The Japanese prefecture of Aichi and its capital city Nagoya is set to host the 2026 Asian Para Games after applying to the Asian Paralympic Committee (APC).

2034 editions respectively.Japan is third on the all-time medal table, with 115 gold medals, behind China

Confederation (WBSC) has announced that world number five Puerto Rico will replace world number nine China

the top-eight nations will now compete at the 2022 World Games, set to be held from July 7 to July 17.China

World Taekwondo has confirmed that a record 62 countries have entered next month's World Poomsae Championships in Goyang.

restrictions have already forced the delayed World Taekwondo Championships to be moved from Wuxi in China

Russian students took part in a series of educational events this week as part of preparations for the Yekaterinburg 2023 International University Sports Federation (FISU) World University Games.

gymnast Nikolai Kalinovsky attended the event to talk to the students about the FISU Games.Chengdu in China

The International University Sports Federation Volunteer Leaders Academy (FVLA) held a cultural webinar on Asia to provide a broader context to FISU student ambassadors about the continent, its current affairs, diversity and traditions.

fisuambassadors)Finally, Min Joo Kim and Kyung Eun Lee of South Korea focused on northeast Asia, especially China

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has said representatives from the country must continue to create dialogue with their respective International Federations, in light of widespread sporting sanctions.

China has been and remains our main partner."

Olympic silver medallists Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen are among four Chinese men’s doubles players to receive suspended three-month bans from the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for "failing to use best efforts to win a match" in 2018.

relation to betting, wagering and irregular match results.The match in question took place at the Fuzhou China

Each player was also required to forfeit their prize money from the Fuzhou China Open 2018, with He and

Hangzhou 2022 has launched a smart sign language platform in the build-up to the Asian Para Games.

reportedly titled "One Thousand Cultural and Sport Activities Entering Communities in Zhejiang Province".A China

Mongolia has targeted increased participation at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympics after three athletes competed at Beijing 2022.

past with athletes having largely been based in Europe, but the official hopes the infrastructure in China

Norway's Birk Ruud topped the men's qualification in front of home skier and leader Andri Ragettli, setting up an exciting contest at the finale of the International Ski Federation Slopestyle World Cup in Silvaplana.

crowned slopestyle champion, while consolidating her second-place finish behind the absent Eileen Gu from China

Spain, South Korea and Scotland are to replace the Russian Curling Federation (RCF) at the World Mixed Doubles and World Junior Curling Championships respectively, following the nation's suspension for the rest of the season due to the invasion of Ukraine.

the World Mixed Doubles Championship, which is scheduled to take place in Geneva from April 23 to 30.China

mixed doubles due to COVID-19 restrictions in the country ©Getty ImagesDue to COVID-19 restrictions, China

The rapid rise of COVID-19 infections within its borders has led to China withdrawing as host nation

teams and officials would have to carry out a 21-day quarantine.Lockdowns have been imposed across China

Singapore, Chile and Korea, while forthcoming championships in Puerto Rico, Japan, Hungary and now China

Together we have been working hard for over two years to deliver the World Championships in China this

thank the Chinese Weightlifting Association for all their efforts and look forward to returning to China

China is the most-successful nation in weightlifting, having won at least five gold medals at every Olympic

Manila in Philippines is set to host the Badminton Asia Championships from April 26 to May 1 after the tournament was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wuhan in China hosted the tournament from 2015 to 2019 before the two-year break.Formerly known as the

Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Stanislav Pozdnyakov and Oleg Matytsin, the Minister of Sport of Russia, held a meeting with members of the ROC Athletes' Commission following the numerous decisions by International Federations (IF) to exile Russia from the international sporting community.

Kazakhstan athletes to use these facilities in addition to the joint training events between Russia and China

One of the most famous weightlifting contests in the sport’s Olympic history was ruled to have been a sham today when the "champion" from Kazakhstan was disqualified.

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), which began in 2017 and focused on sample substitution.Lu Xiaojun of China