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Norwegian cross-country skier Jacobsen to replace Randall on IOC Athletes' Commission

  • Olympics

Olympic cross-country skiing gold medallist Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen of Norway is set to become a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after being appointed to replace American Kikkan Randall on the Athletes' Commission.

Ruggiero of the United States, a former Executive Board member, on the Ethics Commission.Hanqin Xue of China


Italy stake strongest claim to Tokyo 2020 on day one of Olympic artistic swimming qualifier

  • Artistic Swimming

The International Swimming Federation's (FINA) Artistic Swimming Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament (ASOGQT), offering 13 Olympic berths across two disciplines, started today in Barcelona with team technical routines.

Olympic berths.Greece currently occupy third in the qualifier's standings.Egypt, Canada, Australia, China

as having entered this competition, with representatives from Egypt, Canada, Japan, ROC, Australia, China



Lessons from Tokyo 2020 to inform ticketing plan for Beijing 2022

  • Beijing 2022

Beijing 2022 has established an international working group dedicated to COVID-19 countermeasures, while the ticketing policy for the next Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games has not yet been finalised because of the pandemic.

The one thing that I am certain about is that in terms of presenting Beijing and China as a winter sport

Images"The reason [for no finalised ticketing plan] being that we are, like everywhere, and it’s the case in China

, in a fluid situation when it comes to the evolution of COVID around the globe and in China obviously


Last Olympic artistic swimming berths to be decided in Barcelona

  • Artistic Swimming

The International Swimming Federation's (FINA) Artistic Swimming Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament (ASOGQT), offering 13 Olympic berths across two disciplines, is due to begin in Barcelona tomorrow.

Italy and Greece are the nations vying for the final three Olympic berths.Egypt, Canada, Australia, China

as having entered this competition, with representatives from Egypt, Canada, Japan, ROC, Australia, China


RMPF pairing Lifanov and Kuznetsov win men’s relay at UIPM World Championships in Cairo

  • Modern Pentathlon

Alexander Lifanov and Maxim Kuznetsov, representing the Russian Modern Pentathlon Federation (RMPF), won a close men’s relay on the second day of the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) World Championships in Cairo.

South Koreans were pushed all the way by the far less experienced duo Zhang Linbin and Han Jiahao of China

We had a good race with the China team, it was very close."


ICC expected to lean on cricket's popularity in South Asia in any Olympic bid

  • Los Angeles 2028

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is expected to emphasise cricket's potential to increase Olympic audiences in the Indian subcontinent, if it returns to the programme in time for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. 

to super-charge global growth beyond its traditional heartlands, particularly in the US, Europe, and China







Hosts Uzbekistan eyeing medal haul at Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

  • Gymnastics

Uzbekistan is set to host the Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships at the Gymnastics Sport Palace in its capital Tashkent, as it heads into the competition as one of the favourites following a successful 2019 Championships.

team in the group event.Organisers have confirmed that the hosts, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, South Korea, China

the 2019 Championships in Pattaya in Thailand; while Japan won the group gold medal.Zhao Yating of China