Indonesia and China are set to defend their Thomas and Uber Cup titles in Bangkok less than seven months

Indonesia claimed a record 14th Thomas Cup title in October last year with a victory over China in the

Korea on Wednesday (May 11).Group B features two of the tournament heavyweights in 10-time winners China

a significant number of their squad being unable to participate".The Uber Cup has been dominated by China

Australia are the defending champions' opponents in Group B.Women's singles Olympic champion Chen Yufei of China

Angers is set to host the Internationaux de France for the first time in 2022 and also stage the event in 2023, taking over from Grenoble.

be held in Moscow from November 25 to 27 will be moved following the invasion of Ukraine.The leg in China

could also be in doubt given the spate of coronavrius-related cancellations of events in China in recent

Championships are still scheduled to be held in Chengdu, despite the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic in China

2024 version instead.China won both gold medals in 2018.Fears surrounding the COVID-19 situation in China

management system in a bubble format", which is similar to the one imposed for Beijing 2022.Any chance of China

Both the Chinese meetings on this season’s Diamond League schedule - in Shanghai and Shenzhen - have been cancelled due to continuing concerns over COVID-19, with Silesia stepping up to fill the gap.

The Wanda Diamond League looks forward to hosting events in China again from 2023 onwards," a statement

Wanda has received another setback as both of its flagship Diamond League meetings in China have been

World Triathlon has confirmed the cancellation of upcoming events in China due to the impact of COVID

respectively.World Triathlon said formal requests had been made by the Organising Committees and the China

The announcements come as part of a range of cancellations of sporting events in China ©Getty ImagesThe

have been moved to 2023, after a second postponement.World Triathlon said local organisers and the China

The Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games have been postponed due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been announced.

Numerous international sporting events in China have been cancelled during the pandemic due to the country

Amsterdam, Shanghai and Varese are set to battle it out for the right to host the World Rowing Championships in 2025.

plans to stage last year's edition were dashed because of the pandemic.It was set to be the first time China

Federations expressing interest, including Germany which put forward five venues for contention, while China

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has launched an international Asian Games Fun Run series as anticipation builds for Hangzhou 2022.

the OCA, we launched the 'Run for the Asian Games' campaign, promoting the Fun Run in 10 cities in China

enjoyable Asian Games Fun Run as we look forward to the 19th Asian Games in the beautiful city of Hangzhou, China

However, COVID-19 could yet pose a threat to Hangzhou 2022, with another major multi-sport event in China

The International University Sports Federation (FISU) Summer World University Games in Chengdu is expected to be postponed for the second time, insidethegames understands.

June 26 until July 7 last year, but were pushed back to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The South China

Para-cyclist Neil Fachie, who won two Paralympic medals at London 2012, is targeting gold at this year's Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games as he looks to become Scotland's greatest athlete.

 He represented Britain in the 100 metres and 200m sprints in China, after deciding to change sports

The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has renewed its partnership with China’s number one streaming platform to keep the sport present in the region until Paris 2024.

 "China is a very important market for the ICF, and we were thrilled to have record-breaking audience

figures in the China market for coverage of canoe and kayak events at Tokyo 2020," said ICF digital

In 2019, half of ICF’s main televised events took place in China, and a good showing of strong Chinese

 "In 2021, despite no events taking place in China and virtually no Chinese paddlers, we still attracted

immediate and accurate audience feedback on the popularity of international sports properties into the China

American singer-songwriter Lionel Richie has been announced as a featured performer as part of the Closing Ceremony for this year’s World Games, scheduled to be held in Birmingham in the United States in July.

Closing Ceremony is also due to feature a ceremonial passing of the World Games flag to Chengdu in China

French wushu fighter Juliette Vauchez has been named as the International World Games Association (IWGA) Athlete of the Month for April.

Birmingham-Southern College on July 13 at the World Games, facing competitors from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China

Ukraine has had to send its elite athletes to another country to train, but it has one of the strongest teams at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships that began today in Heraklion, Crete, and has a good chance of finishing top of the medals table.

Championships, nine, although only one was gold.Other notable absentees, for a variety of reasons, include China

Human rights groups have heavily criticised United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet for not releasing her report on China's alleged abuses prior to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games as it would have been a huge blow to the country's hosting of the event.

The Chilean official is set to make a long-delayed visit to China this month but has given no word about

Last week a five-strong team of UN delegates landed in China to prepare for Bachelet's arrival which

feels that Michelle Bachelet postponing the release of her report on the human rights situation in China

Before the Winter Olympics, the human rights situation in China, Hong Kong, Tibet and East Turkestan

China is set to host a number of major sporting events later this year including the Hangzhou 2022 Asian