HONG KONGCapital: Hong KongNOC Recognition Year: 1951Asian Games Debut: 1954Hong Kong have participated at every Asian Games since Manila 1954, making it 18 appearances in all.Initially, medals proved hard to come by as Hong Kong came away empty-handed from Bangkok in 1970 and Tehran in 1974.Their first gold medal came at Seoul 1986 where Catherine Che Kuk-hung won the women’s singles bowling competition.Since then, Hong Kong’s performances have continued to improve, gaining at least 40 medals from each of the past four editions.At Jakarta-Palembang 2018, Hong Kong returned their biggest medal haul of 46 - surpassing their previous best of...

Games in Tehran in 1974.This came after the Asian Games Federation decided to expel the Republic of China

entry of the People’s Republic of China.After winning more than 105 medals on their first appearance, China

International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) chief executive Steve Dainton has insisted he remains "buoyant and optimistic" for this year, despite acknowledging the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic.

anniversary of the Ping Pong Diplomacy milestone, which helped to foster positive relations between China

World Sailing has approved appointments for various Committees and Commissions for the period running from 2021 to 2024.

Sub-committee.The Committees and Commissions will serve through to the 2024 Annual Conference.Quanhai Li of China

The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) have released a joint statement saying that a "boycott is not the answer" for Beijing 2022, as part of one-year-to-go celebrations.

Xinjiang.Former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor were both detained in China

rights abuses ©Getty Images"In no way are we at the COC and CPC trying to minimise what is happening in China

Canada maintains diplomatic relations with China."

have billions of dollars in annual bilateral trade, we court billions of dollars in investment from China

Canadian athletes from participating as the first order of business to reshape our relationship with China

Tony Liu, head of legacy for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, has told Global Sports Week Paris the timing of the Games - due to start on February 4 - will give "unique" significance.

The Beijing 2008 Summer Games were a big milestone for China and after them many more people began participating

Another opportunity is that by hosting two Games we celebrate our national strategy of Health China,

The 2008 Games were a really big milestone for China and Beijing, where we impressed the whole world,

Ursula Papandrea, who was ousted as Interim President by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Executive Board and is running for the permanent Presidency in the forthcoming elections, has raised strong concerns about the eligibility of some of her rivals.

Constitution will not be adopted, however, until after the elections.Many National Federations, including China

Cameroon and Chile's playoff for a place in the women's Olympic football tournament at Tokyo 2020 has been moved to April due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

will be aiming to qualify for their second Olympic Games ©Getty ImagesThe two-legged playoff between China

India’s cricketers have begun their four-match Test series against England, still feeling the warm glow of their exhilarating victory in Australia a fortnight ago.

The Japanese competitors excelled.There was also a group from the People’s Republic of China.

World Table Tennis (WTT) has accused the Hong Kong Table Tennis Association (HKTTA) of "using COVID as an excuse" for its decision not to compete in two upcoming events in Doha.

Covid-19 prevention plan that is based on our successful implementation of the ITTF #Restart series in China

last November, acting as a promotional showcase for the new series before its official launch in 2021.China

Kong's decision not to send a team to Qatar, Chan said he was hoping to send his players to an event in China

Twenty five Young Leaders have been selected by the International Olympic Committee as part of a four-year programme in which they will seek to use sport to make a positive difference in their communities.

of Guatemala and Peru, plus American Lindsay Jones, are the five from the Americas.Shiling Lin from China

The design of the Torches which will carry the Olympic and Paralympic Flame for Beijing 2022 have been unveiled as part of celebrations to mark one year to go.

different cultures".The Torch will typically burn with hydrogen using a combustion system developed by the China

Raymond Philips (South Africa)Stewart Brain (Australia)Denitza Batchvarova (United States)Han Juili (China

The Olympic Athletes from Russia team is expected to surge up the Winter Olympic medals table, according to a new forecast released with one year to go before Beijing 2022.

reasons, Olympic hosts tend to perform relatively strongly in their home Games.According to Gracenote, China

China medal chances in Beijing are therefore probably restricted to curling, figure skating, freestyle

The International Ski Federation (FIS) has confirmed the Russian team participating at upcoming World Championships will be referred to as the Russian Ski Federation (RSF).

forced to find replacement hosts for the Freestyle, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships after China