For the first time since Beijing 2008, Canada was among the nine countries that secured men's team qualification for next year's Olympics in Paris at the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp.

Last year's men's team medallists at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Liverpool - China

scored 248.796 in the final subdivision.Switzerland were seventh with 248.192, and defending champions China

tomorrow at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, deciding who joins the US, Britain and China

The United States' men and The Netherlands' women lifted the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 Under-23 World Cup for the first time in the Polish city of Lublin.

with a 22-5 thrashing of Kenya in Pool A, followed by a 19-14 win against Austria.A 21-15 defeat to China

The Netherlands as they edged past Lithuania 21-20.Lithuania earned the bronze medal 19-12 against China

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India's Jyothi Yarraji, centre, and fellow Chinese sprinter Wu Yanni, right ©Getty ImagesWu Yanni of China

Ha-na, right, celebrate helping South Korea win women's team badminton gold with victory over hosts China

©Getty ImagesIndia let slip a 2-0 lead to lose 3-2 to China in the men's team badminton final ©Getty

The home crowd cheered just as loudly for Chinese Taipei as they did China in a rousing set of 3x3 basketball

matches as they recorded wins against South Korea and Chinese Taipei.There was further success for China

ultimately claimed second place after 12.91sec while Japan's Yumi Tanaka made up the podium in 13.04.China

 A crushing defeat came for China in the women's badminton team gold medal match when they were

Jong-hoon in the men's doubles decider.After North Korea's dominance in yesterday's weightlifting, China

The Italian Government has agreed to evaluate possible alternatives to staging the bobsleigh, skeleton and luge events at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at a controversial proposed new track in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

away.Other alternatives for sliding events are reported to be St Moritz in Switzerland and Yanqing in China

North Korea’s men could not match the exploits of their women on the second day of weightlifting here at the Asian Games.

chances to win gold with the last lift at 61kg and 67kg, with both contests won by Olympic champions from China

Kim admitted that he had made mistakes in posting 127-171-298.On National Day, a public holiday in China

Defending champion Daiki Hashimoto has been chosen as one of Japan's two representatives to advance to the men's all-around final at the International Gymnastics Federation Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, even though he ranked third among his compatriots in qualifying.

horse standings and helped Britain to rank third in team qualifying ©Getty ImagesDefending champions China

are fifth with 248.163.China, Japan and Britain have already qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics through

15.100 in the floor exercise, Max Whitlock of Britain with 15.266 on the pommel horse and Liu Yang of China

Kemi Adekoya overcame Salwa Eid Naser to claim the women’s 400 metres title at the Asian Games here just months after the two Nigerian-born Bahraini sprinters returned to the track after serving doping bans.

11-6, 11-8, 13-15, 11-4, 11-9 to secure mixed doubles gold.Esports also delivered more success for China

top women broke five world records, won two gold medals and defeated Olympic and world champions from China

enough.Ri Songgum, in her first competition since December 2019 when she won the IWF World Cup in Tianjin, China

 "It is good news for China because it shows we can’t stay in the comfort zone."

China, whose athletes lead eight of the 10 Olympic ranking lists, will not have to worry about North

World Sailing President Quanhai Li claims the sailing events at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games show evidence of an improving standard in the continent.

 China was the leading sailing nation with eight medals in total but they were closely followed

The timing of this World Championships in Antwerp means it is going to be the perfect gauge for the Olympics, which are now less than a year away.

On the men's side, China and Japan are always the two nations battling it out for first and second, then

Frenchman Tanguy de la Forest stole the show on the final day of the Lima 2023 World Shooting Para Sport Championships by winning the R9 mixed 50 metres rifle prone SH2 final, helping his country finish as the best nation.

.🇨🇳 China takes gold & bronze in the Mixed Team 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1!

🎂🥇China 🇨🇳 Bo Ren & Cuiping Zhang🥈Korea 🇰🇷 Jinho Park & Yunri Lee🥉China 🇨🇳 Jianjie

International Olympic Committee (IOC) director of National Olympic Committee relations and Olympic Solidarity James Macleod has suggested that the organisation opposes a Chinese Government decision that has led to the absence of three Indian athletes from Hangzhou 2022.

Mepung Lamgu, from disputed territory Arunachal Pradesh, were only offered "stapled visas" to enter China

passport but is not accepted as a legitimate travel document by India.It is seen as a tactic employed by China

Macleod said, as reported by Boria Majumdar of RevSportz.Three Indian wushu athletes were unable to enter China

China and India have disputed over Arunachal Pradesh for years and even come to blows, with 24 soldiers

Legendary American athlete Simone Biles is set to make her return to the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Artistic Gymnastics World Championships which starts tomorrow in the Belgian city of Antwerp.

qualify.The top nine teams in qualifying are set to earn a place at the Paris 2024 Olympics, excluding China

Red-hot Zhang Yufei spearheaded China’s swimming sensations by securing her sixth title in the pool on a day where the hosts exceeded 100 gold medals across the sports at the Asian Games here.

Games in Chengdu and has now made her mark at Hangzhou 2022.She looks set to be a big medal hope for China

freestyle title in 8:20.01 as she also sealed a treble after her wins over 400m and 1,500m.Xu Jiayu of China

medley relay gold for Japan in 3:57.67 in the last race of the day.With nine days left of competition, China

Gong Lijiao registered a throw of 19.58m to clinch the women’s shot put crown.The only athletics event China

Linshu in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions competition.The shooting gold medals were shared between China