The 2020 Modern Pentathlon World Championships in Cancún have been cancelled due to the continued uncertainties caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

the world.Cancún itself was a stand-in host after the World Championships were moved from Xiamen in China

Bangkok is set to host the 2020 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Finals in January after the global governing body confirmed the calendar for the remaining events on this season's circuit.

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

Dates for the three remaining continental Olympic qualifiers have been confirmed by United World Wrestling (UWW), as part of an update to the sport's international calendar.

that the hosts of the qualifiers were unchanged from the postponed events this year, with Xi'an in China

) has announced its events in the first half 2021 are set to take place in hubs in the Middle East, China

 The inaugural Grand Smash, the top tier of new WTT competitions, will feature at the hub in China

 World Table Tennis hubs will be in the Middle East, China and Europe ©WTT"Despite the difficulties

produced by the global health crisis easier to overcome.Following the three hubs in the Middle East, China

associations or organisations interested in hosting the events scheduled for the hubs in the Middle East, China

Ramin Tabatabaei, the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Basketball Federation (IRIBF), has set reaching the quarter-finals as the men's team's goal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Philippines in the classification round to achieve that feat and Olympic qualification, edging out China

 "We were the best Asian team in the tournament which was held in China.

A controversial flight from China carrying a team to work on helping the Solomon Islands prepare for

on a special charter flight from Beijing which attracted protests.Because the flight originated in China

due to help build the facilities, but the Pacific nation then pledged its diplomatic allegiance to China

Thanks to the concerted efforts of both sides, China-Solomon Islands relations made a good start and

 "Facing the severe challenges posed by COVID-19, China and Solomon Islands have stood by each other

The new partnership with China is, however, not proving popular with everyone in the Solomon Islands.

Spectators will not be able to attend Skate America in Las Vegas next month due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 After Skate America, the ISU Grand Prix is set to continue with Skate Canada, Cup of China, Internationaux

Wang Fengchao has been appointed Mayor of Chengdu, a key position in the build-up to next year's Summer World University Games in the Chinese city.

 "We, along with the Federation of University Sports of China, had strongly hoped that we would

International Ski Federation (FIS) has held an online summit with organisers of the 2022 Winter Olympics Games in Beijing at the 500 days to go milestone until the start of the Games.

preparations for the Winter Olympic Games ©FISThe FIS praised public ice and snow sports activities in China

attract 300 million new winter sport participants.The governing body highlighted the Get Into Snow Sports China

broadcaster CCTV also taking place.Earlier this month, as part of the 500 Days to Go activities, an Air China

Disgraced former International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Lamine Diack has made his latest appearance in front of a French judge as part of an investigation into alleged corruption linked to the respective awarding of the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games to Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo.

Games.Papa Massata Diack told Kyodo News that the money received was related to a "sponsorship deal made in China

China's Foreign Ministry has dismissed calls for Beijing to be stripped of the right to host the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games over the country's human rights record.

alleged human rights abuses.A study from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute this week alleged that China

that Beijing 2022 "could even contribute to more repression" in China.Wang accused those lobbying for China

people in the world recognise the fact that China's human rights conditions are constantly improving and China

linking the so-called human rights issue with the Beijing Winter Olympics in an attempt to pressure China

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach is set to receive the Seoul Peace Prize, which has recognised his efforts to promote peace and contribute to the nation's Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics.

Korea.The Foundation also noted Bach's role in building relationships between South Korea, Japan and China

Today marked 500 days until the opening of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, an occasion marked with a series of events with the highlight being a ceremony on the Great Wall.

broadcaster CCTV also taking place.Earlier this month, as part of the 500 Days to Go activities, an Air China

leaders from the People’s Government of Beijing Municipality, the Civil Aviation Administration of China

start of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing ©Beijing 2022During the flight, Sha Tong, a host from China

- downtown Beijing, the city's northwest Yanqing district and Zhangjiakou's Chongli district.An Air China

Organisers of the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou have released the official sport pictograms for the event.

. @19thAGofficial @hangzhoufeel #CAANews pic.twitter.com/g2uqJEM5mS— China Academy of Art (@CAAofficialEN

Qatar has been confirmed as the hosts of the 2021 Men's and Women's Asian Table Tennis Championships, which is scheduled to be held in September next year.

news was announced by the Qatar Table Tennis Association (QTTA), with the decision being made after China

the honour to host the best players of the region especially the ones from East Asian countries like China

I thank the members of the General Assembly for choosing us after China and India quit the race."

Some of the best players in the world, including those from China, are expected to contest the 2021 Asian

I thank the members of the General Assembly for choosing us after China and India quit the race," Al