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IOC reiterates coronavirus support in video conference with Beijing 2022

  • Beijing 2022

Key officials from Beijing 2022 and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) held a video conference to discuss preparations for the next Winter Games.

sales, hospitality, sustainability and legacy projects.Further support was also offered from the IOC to China

and complicated health situation in your country, but also that we are very, very impressed by how China


World Skate updates schedule after Tokyo 2020 qualifying events impacted by coronavirus

  • Skateboarding

World Skate has provided an updated schedule of events impacted by the coronavirus outbreak but which will contribute to the Olympic qualification process for Tokyo 2020.

COVID-19 by the World Health Organization - has had a widespread impact on sporting events in mainland China

infected around the world, with 1,776 deaths so far.The vast majority of cases have been reported in China

although other countries have been impacted.World Skate has confirmed the dates of several events in China



Asian Weightlifting Championships moved from Kazakhstan due to coronavirus

  • Weightlifting

The Asian Weightlifting Championships is being moved from Kazakhstan at less than nine weeks’ notice because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Championships which are now taking place.The Asian Weightlifting Federation (AWF) was forced to act to allow China

Championships from April 16 to 25.But Kazakhstan is not currently allowing entry to any visitors from China



Japanese economy contracts sharply as Tokyo 2020 preparations enter final lap

  • Tokyo 2020

The Japanese economy went sharply into reverse in the final months of 2019, with the country entering the final stages of preparations for this year's Olympic and Paralympic Games in the capital Tokyo.

environment.Brazilian GDP shrank by 3.5 per cent in both 2015 and 2016.With the coronavirus outbreak in China


Tokyo Marathon restricted to elite race due to coronavirus

  • Athletics

The Tokyo Marathon organisers have cancelled the mass participation race due to the ongoing coronavirus problem in Japan, restricting the entries to the elite races.

virus.On land, 65 people have become confirmed patients, making the country the third-most affected behind China


World ParaVolley confirm schedule for final men's sitting volleyball qualifier for Tokyo 2020

  • Volleyball News

World ParaVolley has announced the competition schedule for the seven-team Tokyo 2020 Men's Final Paralympic Qualification Tournament.

join hosts Japan and reigning Paralympic champions Iran at the Paralympics.Bosnia and Herzegovina, China

in the women's sitting volleyball competition at the Games.They will join Russia, the United States, China



ITTF Hungarian Open titles up for grabs with Chinese absent

  • Table Tennis

Plenty of players will fancy themselves as unlikely contenders for titles in the absence of the dominant Chinese at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Hungarian Open in Budapest.

China sit top of the standings in both the men's and women's world rankings with 11 of the 20 top male


Park wraps up overall 1,000m title at ISU Short Track World Cup

  • Short Track

South Korean star Park Ji-won wrapped up the men's overall 1,000m title with his second victory of the weekend at the International Skating Union Short Track Speed Skating World Cup season finale in Dordrecht.

4:10.772.Canada won the men's 5,000m relay in 6:54.542, narrowly in front of the Netherlands, while China


Chinese stars impress at Trampoline World Cup in Baku

  • Gymnastics

China’s Zhu Xueying and Gao Lei clinched victories at the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Trampoline World Cup competition in Baku.

would be a repeat of the World Championships in Tokyo, with Belarus’ Ivan Litvinovich and Dong Dong of China


International Chess Federation Candidates Tournament pairings announced

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) have announced the pairings for the upcoming Candidates Tournament after the draw was held at the Ministry of Sport in Russia.

There will be players from China, Azerbaijan, The Netherlands, United States, and Russia.


GAISF to help members with implementation of 2021 Code under ITA agreement

  • News

The Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) has claimed it will provide "expert assistance" on the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code to its members as part of its agreement with the International Testing Agency (ITA).

place during the SportAccord World Sport and Business Summit in April, which has been moved out of China


United States could play pre-Tokyo 2020 fixtures in China claims NBA Commissioner

  • Basketball

commissioner Adam Silver has suggested the United States could play a pre-Tokyo 2020 exhibition match in China

Morey tweeted in support of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.Morey’s tweet caused a backlash in China

, with the country’s state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) refusing to show NBA matches on

also been impacted.The NBA had said Morey’s post had "deeply offended many of our friends and fans in China

tweet by Houston Rockets official Daryl Morey receive support in Hong Kong and prompted a backlash in China

I know that, from the data we look at, there continues to be enormous interest for the NBA in China,