The President of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Cambodia, Dr Thong Khon, and the organisation’s secretary general Vath Chamroeun were special guests at a handover ceremony of the main stadium for the 2023 South East Asian (SEA) Games.

affairs Wang Yi also attended the ceremony, under the slogan "Grant Aid from the People’s Republic of China

great achievement in Cambodia’s sports sector" and a "new symbol of the friendship between Cambodia and China

The sailing ship symbolises a long-standing traditional friendship between Cambodia and China because

Techo National Stadium, scheduled to act as the main venue for the 2023 South East Asian Games ©OCA"The China

Hosts Sweden started their campaign at the World Para Ice Hockey Championships B-Pool in Östersund with a solid victory over Finland.

final period to get the number one seeds off to a winning start.In the opening game of the tournament, China

Hosts Japan are among the sides through to the semi-finals at the Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship.

games, although they were forced to dig deep in their final match - coming from two sets down to beat China

ran out straight-sets winners against Uzbekistan 25-16, 25-19, 25-19 and Kuwait 25-21, 25-14, 25-9.China

over Pakistan.The semi-finals are due to take place tomorrow, with Japan facing Chinese Taipei and China

Olympic champion Chen Yufei will seek to lead China’s title defence at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Sudirman Cup Finals in Vantaa, with the nation’s top stars poised to return to the international circuit.

will be in action in Vantaa later this month, with the Finnish city named as host in June in place of China

complete their team as the mixed doubles pairing.The tournament will begin with the group stage with China

Beijing 2022 has unveiled the official motto for the next Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, "Together for a Shared Future", at a ceremony at the Capital Museum today.

due to widely documented atrocities being carried out against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, although China

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced it will offer COVID-19 vaccinations to athletes who are set to compete at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games under a similar programme that was in place at Tokyo 2020.

in force at Tokyo 2020 but would be tailored to the COVID-19 situation in China.Latest figures show China

Major sporting events in China, where the novel coronavirus originated, are still being cancelled because

of COVID-19.According to latest figures, China has fully vaccinated 889 million people and administered

2.4 billion doses.The build-up to Beijing 2022 has been dominated by human rights concerns amid fears China

The World Para Ice Hockey Championships B-Pool is set to start tomorrow in Östersund in Sweden, with the six teams participating all aiming for a spot at the Paralympic Qualification Tournament, bringing them a step closer to competing at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games.

Östersund Arena, which has capacity for 2,700 spectators.The first day of competition sees Poland face China

Five nations are to host the qualifiers for the 2022 Women's Asian Cup, which is set to start tomorrow, with the winners of the eight groups progressing to the competition in India.

Guam.Group A and Group D matches are to be played in October, with the others concluding this month.India, China

President Xi Jinping has opened the National Games of China, seen as the country's biggest sporting event

The novel coronavirus originated from Wuhan in China in late 2019 and ground sport around the world to

Our People, relating to China's ethical make-up.The opening ceremony of the 14th National Games of China

South Africa is hoping to replace Japan as hosts of this year's Club World Cup after the Olympic and Paralympic host country withdrew from staging the tournament because of COVID-19.

by Motsepe until he became CAF President.This year's Club World Cup had been scheduled to be held in China

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Executive Committee has endorsed a scientific review into cannabis' status as a banned substance and also declared eight organisations - including the national anti-doping bodies of Romania, Thailand and Indonesia - non-compliant.

dues.At today's meeting, the Shanghai Anti-Doping Laboratory at the Shanghai University of Sport in China

Acting Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) President Randhir Singh has paid tribute to Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, forced to step down last week after being found guilty of forgery in a court in Switzerland and sentenced to 13 months in prison.

Arts Games in Bangkok and Chonburi in Thailand next year and the third Asian Youth Games in Shantou in China

and re-arranged for December 2022.There was also an update on the sixth Asian Beach Games in Sanya in China

The dates have been set for the women's softball tournament at next year's World Games in Birmingham in Alabama.

Mexico, Australia and Italy are the other Olympic teams due to compete.The line-up will be completed by China

The first major sporting event in China since the pandemic hit last March and ground competitions across

Shaanxi province is set to welcome athletes for the National Games of China, likely to be used as a testing

full vaccination against COVID-19 at least 14 days in advance.The programme for the National Games of China

Getty ImagesThe Games are scheduled to take place amid a backdrop of continuing event cancellations in China

, where the novel coronavirus originated.They will be held as China and the International Olympic Committee

the IOC is due to publish the first set of rules next month.The programme for the National Games of China

News that next month’s General Assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) is to be held in Crete reminded me that it was there on the Mediterranean holiday island that I had my first taste of live Olympic sports action.

In Raducanu’s case, her dad hails from Romania and her mother China.