The Chinese national team is expected to begin preparations for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing on its home ice after it was reported that the construction of the National Sliding Center in Yanging is nearing its completion.

scheduled start of the Games.Geng Wenqiang took part in the skeleton event at Pyeongchang 2018 when China

completed.The National Sliding Center in Yanqing are the first bobsleigh, skeleton and luge tracks in China

Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President John Coates has accused one of the country’s politicians of trying to "bribe" its athletes to boycott Beijing 2022.

introduction of a new security law in Hong Kong.In addition, economic relations between Australia and China

China is trying to present a friendly image to the world as preparations for Beijing 2022 continue but

Athletes at least need to become aware of exactly what is going on in China," Patrick, a submariner in

“The Australian Government at the moment has a travel warning suggesting that no one travels to China

”.The AOC has already rejected the idea of not attending the Games in China.

A coalition representing Tibetan, Uyghur, Hong Kong and Chinese Democracy groups has held a meeting with International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials as they call for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing to be moved over alleged violations of human rights.

Free Tibet, We The Hongkongers, International Tibet Network, World Uyghur Congress, and Humanitarian China

/China Against the Death Penalty were among the organisations represented in the coalition.The coalition

The number of teams at the men's and women's World Curling Championships has been expanded from 13 to 14 after the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of zonal qualification events.

China has been added to the list of entrants for the men's event in Ottawa and Italy has been granted

been agreed that Italy will now be included in the LGT World Women's Curling Championship 2021, while China

Hangzhou 2022 officials carried out an inspection visit at the focal stadium for the next edition of the Asian Games.

  China is due to host for the first time since the 2010 Games in Guangzhou.

More than 300 delegates took part in the first virtual edition of the World Taekwondo General Assembly as they heard President Chungwon Choue promise the sport can look forward optimistically to 2021.

also heard plans about next year’s World Taekwondo and World Para Taekwondo Championships in Wuxi in China

Russian Figure Skating Federation director general Alexander Kogan cast doubt on the staging of an International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix of Figure Skating event in Moscow in November.

set to be followed by Skate Canada in Ottawa from October 30 to November 1, and the Shiseido Cup of China

Men's singles world number one Kento Momota is reportedly among 15 Japanese players to have withdrawn from the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Denmark Open next week, because of concerns over the rise of COVID-19 cases in Europe.

calendar due to the coronavirus pandemic.World Tour events in France, New Zealand, Macau, Germany, China

World Taekwondo Europe has awarded the European Qualification Tournament for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to the Bulgarian capital Sofia after it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

European Qualification Tournament for Tokyo 2020 ©Getty ImagesThe Asian event was moved from Wuxi in China

The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) has confirmed it will use rankings from the 2019 World Championships to allocate the remaining Tokyo 2020 quota places if Continental Championships scheduled to be held before the end of the year do not take place.

Championships in Cape Town are set to run from December 10 to 13.The event in Asia looks set to be moved from China

World Triathlon has approved a number of events for 2021 following a season severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chengdu in China has been approved to host a World Triathlon Series (WTS) event in a sprint format on

its partnership with H&A Media, which will continue to provide live streaming for the sport in China

H&A Media team are working closely with China Canoeing Association (CCA), professional coaches and

Guanliang are China's most decorated canoeists ©Getty Images"We are delighted to return to broadcast in China

partnership with H&A Media will build on the work the CCA is doing to grow canoeing throughout China

China has won two Olympic titles in canoeing from Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008.Both were won by the pairing

Almost 10 per cent of World Sailing's Member National Authorities (MNAs) are currently categorised as suspended and hence unable to vote in this month's knife-edge Presidential election.

candidates are vying for the top job.They are: Kim Andersen, the incumbent, from Denmark, Quanhai Li of China

United States world champion Nathan Chen has been confirmed for the opening event of the International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix of Figure Skating.

the United States.World champions Wenjing Sui and Cong Han are set to compete at the Shiseido Cup of China

, which will only feature competitors from the home country ©Getty ImagesThe Shiseido Cup of China, scheduled

for November 6 to 8 in Chongqing, also boasts a star-studded line-up, all from China.

Chengdu 2021 officials have participated in the unveiling of seven panda cubs from the breeding centre in Sichuan Province.

Breeding revealed the pandas at the unveiling event.The theme of the unveiling was sport, according to the China

the Games.Chengdu 2021 is scheduled to run from August 18 to 29 next year.It is the third time that China