The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and Hangzhou 2022 are set to showcase what progress has been made in the preparations for the 19th Asian Games in the Chinese city with the inaugural World Broadcasters Meeting.

says the 19th Asian Games will focus on the history and culture of Hangzhou, the Zhejiang region and China

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has insisted its uniforms for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games were not made using forced labour - but an audit revealed "non-conformities" with one of its suppliers.

added that uniforms made by Hengyuanxiang (HYX) Group did not use cotton from the Xinjiang region of China

other countries in their decision to diplomatically boycott Beijing 2022, set to open on February 4.China

prompted to do so or when asked during a press conference.Critics have claimed the IOC has pandered to China

Former short track speed skating star Allison Baver, an Olympic bronze medallist at Vancouver 2010, has pleaded not guilty against nine charges of fraud.

Reutter and Kimberly Derrick to clinch bronze in the women’s 3000m relay behind Canada and winners China

Saudi Arabia continued their winning ways in their home Asian Men's Handball Championship with a convincing 30-13 victory over Australia at the Ministry of Sports Hall in Dammam.

♂️#asia #handball #ihf @ihf_info #korea #china #ksa #saudiarabia #kuwait #bahrain #uae #iran

Delta Air Lines has unveiled a custom aircraft livery to celebrate its eight-year partnership with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC).

to be transported by charter flights, provided by Delta, from Los Angeles International Airport to China

Beijing after considering boycotting the Games due to concerns over COVID-19 conditions in place in China

China has faced accusations of using forced Uyghur labour, operating a mass surveillance programme, detaining

Two members of the Indian team have tested positive for COVID-19 on the eve of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Asian Cup in the country.

sK722E19QH— #WAC2022 (@afcasiancup) January 19, 2022It is scheduled to follow the tournament opener between China

Organisers of the Asian Youth Games (AYG) in the Chinese city of Shantou have launched a competition to find music for the event scheduled to begin in December.

China are to be the promotional faces of the competition which is open until March 31.Popular Chinese

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been branded "irresponsible" for requiring participants to use an application devised to monitor the health of attendees at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing "with such glaring security vulnerabilities".

China has perfected its surveillance apparatus, has critics disappear, and commits blatant human rights

content.The build-up to the Winter Olympics in Beijing has been dominated by human rights concerns in China

Hosts Saudi Arabia got off to a winning start in the Asian Men's Handball Championship, triumphing 54-30 against India in the Ministry of Sports Hall in Dammam.

♂️#asia #handball #ihf @ihf_info #korea #china #ksa #saudiarabia #kuwait #bahrain #uae #iran

Former cross-country skier Noah Hoffman says he hopes athletes stay quiet on political issues at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, fearing outspoken individuals may place themselves in danger.

the Winter Olympic Games has sparked controversy which has dominated the build-up.Campaigners want China

 "I feel fear for my team-mates going to China," said Hoffman, who competed at Sochi 2014 and Pyeongchang

So farewell then Vero Communications, skilled practitioners of the art of winning sports elections.

of CHF90 million (£72 million/$98.5 million/€86 million) since the Olympic Games were last staged in China

which would be outstandingly good for most European countries, but is well down on the sort of levels China

Germany and the United States are the latest countries to warn their athletes over potential surveillance by Chinese authorities and advised not to take their personal mobile phones and laptops prior to leaving for next month's Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.

specific cases but told Reuters cybersecurity was part of the risk assessment made for the trip to China

But China has completely closed off its internet, which makes it a specific case."

A bust of International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has been unveiled in central Beijing by IOC and Beijing 2022 vice-president Yu Zaiqing.

"The Olympics include not only sport but art and culture," Yu told the state network China Central Television

The Czech Republic is set to take its largest team to date to a Winter Olympics, after a squad of 113 athletes was confirmed for Beijing 2022, an increase of 19 from Pyeongchang 2018.

 "Those four years passed very fast and we will fly to China in a while."