Uyghur cross-country skier Dinigeer Yilamujiang has reportedly hit back at criticism surrounding her controversial selection as a Cauldron-lighter at last month’s Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Beijing.

it was an effort to "distract us from the real issue here at hand that Uyghurs are being tortured".China

lighting the Olympic flame at the start of Beijing 2022 during an interview with the Chinese state-run China

Daily ©China DailyAccording to China Daily, Dinigeer spoke of her frustration and confusion over reports

Dinigeer told China Daily."I am also Chinese."Am I not qualified to light the torch?"

Cauldron-lighter, insisting she was "perfectly entitled to take part".Dinigeer Yilamujiang has spoken to state-run China

Japanese world champions Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi survived a scare to beat England’s Sean Vendy and Ben Lane 21-11, 19-21, 24-22 at the All England Open badminton tournament.

face world number one Nozomi Okuhara of Japan for a place in the last four.Okuhara beat Yue Han of China

Olympic champion Ma Long of China needed five games to defeat Lin Yun-Ju of Chinese Taipei in the men

navigating a tricky last-16 battle in five games against South Korea’s An Jaehyun, top seed Fan Zhengdong of China

China and Australia will compete at FIFA’s respective under-17 and under-20 Women’s World Cups following

held this year, but no reasons were given for the decisions.North Korea’s withdrawal has resulted in China

England Open badminton tournament as women’s doubles world champions Chen Qing Chen and Jia Yi Fan of China

11 in a 90-minute encounter.Elsewhere, India’s PV Sindhu started aggressively to beat Wang Zhi Yi of China

When, and where, will it all end? Can this sporting life - indeed - life itself, ever be the same again?

has international sport been so damaged as it is now, ravaged by COVID-19, allegedly emanating from China

World Athletics has announced decisions in relation to forthcoming competitions, following a meeting of the organisation’s Council.

Paris 2024 Olympics.The next edition of the World Relay Championships is due to be held in Guangzhou, China

Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha of China beat Chinese Taipei duo Lin Yun-Ju and Cheng I-Ching in the mixed

Ito and Hayata will fight against Wang Manyu and Sun Yingsha of China for the women’s doubles title.The

Other results include women’s world number one Sun Yingsha of China claiming a 11-5, 11-5, 11-9 victory

Organisers of the 2023 International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Climbing and Paraclimbing World Championships in the Swiss capital Bern have launched promotional material for the event, including a new website and social media profiles.

PostFinance Arena in Bern.The Swiss capital staved off bids from South Korea's capital Seoul and Chongqing in China

Women's Tennis Association (WTA) chairman and chief executive Steve Simon has claimed that Russian and Belarusian players should not be "penalised by the decisions of an authoritarian leadership".

Peng Shuai ©Getty ImagesThe WTA chairman and chief executive also discussed plans for future events in China

very soon" on whether to cancel all of this year's tournaments.The organisation pulled all events from China

Swimming Australia has decided to pull out of the Chengdu 2021 International University Sports Federation (FISU) World University Summer Games.

that it will no longer be sending a team to compete in the FISU World University Games in Chengdu, China

Women's world number three Mima Ito of Japan became the most high-profile casualty of the inaugural World Table Tennis (WTT) Grand Smash event in Singapore.

men’s singles quarter-finals at the OCBC Arena.After her landmark victory, Yuan, 36, who was born in China

The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball World Championships in Hangzhou has been cancelled due to travel restrictions, with the organisation now seeking another host.

referees and classifiers.The Chinese Sports Association for the Disabled said international travel to China

Spectators are set to return for the world’s oldest badminton tournament as the All England Open begins in Birmingham tomorrow.

against South Korea’s Choi Solgyu and Seo Sungjae.In the women’s doubles Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan of China

Beijing 2022 conducted over 2.5 million COVID-19 tests during the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games-time period, with 463 positive cases recorded in total.

have been identified.Beijing 2022 marked the first major international sporting event to take place in China