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Asian Games champion Wang takes positives from tennis break

  • Tennis

Two-time Asian Games champion Wang Qiang says she is making the most of a break from tennis, with the sport currently on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

shocking her in the third round before losing to Tunisia's Ons Jabeur in her next match.Wang returned to China



Pawel Fajdek

  • Universiade Legends

78.14 metres was enough to earn Fajdek his first Universiade gold at the 2011 edition in Shenzhen, China


Digital University World Cup Football reaches semi-finals

  • Universiade

The International University Sports Federation (FISU) University World Cup Football online edition for 2020 has reached the semi-final stage, with 2019's real-life champions University Republic of Uruguay in the final four.

bringing together the top eight teams that had participated in the inaugural real edition in Jinjiang in China


Hong Kong NOC under fire over governance and athlete selection

  • OCA

The Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong (SF&OC) has faced criticism from the territory's Legislative Council over its governance and the selection of athletes.

transparency" when choosing athletes for the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, according to the South China

The South China Morning Post said that the SF&OC would receive HKD5 million (£523,000/$645,000



USA softball star Osterman aims to help next generation at Tokyo 2020

  • Baseball and Softball

American softball player Cat Osterman has said she wants to help the next generation of players after coming out of retirement before Tokyo 2020.

the 1996 Games, the US won three back-to-back Olympic golds in Atlanta, Sydney and Athens, defeating China



Eurosport to show highlights from 2019 Summer World University Games

  • Naples 2019

Television broadcaster Eurosport is set to show some of the best action from the 2019 International University Sports Federation (FISU) Summer World University Games.

sports.Japan finished top of the Games medal table for the second time in a row, holding off Russia, China


US lifts travel restrictions on certain professional athletes entering country

  • News

Certain foreign professional athletes will be allowed to enter the United States for sports events and leagues after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) lifted some of its measures imposed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Acting secretary of homeland security Chad Wolf signed an order which opens US borders to athletes from China

, the United Kingdom and more than two dozen other European nations.Travel to the US from China, the




Relations between US and Olympic hosts China set to deteriorate further after Hong Kong security law

  • Beijing 2022

United States-China relations appeared to nosedive further today, after China decided to impose a new

2022, have been in freefall in recent months.United States President Donald Trump has pinned blame on China

reported more than 1.6 million and more than 97,000 deaths.These rising tensions between the West and China

rebid the 2022 Winter Olympics to be hosted by a country that recognises and respects human rights", if China

was now moving to tighten its grip on Hong Kong, by tweeting: "Communist China continues to deny the

Animosity towards China is rising at an awkward time for the IOC, which already faces deep uncertainty


IOC TOP sponsor Dow affected by United States flooding

  • Olympics

Flooding in the north of the United States has impacted an industrial site owned by Dow, the giant chemicals company which is a worldwide sponsor of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), forcing the shutdown of on-site operating units.

and chief executive, said the group was beginning to see "indications of a recovery from COVID-19 in China