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Visa delays for Oregon22 affecting many athletes as Britain’s Thompson, 41, misses Worlds debut

  • Athletics

Around 100 would-be participants from countries including India, Jamaica, Libya, Kenya, South Africa, Iran and Britain were still affected by visa hold-ups for the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 as of yesterday (July 14), World Athletics has confirmed.

vaulting coach Damien Inocencio wrote on Instagram that two of his athletes, Xu Huiqin and Niu Chunge of China



Finland replaces Russia as host of sixth leg of ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix

  • Skating

Finland has been named as the new hosts of the sixth leg of the International Skating Union (ISU) Figure Skating Grand Prix after Russia was stripped of the competition following its invasion of Ukraine.

have also fled the country.The ISU is also seeking to find a replacement for the Grand Prix event in China

, formally known as the Cup of China, after the Chinese Skating Association informed the International


WADA's Beijing 2022 IO Team urges ADOs to prioritise samples of athletes attending Olympics after Valieva controversy

  • Beijing 2022

In its report from the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) Independent Observer (IO) Team has reminded Anti-Doping Organisations (ADOs) of "the importance of ensuring that laboratories are well informed of the sample priority" to receive timely results from tests before major events.

International Testing Agency, Beijing 2022, the Beijing Laboratory, the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the China


IOC President Bach meets athletes during visit to World Games

  • Birmingham 2022

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach met athletes and watched some of the sports during a visit to the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama.

countries pic.twitter.com/XRI1kxsMvy— IOC MEDIA (@iocmedia) July 13, 2022"Wushu used to be dominated by China


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popularity.More than 2,000 schools were up and running in Japan in the 17th century.Chin Genpin, a monk from China


Ground-breaking ceremony held as work begins on 2023 Pacific Games Village

  • Solomon Islands 2023

Work has begun on the Village for the 2023 Pacific Games at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Kukum Campus after a ground-breaking ceremony attended by the Prime Minister and Games Organising Committee President Manasseh Sogavare and Chinese ambassador Li Ming.

The project has been bankrolled by China as part of "China Aid."

That is the biggest China Aid project in the pacific region, both Governments agreed to support the project

It proves China has goodwill and good intentions of developing a relationship with the Solomon Islands

and that China always honours its commitment and we waste no time in delivering."

The Solomon Islands Premier has set a target of 40 medals at the Games,"China is ready and willing to


Bach meets with senior UN officials during US visit

  • Olympics

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has met with senior United Nations (UN) officials including secretary general António Guterres and UN Women executive director Sima Bahous during his visit to the United States.

Sima Bahous (@unwomenchief) July 12, 2022Portuguese official Guterres' visit to the Winter Games in China

due to concerns about China's treatment of Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang region.Allegations include China

Islamist extremism and separatism, and denies the charges laid against it.Michelle Bachelet travelled to China



Serbia and China claim double golds at ISSF World Cup in Changwon

  • Shooting

The third day of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Changwon proved successful for Serbia, as the nation's athletes won both 10 metres air pistol events, and Chinese shooters clinched women's and men's trap gold.

Tesconi's compatriot Paolo Monna was third in the ranking round with 251.5.Wu Cuicui claimed victory for China



Former Olympian set to lead China’s short track training camp in preparation for Milan Cortina 2026

  • Short Track

Former Olympian Zhang Jing is set to lead China’s short track speed skating national training camp this year, which marks the beginning of preparations for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

young skaters," two-time Olympic champion Ren Ziwei said, as reported by Xinhuanet.Zhang represented China

bronze in the men’s 500m and men’s 1,000m.Hungary also secured bronze in the mixed 2,000m relay.For China



England and Spain progress to quarter-finals at Women's Hockey World Cup

  • Hockey

England and Spain have made it to the quarter-finals of the Women's International Hockey Federation (FIH) World Cup after recording cross-over wins against South Korea and India at the Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa in Spain.

through a goal from Marta Segú as she followed up Savita's save from Clara Ycart.Earlier in the day, China

quarter-finals with Spain up against Australia.South Africa are now set to play Chile while Ireland take on China


Djokovic claims fourth Wimbledon title in a row against Kyrgios as Peng Shuai protester interrupts play

  • Tennis

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic defeated Australia's Nick Kyrgios at Wimbledon to win his 21st Grand Slam, putting him one behind record-holder Rafael Nadal of Spain, in a match briefly interrupted by a Peng Shuai protester.

tennis player that disappeared from the public eye after accusing Zhang Gaoli, former vice premier of China

at the Games.The Women's Tennis Association has kept to its position of refusing to hold events in China