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Chinese Foreign Minister hails Solomon Islands as nations prepare for 2023 Pacific Games

  • Solomon Islands 2023

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has spoken highly of the nation's ties with the Solomon Islands, with the countries working together to deliver infrastructure and prepare for events such as the 2023 Pacific Games.

cooperation since the diplomatic relations were formed has been beneficial for both countries.Manele thanked China

together as part of the Belt and Road Initiative, a strategic infrastructure plan launched in 2013 in China

of last month.The Athletes' Village for the Pacific Games is one of the buildings being created with China


Serbia set for title defence at Women's World Volleyball Championship

  • Volleyball

Serbia head into the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Volleyball Women's World Championship as the defending champions, with The Netherlands and Poland set to co-host the event over the next 23 days.

early days of the invasion of Ukraine.Finally, Olympic silver medallists Brazil headline Pool D, with China


United States heavy favourites at Women's Basketball World Cup despite Griner absence

  • Basketball

Double Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) Most Valuable Player (MVP) A'ja Wilson and Tokyo 2020 MVP Breanna Stewart lead the United States' squad looking to defend their title at the Women's Basketball World Cup in Australia.

Cup (@fibawwc)Standing between the US and the top spot are 11 other nations in the form of Belgium, China


BOA chairman helping to guard coffin as preparations continue for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral

  • Latest

British Olympic Association (BOA) chairman Sir Hugh Robertson is helping to guard the coffin as preparations continue for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London tomorrow.

medallist Mark Tewksbury is set to feature as part of the Canadian delegation.Among those not attending are China

Arabia Mohammed Bin Salman.There has been criticism of the extending of invitations to the nations, with China


Indonesia's Foreign Minister hands over Pacific Games venue to Solomon Islands

  • Solomon Islands 2023

Indonesia's Foreign Minister has taken part in a handover ceremony at the Friendship Hall, a multi-purpose sports venue funded by Indonesia and built for the Pacific Games.

venue in 2020.It is one of a number of Pacific Games funded at least in part by a foreign country, with China


Putin suggests SCO could organise "major sporting events"

  • Olympics

Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested that the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) should create "an association of sports organisations" and stage "major sporting events" under its auspices, amid the country's ongoing exile from international sport.

measures" were introduced in February.It is a leading player within the SCO, which also consists of China

Winter Olympics at Sochi 2014 and Beijing 2022 respectively, with the IOC's selection of Russia and China

the potential to organise sports events with SCO member countries and BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India, China


Two big-money WTT events to be held in China in October

  • Table Tennis

Macao and Xinxiang in China is set two host two World Table Tennis (WTT) marquee events this year after

There will be two marquee WTT events in China following the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships

Located in the heart of China, Henan has a very strong table tennis fan base."

of WTT Cup Finals Xinxiang will have a radiating effect on the promotion of table tennis throughout China

Dainton, ITTF chief executive and WTT director, feels that the announcement of the latest events in China

strict lockdowns still in place in many parts due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Plenty of sports events in China


NOCRB President claims "slight warming" of sporting attitudes towards Belarus and Russia

  • EOC

National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus (NOCRB) President Viktor Lukashenko has claimed to have observed "a slight warming at the international sporting level" of attitudes towards the country and its ally Russia.

countries that are members of the SCO [Shanghai Cooperation Organisation] and BRICS [Brazil, Russia, India, China


Philip Barker: Seventy years of highs and lows in sport

  • Inside the Blogs

It was somehow fitting that England's cricketers should win the decisive match in the Test series against South Africa at the Oval in London earlier this week.

world were excluded from international sport.There had been a bitter civil war and by 1949 mainland China

there were acrimonious exchanges at international sports meetings between the two parties.Mainland China

Agreement was finally reached under which athletes from the mainland competed as People's Republic of China


FIBA Women's World Cup schedule unaffected by national day of mourning

  • Basketball

The opening day of the 2022 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women's World Cup in Australia is set to proceed on September 22 unaffected by the national day of mourning for the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

same pool.Elsewhere in Group A, 10-time champion the United States face Belgium as South Korea and China



IFSC sets 2023 calendar including continental qualifiers for Olympics

  • Sport Climbing

The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) has published its 2023 events calendar, which includes five standalone qualifiers for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

and Olympic qualifiers, 12 IFSC World Cup legs are scheduled in 2023.Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, China