Nearly half the Chinese Swimming Team was able to compete in the Tokyo Games despite previously testing positive for a banned substance, the NY Times reported on Saturday. Athletes allegedly benefited from a cover-up by local officials and lack of intervention from the international governing body.

Following some media reports this week, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has provided further information regarding a group of 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for Trimetazidine (TMZ) in 2021.

 "WADA was notified in June 2021 of the decision by the China Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA) to accept

It was not possible for WADA scientists or investigators to conduct their research on the ground in China

Chinese state media reported on Friday that reigning Asian Games marathon champion He Jie and three African runners, who had appeared to allow the home athlete to cross the line first, had been stripped of their placings and prize money.

punished" with their results cancelled and that "trophies, medals and bonuses will be recovered".The South China

On Thursday, 29-year-old two-time world champion Kento Momota announced his retirement from international badminton. Momota cited a serious car accident four years ago as the reason for his decision, admitting that he had not fully recovered from the incident.

He will make his last appearance for Japan at the Thomas and Uber Cup in China later this month.News

excitement builds towards the 12th edition of The World Games 2025, which will take place in Chengdu, China

Ten years ago, on 7 April 2014, José Perurena, a former Spanish canoe sprint competitor, was elected President of the International World Games Association (IWGA) during the SportAccord Convention in Belek, Turkey.

Before that, he will see the 12th edition of The World Games in Chengdu, China in 2025, when The World

The next edition will be held in Chengdu, China, from 7 to 17 August 2025, with 5,000 participants from

The 2024 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Cup, held in Phuket, Thailand from 31 March to 11 April, was one of the biggest shows the sport has ever seen.

They're undoubtedly the strongest national team at the moment, even stronger than China, but they missed

GETTY IMAGESAfter the World Championships, North Korean athletes dominated the 2023 Asian Games in China

GETTY IMAGESAnother star name that will be missing from Paris 2024 is Jiang Huihua (China).

lost out to his team-mate, 2023 world runner-up Jang Yeon-hak.Women's -64 kg World champion Pei Xinyi (China

Organisers of the Beijing Half Marathon announced on Monday that they were investigating after widely circulated online footage suggested that three African runners may have deliberately allowed China's He Jie to win.

through trees to rejoin another section of the race.At the 2019 Xuzhou International Marathon in eastern China

and Azerbaijan's women won the FIBA 3x3 Universality 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Hong Kong, China

team throughout the tournament.Latvia qualified for the Paris Olympics alongside the USA, Serbia and China

Azerbaijan also qualified for the Paris Olympics in the women's category alongside China, the USA and

Egypt, Mongolia and Hong Kong, China completed the list of participating teams.Azerbaijan topped the

Chile, Mongolia and Hong Kong, China completed the list of participating teams.

The German Olympic Sports Confederation has proposed Karlsruhe as a candidate to host the 2029 World Games.

"While our main focus is currently on the 2025 The World Games in Chengdu, China, it is reassuring and

upcoming iteration of The World Games is scheduled to take place from 7-17 August 2025, with Chengdu, China

The 2025 Formula One season will feature 24 Grand Prix races, the same as this year, but will start in Australia rather than the Gulf states of recent years.

race of the 76th edition of the Formula One World Championship from 14-16 March 2025, before moving to China

More than 250,000 new tickets for the Olympic Games have will go on sale on Wednesday 17 April at 10am CEST. This is one of the last opportunities to see the stars of the Games in action, including Léon Marchand, Teddy Riner, Simone Biles, Noah Lyles, Sha'Carri Richardson and Lebron James.

€24 to €280, to see the possibility of seeing the top men's players Chuqin Wang and Zhendong Fan from China

A few weeks back came the announcement of the Friendship Games, to be held in Russia in September. Total prize money across all sports: $100 million. Winners get $40,000. Second place, $25,000. Third: $17,000.

touchpoints.That means: in global politics, with the decline of American influence and the rise of Russia, China

Chinese authorities about the tennis player Peng Shuai.In April 2023, the WTA lifted its ban on the China

 Understand that when the IOC looks out from the Olympic House in Lausanne, it sees Russia, China

 Logic dictates edition two would likely be in China. Three, Saudi.

logic talking, looking out toward the years ahead: how better to have influence, if not more, with China

The current world number one has taken time out between two training camps in Japan and China to confirm

The latest Para Table Tennis Rankings for April have confirmed the qualification of 109 athletes for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

the following Para table tennis players are all aiming for a fourth consecutive gold medal: Liu Jing, China

; Kelly Van Zon, Netherlands; Zhang Bian, China; Zhou Ying, China; and Lei Li Na, Australia.

 China, Korea and hosts France top the Para Table Tennis rankings with 20, 16 and 14 players respectively