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International World Games Association meeting at the Olympic House

  • News

Last week, the President of the International World Games Association (IWGA), José Perurena, and the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, met at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland.

The next edition will be the 12th and will take place in Chengdu, China, from 7 to 17 August 2025, with

countries.The exchange of views focused on the development of non-Olympic sports and disciplines in China

Meeting, which resulted in the signing of several agreements, including three important NOC's from China


Basketball in Paris 2024: Dream Team to face Serbia

  • Paris 2024

The basketball groups for Paris 2024 have been announced, with gold medal favourites the United States paired with reigning world runners-up Serbia in a draw held in Switzerland, where France will meet world champions Germany.

FIBA) March 19, 2024In women's basketball, Spain and Puerto Rico have been placed in the same group as China

Tournement in Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico, Italy, Bahrain, Lithuania, Mexico and Ivory Coast).WOMEN:Group A:-China




Valencia, Bologna, Manchester and Zhuhai to host Davis Cup final phase groups

  • Tennis

Valencia, Bologna, Manchester and Zhuhai are the cities that will host the 2024 Davis Cup final phase group stage from 10-15 September. The European cities are repeating, while the Chinese city will be hosting for the first time. The grand final of the tournament will be held in Malaga, Spain.

have a track record of staging great events, and we are delighted to bring the Davis Cup Finals to China

Cup Finals Group Stage, 10-15 September 🔒Bologna, Italy 📍Manchester, UK 📍Valencia, Spain 📍Zhuhai, China


China wins sixth Olympic licence for taekwondo

  • Taekwondo

The Asian Taekwondo Qualifiers took place on 15-16 March in Tai'an, China, with 16 finalists securing

Asian champion Song Zhaoxiang (China) and runner-up Arian Salimi (Iran) reached the men's +80 final.

Song became the sixth Chinese taekwondo athlete to earn an Olympic berth, and China will have the most


Paris 2024: Olympic basketball tournament set for Tuesday

  • Paris 2024

The draw for the men's and women's Paris 2024 Olympic basketball tournaments will take place on 19 March at 19:00 CET at the the Patrick Baumann House of Basketbal in Mies, Switzerland.

FIBAPot 1: USA, China and AustraliaPot 2: Spain, Canada and BelgiumPot 3: France, Japan and SerbiaPot


Ukraine tops the medals table at the 20th Winter Deaflympics in Turkey

  • News

After five years of inactivity due to the effects of the pandemic, Erzurum hosted a new edition of the Games for Deaf Athletes from 1 to 12 March. 34 countries took part, with a total of 700 participants and 102 medals.

Committee at this Winter Deaflympics.The Ukraine topped the medal table with 10 gold medals, followed by China


Qatar and Morocco to host next five U-17 World Cups

  • FIFA

FIFA has announced that Qatar will host the U-17 boys' tournament for the next five editions from 2025 to 2029, while the U-17 girls' tournament will be held in Morocco.

host the 2022 men's World Cup and later this year will take over the Asian Cup from original hosts China


Stars to watch at the Taekwondo Asian Qualifiers

  • Taekwondo

The Asian Qualifiers will begin on 16 March in Tai'an, China.

China will be looking to secure their 6th Olympic licence, which would be the best result of any country

Two-time World bronze medallist and Hangzhou 2022 Asian champion Zhaoxiang Song will represent China

IMAGESAl Farraj Wael will lead a four-man Athlete Refugee team in their bid to secure an Olympic berth in China

Two-time Olympian Cansel Deniz is one of the most experienced of the 94 athletes competing in China.


In a world of disruption, the Olympics faces the World Friendship Games

  • Paris 2024

Now set for September in Russia. At the Olympics: win a medal. Friendship Games: win, get paid. The number one complaint athletes have about the Olympic movement is that they can't make money.

what those American intelligence agencies call a "confrontational" Russia and "ambitious but anxious" China

 If it were Saudi Arabia or China, would the reaction be the same?


South Korea's three-time Olympic archery champion An San will not be at Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Last Monday, the South Korean was excluded from the team for the Paris Games after failing to qualify in the top 16 of the 24 competitors. The Asian nation is a global powerhouse in the sport, particularly in the women's team even.

individual silver at the 2023 Asian Games and was part of the women's team that won gold in Hangzhou, China


Olympic champion Nina Derwael qualifies for Paris 2024 in Baku

  • Paris 2024

Belgian gymnast Nina Derwael, Olympic gold medallist on uneven bars at Tokyo 2020, won the bronze medal on balance beam at the World Championships in Baku. She thus booked her ticket to Paris 2024. Derwael sees the light of 2023 after a serious operation on her shoulder.

The Olympic champion made it onto the podium with Zhang Qingying from the People's Republic of China


International Canoe Federation on gender equality for Paris 2024

  • Canoeing

The International Canoe Federation (ICF) is delighted to mark International Women's Day with the announcement that there will be an equal number of male and female athletes and officials at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

When I went to the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, it was the first time we had a female


South Africa defends title and qualifies for WBSC Softball World Cup with Botswana

  • Baseball and Softball

South Africa defeated Botswana in the final of the continental championship. Both national teams have qualified for the World Softball Championship to be held from 12 June to 14 July. Lesotho finished third in the WBSC Men's Softball World Cup Africa Qualifier.

Singapore, Philippines, Czechia, Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA, Mexico and Hong Kong, China