Dato Tayyab Ikram, the chief executive and secretary general of the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF), has confirmed that an independent qualification tournament for the Paris 2024 Olympics will be formed if the Asian Games cannot be staged before September 2023.

doubt after the competition was postponed indefinitely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in China

Summer World University Games in Chengdu was delayed for a second time and has been pushed back to 2023.China

Five-time Olympic champion Lisa Carrington of New Zealand cruised to victory in the women’s K1 500 in the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Canoe Sprint World Cup in Račice.

53.64.Poland’s Tokyo 2020 bronze medallists with two new crew members comfortably won against Span and China

Olympic champions had an easy day out on the first day of the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Canoe Sprint World Cup in Račice.

heats.Cayetano Garcia and Pablo Martinez stopped Tokyo C2 1000 silver medallists, Hao Liu and Pengfei Zheng of China

Renowned skeleton instructor Willi Schneider appears set to lead the host nation’s athletes at yet another Olympic Games after being announced as the new Italian national coach.

was successful and resulted in the medals being reinstated.For Beijing 2022, Schneider coached the China

Defending men's champions Australia staged a brilliant comeback to make a winning start to the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Asia Oceania Championships in Phuket.

IWBF described the Tournament Technical Committee's decision as a "precautionary measure".Teams from China

confirmed the World Cup calendar for the upcoming season, with events returning in North America but China

event from February 6 to 12, before the season concludes at Sigulda in Latvia from February 13 to 19.China

participation.The COVID-19 pandemic has forced organisers to cancel or postpone a series of events planned in China

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has promised to announce a series of events for athletes following the postponement of the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games.

2022 Organising Committee.The multi-sport event was one of several major competitions cancelled in China

China has cancelled and postponed a series of events due to the COVID-19 pandemic ©Getty ImagesThe OCA

for the 2023 Asian Cup.The Asian Football Confederation event had been scheduled to take place across China

Biathlon medals from the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi are finally set to be reallocated after the Russian team were stripped of silver over Olga Zaitseva's doping violation.

state-sponsored doping system at Sochi 2014.The IOC Executive Board also announced that Canada and China

Men's champions Australia are due to get wheelchair basketball's Asia Oceania Championships underway tomorrow when they face Iran.

21).View this post on InstagramA post shared by Aussie Rollers (@aussie_rollers)Reigning champions China

A sea turtle has been chosen as the mascot for the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara.

nation’s 2019 decision to sever ties with Taiwan and instead recognise China.Chinese state company China

as other nations in the Indo-Pacific region.The agreement could allow the Solomon Islands to request China

send police and military personnel if required, leaked documents show, while China could deploy forces

to protect "Chinese personnel and major projects".The decision to recognise China rather than Taiwan

Spain’s men and Argentina’s women both won their second matches in as many days as International Hockey Federation Pro League action continued in Valencia.

Argentina came from behind to record a tenth straight win in this season’s competition, as they overcame China

weekend. pic.twitter.com/fXJ3jEqC0u— International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) May 18, 2022Underdogs China

range.Victory puts Argentina on 30 points, extending their lead at the top of the table to eight points, while China

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has confirmed he will seek a further term as President next year as he spoke of his gratitude to national football associations in the region for helping the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

associations are well on the road to recovery," he added.The 2023 AFC Asian Cup was due to be held in China

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced the qualification system which will be in place for the Paris 2024 Olympic tennis tournament, due to be held at Roland-Garros in Paris.

be held in Accra, Ghana in August 2023, and the Asian Games, which were due to be held in Hangzhou, China

Spain and Argentina won the latest double bill of matches in the International Hockey Federation’s Pro League competition.

in the women’s competition at the same venue Argentina continued their impressive form by beating a China

defence before calmly finishing it past the keeper to make it 3-0.With just under five minutes remaining, China

This year's Asian Para Games in Hangzhou has been postponed, it was formally announced today.

into strict lockdowns as part of the country's "zero COVID" approach.Several major sports events in China

the country's strict COVID-19 "zero policy" ©Getty ImagesNumerous international sporting events in China