The remarkable strength in depth of Chinese weightlifting was evident at the women’s National Championships - and for the first time in many months the athletes were watched by a live audience.

they wore a mask "thanks to COVID-19 being under control and few local confirmed cases for months in China

Hong Kong boxer Rex Tso has targeted the Paris 2024 Olympics after his bid to compete at Tokyo 2020 was dashed by coronavirus.

has been cancelled and that prevented me from trying one last time," said Tso, according to the South China

World Sailing chief executive David Graham has admitted the embattled Federation would have gone into liquidation without financial assistance provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following the coronavirus-enforced postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

will repair the troubled Federation.Graham revealed World Sailing was looking to open an office in China

United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) chief executive Sarah Hirshland has said a boycott of Beijing 2022 is "not the solution to geopolitical issues".

Games.The US last month joined the European Union, Canada and United Kingdom in imposing sanctions on China

We too are troubled by the situation in China."

consistent in its stance on Beijing 2022, with the organisation calling for Governments to engage with China

Amira Kandil of Egypt and Jinhwa Jung of South Korea topped the women’s and men’s fencing ranking round today as the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) 2021 World Cup Final got underway at Szekesfehervar in Hungary.

the winner of the fencing event during tomorrow’s bonus round, where she will meet Xiaonan Zhang of China

The Olympic Torch will not now visit the hometown of Mikio Oda, Japan’s first Olympic champion, after a decision to "change the format of the Relay given the current status of COVID-19" in Hiroshima Prefecture.

 When two years later, war with China forced Tokyo to relinquish them, Oda recalled that "the national

The top four finishers at the 2018 World Championship have been drawn together in the men's wheelchair basketball tournament at the postponed Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

and hosts Japan.Reigning Paralympic champions the US will take on world champions The Netherlands, China

The opening leg of the inaugural International Cycling Union (UCI) Track Cycling Nations Cup is set to start tomorrow in Hong Kong, after the planned season-opener in Newport in Britain was cancelled due to COVID-19.

Hong Kong again is a big boost for sports overall in Hong Kong," said the President of the Hong Kong - China

Former Palma de Mallorca professional footballer Ruben Nova Fernandez was among several new Para badminton players making their international debuts today as the Spanish Para Badminton International - the final Paralympic qualifying event - started in Cartagena.

Paralympics.Indian players were unable to travel to the tournament because of COVID-19 travel restrictions, and China

International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) vice-president Abbas Averseji of Iran believes the country has the potential to be at the forefront of the sport ahead of next year’s Asian Games as he looks to launch a bid to become the organisation’s new leader.

women’s crowns.Iran will now hope to defend those titles when the Asian Games is held in Hangzhou in China

Online talks described as "fruitful" were held between three organisations on the future of university squash.

Shanghai in China was due to host the World University Squash Championships last year, but the event

was cancelled ©Getty ImagesShanghai in China was due to host the World University Squash Championships

Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori has expressed concerns over the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games taking place amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

company set to donate vaccines to athletes prior to the Games.Agreements have also been reached for China

Rio 2016 gold medallists Lithuania are set to  face world champions Brazil in the men’s goalball group stages at Tokyo 2020 after the tournament draw was made today.

United States, hosts Japan and African champions Algeria complete the Pool A line-up.Asian champions China

Anti-Doping Agency case.The RPC team have been drawn in Pool C alongside Rio 2016 silver medallists China

The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) has now sent the last of 20 containers of sports equipment and COVID-19 protection materials, totalling more than 20 tonnes in weight, to Japan ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Games' scheduled opening on July 23.

rest were sent over the course of this year.Meanwhile plans are underway to send three containers from China

Coronavirus concerns have forced the International Cricket Council (ICC) to cancel three sub regional Europe qualifiers for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2022.

away from Australia 2022 and was due to be hosted in Malaysia between July 11 and 17 involving Bhutan, China