’s strategic roadmap and discussed the significance of its member federation, GAMMA China

events in Chengdu.On 4 May, GAMMA Director General Peter Stafford met with a delegation from Chengdu, China

Having the opportunity to discuss the growth and popularity of MMA in China and sharing our strategic

We will be working together with our Member in China to explore possibilities for bringing GAMMA events

FIBA announced its Hall of Fame Class 2024 lineup to be honoured in an enshrinement ceremony this September in Singapore. In a press release last month the organisation released the list of the seven players and one coach chosen for their outstanding contributions to basketball is USA's Reggie Miller and Serbian favourite Predrag Stojakovic just two of the standout names ready to be inducted.

pic.twitter.com/lNMCKcH9Bd— China In Person (@ChinaInPerson) May 12, 2024Other inductees include Kirk

The World Taekwondo Extraordinary Council Meeting was held on 12 May on the occasion of the WT Coach-Referee joint training camp for the Paris 2024 and featured a full agenda including the election of the host cities of the 2024 World Taekwondo Grand Prix Final and 2025 World Taekwondo Grand Prix Challenges. 

The Council confirmed Taiyuan, China as the host of this year’s Grand Prix Final, which will also host

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has highlighted the important role that its headquarters in Kuwait has played in providing stability and a launch pad for further progress. At the 43rd OCA General Assembly, it was announced that the Government of Kuwait has graciously extended the lease of the OCA headquarters site, which was originally due to expire in September 2024.

international multi-sport event, as evidenced by the outstanding success of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China

Tchoukball Federation and the Asian Lawn Bowls Federation.OCA Sports Committee Chairman Song Luzeng of China

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has released the official list of athletes set to compete at the Olympics after concluding the 2024 BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals. A total of 173 athletes have qualified for a spot at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Michelle Li (Canada), Tai Tzu Ying (Chinese Taipei), Lianne Tan (Belgium), Tse Ying Suet (Hong Kong China

all other defending champions from Tokyo 2020 have qualified: Viktor Axelsen (Denmark), Chen Yu Fei (China

) and Lee Yang/Wang Chi-Lin (Chinese Taipei).Wang Yi Lyu’s partner Huang Dong Ping (China) returns having

Newly re-elected president of the Spanish Basketball Federation (FEB) Elisa Aguilar confirmed that national team coaches Sergio Scariolo and Miguel Méndez, of the men's and women's sides, respectively, will extend their contracts until 2028.

silver at the London 2021 Olympics and bronze at Rio 2016, as well as a gold medal at the World Cup in China

Ukraine's acting sports minister Matviy Bidnyi says Russia has shown it "disregards the principles of Olympism" by organising the Friendship Games for September. He added that Russia is "merely attempting to use sport for its propaganda".

That is why most countries, including Brazil, India, and China have refused to attend these fake Olympics

Linyi, China, and Manila, Philippines, are gearing up to host the ultimate editions of the Men’s and

Host country China will be accompanied by Mexico, champions of the 2023 NORCECA International League

victor of the AVC Challenger 2024 in early June.The Volleyball Challenger Cup will be played across both China