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1,769, beating their former best by eight points ©Hangzhou 2022Olympic gold medallist Zou Jingyuan of China

A group of 24 countries will bid for six places at next year's Olympics at three Road to Paris men's volleyball qualifiers due to start tomorrow.

rankings, as of September 12, 2022, are eligible to compete in Road to Paris events.The qualifier in China

in the world, and The Netherlands, who are ranked 10th.Canada, Mexico, Belgium, Bulgaria and hosts China

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) have chosen Oman to replace Pakistan as host country for the Men’s Olympic Qualifiers, it has been announced.

in Spain is due to host an Olympic qualifying tournament for men and women between January 15 and 21.China

Beijing is preparing to host China's first major women's tennis event since the disappearance of Peng Shuai.

The China Open is a Women's Tennis Association (WTA) 1000 tournament, the highest level on the circuit.Chinese

former US Open semi-finalist and two-time Grand Slam doubles champion has not been seen outside of China

that the governing body "knows where she is".But the decision to reverse its suspension on events in China

has led to criticism.The women's China Open has not taken place since 2019 and is played on hard courts

tournament is due to run until October 8 alongside a second-tier men's event.The WTA has already returned to China

China’s dominant weightlifting team will not know what sort of challenge to expect from North Korea at the Asian Games because their rivals have not lifted in international competition since December 2019.

At the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta Palembang, from which China was excluded because of historic doping

won eight of the 15 gold medals in the last Asian Games at Jakarta Palembang 2018 in the absence of China

The world’s strongest female weightlifter is out of the Asian Games here because of an elbow injury.

 Her absence leaves China with a team of 13 in Hangzhou, six women and seven men.The final number

North Korea’s flag continues to fly at the Asian Games here contrary to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) sanctions as they claimed their first gold medals of the event.

success for South Korea, Chinese Taipei and China.Zhang Boheng was hotly tipped to deliver more joy for China

breaststroke gold in 2min 07.03sec.Ye Shiwen powered to the women’s 200m breaststroke title before China

freestyle title.Kaiya Ota, left, delivered more track cycling success for Japan ©Getty ImagesLike swimming, China

Piste.South Korea won the first of those tussle, triumphing 45-33 to take the men’s team sabre title before China

edged the women’s team foil final 34-31.There was double delight for China in taekwondo, with Zhou Zeqi

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has claimed next year's BRICS Games in Kazan is intended to "complement" not rival the Olympics.

The controversial multi-sport event organised by members of the Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South

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as champion after he upset home favourite Ke Jie ©Getty ImagesSouth Korea came from behind to beat China

also contributed to a team victory ©Hangzhou 2022He Feng, left, secured a fifth wushu gold medal for China

The Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) is attempting to deepen its ties into African sport after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA).

He emphasised the importance of this historic agreement for China and the interest shown by the highest

high-ranking foreign dignitaries, including Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, making his first visit to China

Russian Olympic Committee President Stanislav Pozdnyakov has slammed the exclusion of his athletes from the Asian Games here as "completely unacceptable" after claiming that they were not contacted over the change in decision.

The Games are held in China, the relations between our countries would remove all security issues, the

There was a gap of 47 years between the youngest and oldest winners of gold medals today as athletes with youth and experience topped the podium at the Asian Games here.

tricks, scoring 80.31 and 83.17.The other medallists were also teenagers with 18-year-old Zeng Wenhui of China

record score 469.9 to win women’s 50m rifle 3 positions gold.The other four shooting titles went to China

score of 231.14.Zuo Tong captured the women's all-around title to make it four golds from four for China

-year-old gymnast triumphed with a score of 53.565 points to ensure a fourth successive victory for China

came out on top in the women’s under-67kg category.South Korea achieved two fencing golds, beating China

Uzbekistan enjoyed a good showing at the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Judo Grand Prix in Baku.

Romania's Alex Bologa in the men's J1 73kg.Turkey's Ecem Tasin won the women's J1 48kg and Yijie Shi of China

the women's J1 57kg.Arthur Cavalcante Da Silva of Brazil was the men's J1 90kg champion and Li Liu of China

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fencing gold medals with respective triumphs in the women's épée and men's foil against Hong Kong and China

0.070 to ensure Japan won all three track cycling gold medals of the day ©Getty ImagesCui Chenxi of China

History was made at the Asian Games here as China became the first-ever esports gold medallists with

and Jiang Tao etched their names in esports and Asian Games folklore.Staged at the state-of-the-art China

Hangzhou Esports Centre, China registered 2-0 wins over both Myanmar and Thailand to set up a gold-medal

against Malaysia.Thailand secured the first esports medal, beating Vietnam 2-0 to seal bronze before China

Hosts China proved too strong for Malaysia in the Arena of Valor final ©Getty ImagesMalaysia’s manager

We have a really young team who put in a lot of hard work but they were facing the giant, China, the