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UCI confirms updated international calendar of events

  • Cycling

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has confirmed updates to the international event calendar as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

for Il Lombardia in Italy which is scheduled to take place on August 15.The Gree-Tour of Guangxi in China

Women’s WorldTour calendar has also been updated with new dates allocated for the Tour of Guangxi in China


World Curling Federation announce technical officials for Beijing 2022

  • Beijing 2022

The World Curling Federation announced the international technical officials for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

 Wang Jue of China, Bob Bomas of The Netherlands, John McGowan of Britain, Susie Czarnetzki of the

 The game umpires were named as Yu Liang of China, Kim Byung-chul Kim of South Korea, Romania's


IRF reshuffles World Rafting Championships schedule after 2020 postponement

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The International Rafting Federation (IRF) has published an updated schedule for the next two editions of its World Rafting Championships, following the postponement of 2020's event.

This year's World Rafting Championships, set for Ziyuan in China, had to be postponed indefinitely because

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Beijing 2022 executive vice-president claims preparations have maintained high standards despite pandemic

  • Beijing 2022

Beijing 2022 executive vice-president Zhang Jiandong claimed a high standard of preparation has been maintained despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

praised Beijing 2022 for their handling of the pandemic ©Getty ImagesThe outbreak of coronavirus began in China

 "China has faced an incredibly difficult period over the past few months - our thoughts are with



Impossible Games set to deliver mission as Zurich’s Inspiration Games looms on horizon

  • Athletics

The largest and most significant athletics meeting of the pandemic-blighted year will take place with Oslo’s Bislett Stadium at its centre tomorrow night – the self-styled Impossible Games – with another similar event, the Inspiration Games, based in Zurich set to take place on July 9.

, Rome/Naples on September 17, Shanghai on September 19, Eugene on October 4, Doha on October 9 and China


Taiwanese baseball league lifts restrictions on number of spectators

  • Baseball and Softball

Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League has lifted its maximum cap of 2,000 spectators as easing of coronavirus restrictions continues.

of fully cooperating with the Government's epidemic prevention policy, the Major League Baseball of China


Badminton World Federation confirm 2020 Swiss Open will not be re-arranged

  • Badminton

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has confirmed that the Swiss Open will not be re-arranged as part of the re-jigged 2020 season.

place between March 3 and 8 in Müllheim, remains with suspended status.A Super 100 event, the Lingshui China

between August 25 and 30.Changzhou is scheduled to host the first major competition, the Super 1000 China




IOC Beijing 2022 Coordination Commission praises organisers' "important progress"

  • Beijing 2022

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Beijing 2022 Coordination Commission has praised organisers of the next Winter Olympic Games for headway made in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, following a video meeting between the two groups.

China has faced an incredibly difficult period over the past few months - our thoughts are with all those

We are glad to see a significant improvement in the situation in China, allowing the Organising Committee

the coronavirus crisis, borders and Hong Kong.There have been some skirmishes between troops on the China-India


Murányi outlines FITEQ efforts to ensure teqball's positive social impact

  • Teqball

International Federation of Teqball (FITEQ) head of diplomatic relations Gergely Murányi has outlined the governing body’s efforts to ensure teqball can have a positive social impact.

organised diplomatic donations and events in Nigeria, Pakistan, Israel, Palestine, Madagascar, Kazakhstan, China


Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games holds first Coordination Commission meeting

  • Hangzhou 2022

The Organising Committee of the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games (HAPGOC) held its first Coordination Commission meeting over video conference with the Asian Paralympic Committee (APC).

Meetings on June 2 and 3 had the presence of officials from the China Disabled Persons' Federation (CDPF

Municipal Government, the Zhejiang Provincial Sports Bureau and the General Administration of Sport of China

of Hangzhou Chen Weiqiang, and vice-president of the CDPF and the National Paralympic Committee of China