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France overcome defending champions Russia on FIVB Men's Nations League opening day

  • Volleyball

France beat defending champions Russia on the first day of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Men's Nations League. 

start against Japan, losing 25-17, 25-12, 24-26, 25-17.Pool One was hosted at Jiangmen Sports Hall in China

kMj9mwair8— Volleyball World (@FIVBVolleyball) May 31, 2019In a five set thriller, Germany held on to defeat China


Teenage sensation Li can boost Tokyo 2020 hopes in Junior World Championships

  • Weightlifting

Li Wenwen, the most remarkable teenage talent in weightlifting, finished ahead of the reigning Olympic and world champions in the first two international competitions of her career this year.

her first competition abroad.Anybody without a detailed knowledge of national-level young lifters in China

is clearly capable of overtaking Meng as her country’s top contender in a weight category in which China



WADA publishes stakeholder notice regarding meat contamination

  • News

An amendment to the World Anti-Doping Code to allow World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)-accredited laboratories to report Atypical Findings (ATFs) for the prohibited substance clenbuterol is set to come into force tomorrow.

failure for the steroid in countries considered "high risk" for contamination –  notably Mexico and China



Turkey beat Russia to take lead in FIVB Women's Nations League

  • Volleyball

Turkey defeated Russia in three sets to top the round-robin table in the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Women's Nations League.

looked comfortable against Bulgaria, succeeding 25-18, 25-23, 25-18.In pool seven at Macua Forum, hosts China

champions Serbia in the FIVB Women's Nations League ©FIVBThe men's event will commence tomorrow.Jiangmen in China

top five teams in both the women and men's pool stages will progress to the final round.Nanjing in China


Mol and Sørum enjoy perfect start to FIVB Beach World Tour in Ostrava

  • Volleyball

Anders Mol and Christian Sørum got off to the perfect start as they bid for a third consecutive International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach World Tour gold medal in Ostrava.

Kerri Walsh Jennings and Brooke Sweat, winners of the Jinjiang Open earlier this week.Their triumph in China


ANOC World Beach Games to be relocated from San Diego

  • Qatar 2019

The inaugural Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games is to be moved from San Diego after the Californian organisers were unable to raise the necessary money to fund the event.

the first one took place in Bali.Subsequent editions have taken place in Muscat in Oman, Haiyang in China

Phuket in Thailand and Da Nang in Vietnam.The next edition is due to be held next year in Sanya in China



Grevers targets bragging rights at FINA Champions Swim Series

  • Swimming

Six-time Olympic medalist Matt Grevers is relishing the challenge of competing against United States teammate Ryan Murphy at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Champions Swim Series in Indianapolis.

nbsp;Grevers has embraced the competition and, despite missing the first Series event in Guangzhou in China



Chinese Curling Association hosts first workshop to promote sport in build-up to Beijing 2022

  • Beijing 2022

The Chinese Curling Association has organised its first workshop to develop curling and maximise the exposure of the sport in the country ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

nbsp;The Chinese Curling Association has already implemented a number of programmes and activities in China

I am confident curling will benefit from this inaugural workshop.”In a further boost for curling in China