Lithuania and Turkey start among the favourites for the goalball gold medals at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, as they look to defend their Rio 2016 titles at the Makuhari Messe.

(@ibsagoalball) August 24, 2021Turkey remain world number one in the women's rankings, far ahead of China

ParalympicsGB partner Virgin Media has launched a sponsorship campaign #WeAreHere, a virtual movement to get the British public to support athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

second on the all-time medal table behind the United States.At Rio 2016, Britain was second behind China

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympics medal programme opens with two sports at 9am local time tomorrow, and wheelchair fencing will be one of them at the Makuhari Messe.

Fedyaev will aim for gold in the men's foil category A; while Rio 2016 silver medallist Daoliang Hu of China

Swimming great Ellie Simmonds and Beijing 2008 archery gold medallist John Stubbs have been selected as Britain's flagbearers for tomorrow's Opening Ceremony at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games here.

Britain finished second on the medal table at the Rio 2016 Paralympics behind China, with 65 golds, 39

The Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China (SF&OC) and the Hong Kong Special

Olympics in the Japanese capital, its best result ever at the Games.The special administrative region of China

were unable to attend the reception because they are in quarantine prior to competing at next month's China

Organisers of the National Games of China will allow spectators to attend competition, as the status

advance.Tickets are available for sale on the official website for the Games, the official National Games of China

WeChat account or ticket sales outlets.The National Games of China have been held since 1959 ©Getty

volleyball, judo, weightlifting, women's volleyball, karate, sanda and wrestling.The National Games of China

to be the 14th edition of the Games, which are held every four years, dating back to 1959.In 2022, China

Winter Olympics and Paralympics and the Hangzhou Asian Games.The International Skating Union Cup of China

The organisers of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games have insisted they plan to implement "strict epidemic prevention and control" to prevent an outbreak of COVID-19.

Association of Tennis Professionals Tour 250 competitions.Under current rules, all new arrivals in China

October’s two International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup legs scheduled to take place China

the Chinese Mountaineering Association for their support and hope that sport climbing will return to China

China has pursued a so-called zero-COVID strategy, and continues to implement strict border controls

in May ©Getty ImagesThese include the recent announcements on the International Skating Union Cup of China

Olympic gold medallist Nevin Harrison will be among the participants at the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Canoe Sprint Super Cup in Oklahoma City tomorrow.

World Championships in Copenhagen.The inaugural ICF Super Cups were held in Barnaul, Russia, and Linyi, China

British fans are being urged to "turn your cheers into change" by purchasing a clap banner to get behind the nation at the Paralympics here in Tokyo.

Tuesday (August 24).Britain sits second on the all-time Paralympic medal table and finished behind China

Russian Luge Federation head coach Sergey Chudinov has expressed optimism as preparations continue for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

This decision should be made before the competition in China, which opens the season calendar."

The Sports and Olympic Committee of Macau, China has become the first National Olympic Committee (NOC

Asian Games since Beijing 1990 ©Getty ImagesThe OCA said the Sports and Olympic Committee of Macau, China

The President of the Sports and Olympic Committee of Macau, China, Charles Lo Keng Chio, is also the

The Indian men's hockey team are targeting gold in the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games, following on from their historic bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Raveendran Sreejesh added via The Hindu: "Definitely, we have to win the next Asian Games (in 2022, in China

Carezza in Italy has been confirmed as a host for the 2021-2022 International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Snowboard World Cup for the 11th time.

Bad Gastein as well as at the brand-new World Cup venue in Simonhoehe.Then the tour will travel to China

The International Skating Union (ISU) 2021 Cup of China, the third of six Grand Prix of Figure Skating

ISU said in a statement: "In view of the very limited international flights in all inbound cities in China

Wang Shiyue, left, and Liu Xinyu won the ice dance gold medal at the 2020 Cup of China ©Getty ImagesThe

12 in Osaka in Japan.In the previous season, three of the seven series events - Canada, France and China

skaters from the home country dominated the medals table at each competition.The final standings saw China