Mohammad Reza Davarzani has been elected President of the Iran Volleyball Federation (IRIVF) on a four-year term.

organisation as Iran's men's volleyball team prepare for the Asian Olympic qualification tournament in China

Skateboarders will travel across the globe in their bid to qualify for Tokyo 2020, after World Skate announced five countries as hosts for the qualification season.

skateboarding and another five events for park disciplines.Included on the calendar are events in Peru, China

tournament were addressed ©Piero Capannini/World SkateBack-to-back events in Yangcheng and Nanjing, China

The qualification round of the Syed Modi International Championships got underway in Lucknow, as a number of top seeds withdrew from the main draw of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour 300 event. 

 The top three seeds, He Bingjiao of China, Michelle Li of Canada and Saina Nehwal of India, all

withdrew, alongside sixth seed Han Yue and eighth seed Cai Yanyan, both of China.

Getty ImagesIn the men's competition, second seed Ng Ka Long of Hong Kong and sixth seed Lu Guangzu of China

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) claims it will support the toughest sanctions possible for those responsible for manipulation of the Moscow Laboratory data, welcoming the opportunity for Russian athletes to compete should they demonstrate they are not implicated by non-compliance.

There can never be a situation where one or two countries, say Russia and China, are to blame for everything

The Chinese boys' team continued their title defence at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Junior Table Tennis Championships in Korat by reaching the semi-finals. 

 Liu Yebo then confirmed the victory for China with a 11-9, 11-6, 11-6 defeat of Felix Wetzel.Up

next for China are set to be  Japan, who defeated Russia 3-1.

Chinese Taipei reached the finals of the compound and recurve mixed team events at the 2019 Asian Archery Championships in Bangkok, also a qualifying tournament for the next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo.

gold-medal opponents will be South Korea, who were 6-0 victors against Malaysia and 6-2 winners against China

The United States have been confirmed as the top seeds for the International Basketball Federation's (FIBA) Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in the latest FIBA women's world rankings.

into four tournaments.The top three teams in the Olympic qualifiers, due to to be held in Belgium, China

Defending men's hockey champions Argentina have been drawn in the same group as world number one ranked side Australia at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after the pools were confirmed.

Pool B, New Zealand, who placed fourth in Rio, have been drawn against Australia, Argentina, Spain, China

Shi Yuqi of China will attempt to earn his fifth Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour title at

 He Bingjiao of China is the women's top seed at the Syed Modi International Championships ©Getty

ImagesHe Bingjiao of China, the bronze medallist at last year's World Championships in Nanjing, is the

China claimed three gold medals on the final day of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Diving

 Tai Xiaohu and Zhang Chao of China were second with 404.25 points and Viacheslav Novoselov and

Evgenii Novoselov of Russia were third with 390.12.China topped the overall medal table with seven gold

Russia claimed team gold at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Women's Sabre World Cup event in the French city of Orléans.

 They defeated Venezuela 45-25, China 45-31 and Hungary 45-26 on their way to the final, while South

 Their journey to the final included a 45-50 victory against Japan and a 45-39 win against China

Xu Xin of China defeated 18-year-old Lin Yun-Ju of Chinese Taipei to claim the men's Singapore Seamaster

Harimoto of Japan finished third after battling back from a 2-0 deficit to overcome Lin Gaoyuan of China

8-11, 3-11, 11-6, 11-10, 5-3, 3-5, 5-3.Sun Yingsha of China won the women's Singapore Seamaster T2 Diamond

©Seamaster T2 Diamond 2019The women's final was another closely-fought contest, with Sun Yingsha of China

The bronze medal went to Wang Manyu of China following a 11-7, 11-7, 8-11, 11-6, 5-2 win against Jeon

South Korea's world number one Kang Chae-young topped the first round of the women's recurve competition at the 2019 Asian Archery Championships in Bangkok, also a qualifying tournament for the next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo. 

 The four South Koreans were dominant in the first round, with Hui Cao of China the nearest archer

South Korea booked their place in the Tokyo 2020 men’s rugby sevens tournament by beating favourites Hong Kong in the Asian Olympic qualifier in Incheon.

day of competition with a comfortable 32-7 win over Malaysia, before beating tournament second seeds China

Olympic qualifier in June, where the final spot will be determined.The Hong Kong team will be joined by China

Kanta Tsuneyama of Japan completed a surprise run in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Korea Masters with victory in the final. 

The unseeded player came up against two-time Olympic gold champion Lin Dan of China in the men's gold-medal