Accusations of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) being complicit with Chinese sportswashing following Peng Shuai's disappearance and reappearance are "complete nonsense", the IOC's longest-serving member has claimed.

Richard Pound, who has been an IOC member since 1978, rubbished suggestions the IOC is protecting China

That's not the way you deal with any country, certainly not with China."

censorship or coercion".Most critically, Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused the IOC of colluding with China

in sportswashing.Yaqiu Wang, senior China researcher at HRW, said: "The IOC has vaulted itself from

rights makes it an unfit Olympic host, and the Peng case has given rise to more criticism over how China

The Ski Cross World Cup season begins tomorrow at Zhangjiakou's Secret Garden resort, with the competition also serving as a Beijing 2022 test event.

duels with Sweden's Sandra Näslund - the current world champion.Another could well be on the cards in China

Iranian Amir Hossein Hodaei set up a round-of-64 tie against world number one and double Tokyo 2020 medallist Fan Zhendong on the first day of men's singles competition at the World Table Tennis Championships in Houston.

team silver and mixed doubles gold.Singapore's 61st seed Lin Ye is to face top seed Chen Meng from China

10-12, 11-6, 11-9, 11-7, 6-11, 11-5 win over Thailand's Orawan Paranang.Second seed Sun Yingsha of China

The Jamaica Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (JBSF) is making a plea for funding in a bid to purchase sleds for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

We now look to the future, and to the XXIV Olympic Winter Games to be held in Beijing, China, in February

the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games will be issued in the near future by the People's Bank of China

the coins will include the Games' official emblem on the obverse side, as well as the Great Wall of China

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach met Zhang Gaoli, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official who was accused by Peng Shuai of sexually assaulting her, and it has also been shown that Zhang was leader of a State Council working group overseeing Beijing 2022 preparations.

said the IOC should suspend the Chinese Olympic Committee until Peng is given "safe passage out of China

Akad.Zhao Lijian, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, reportedly claimed Amnesty held "anti-China

chief executive and chairman Steve Simon threatened to pull out of all 2022 events due to be hosted in China

secretary Jen Psaki claimed US President Joe Biden is "deeply concerned" with the situation and wants China

independent, verifiable proof" that Peng is well.Ned Price, spokesperson for the US State Department, said China

The Beijing 2022 Athletes' Village has undergone a series of tests prior in preparation for its opening prior to next year’s Winter Olympics.

consideration," said Ji.Catering services during Beijing 2022 will strictly follow the playbook, organisers in China

A protest against the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games has been staged in the French capital Paris by six groups advocating Tibetan rights.

was the main speaker at the event.Dhondup Wangchen detailed his experience as a political prisoner in China

/2emKXhdmmh— Yves Coquard (@YvesCoquard) November 21, 2021"In the run-up to the 2008 Beijing Games, China

interviewing Tibetans on the ground to air their views and grievances, and for this 25-minute film, China

China does not deserve the honour of hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics and the IOC should withdraw all

China has governed Tibet since 1950, when it sent troops to the region and seized power, but campaign

China and the United States will join forces in the mixed doubles competition at this week’s World Table

International Table Tennis Federation deputy president Khalil Al-Mohannadi.Lin Gaoyuan and Wang Manyu of China

were present at the dinner along with representatives from the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China

first-ever American city to host of the World Championships, whilst our sport has a huge prominence in China

an American delegation was invited to play a series of friendly matches in the People’s Republic of China

We are really excited that the opportunity has materialised for China and the US to play a mixed doubles

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe believes a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics would only serve as "a meaningless gesture", claiming non-engagement between Government officials rarely bears fruit.

They are still on the frontline of diplomacy with China."Frankly, I think that is a hollow gesture."

build-up to next year's Games.Coe also disagreed with the accusation that staging the Winter Olympics in China

China - the hosts of next year's Winter Olympics - has been criticised for its human rights record ©Getty

Olympics.However, The Times reported Raab's successor Lizz Truss has assumed a "more hard-line" position on China

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has said International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach’s video call with Peng Shuai failed to alleviate or address its concerns over her well-being.

WTA chief executive and chairman Steve Simon said the organisation's relationship with China is "at a

said the IOC should suspend the Chinese Olympic Committee until Peng is given "safe passage out of China

week, WTA chief executive and chairman Steve Simon threatened to pull out of all 2022 events hosted in China

Novak Djokovic of Serbia.US President Joe Biden is also "deeply concerned" with the situation and wants China

Suzanne Schulting of The Netherlands completed a clean sweep of women's events at the International Skating Union's (ISU) World Cup Short Track Speed Skating in Debrecen, winning the 1,000 metres and contributing to a Dutch victory in the 3,000m relay.

South Korea clinched victory in the men's 1,000m ©Getty ImagesCanada were second with 4:06.769, and China

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has held a video call with Peng Shuai, where the tennis player reportedly explained she is "safe and well" but asked for her privacy to be respected.

chairman Steve Simon has labelled the footage as "insufficient".Simon said the WTA’s relationship with China

Djokovic of Serbia.US President Joe Biden is also "deeply concerned" with the situation, and wants China

makes it an unfit Olympic host, and the Peng case is likely to give rise to more criticism over how China

National Olympic Committee and athletes to boycott next year’s Winter Olympic Games in Beijing after China

authoritarian regime".The downgrade of status is the latest in a series of diplomatic tensions between China

The Government of the United Kingdom is reportedly mulling a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games as a protest against hosts China's human rights record, although the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office insisted "no decisions have yet been made".

active discussion" is being held at Government level.However, this would not apply to the Ambassador to China

Olympics.However, The Times report claims Raab's successor Truss has assumed a "more hard-line" position on China

Joly, added "Canada remains deeply disturbed by the troubling reports of human rights violations in China

the situation could "spin out of control" and force the organisation to take a tougher stance towards China