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Qasim Hasan enjoyed every moment when he won Iraq’s first World Championships gold medal in any sport.

first snatch at 170kg then declined his remaining lifts because he is focusing on the Asian Games in China

China has formally handed over the main stadium for this year's Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands'

event backed to the tune of SBD$1.85 billion (£176 million/$220 million/€204 million).The state-run China

invite-only ceremony where the country's Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare expressed his gratitude to China

This is a symbol of the China-Solomon Islands friendship and a source of pride for the people of the

It is a significant achievement of the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative between China

The Solomon Islands has strengthened ties with China since switching diplomatic recognition from Taiwan

Britain's Adam Yates beat French rider Pavel Sivakov in a sprint finish to win the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal.

Sunday (September 17), one-day Il Lombardia on October 7 in Italy and six-stage Tour of Guangxi in China

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has withdrawn a men's Olympic qualifier from Pakistan because of concerns around interference in the operations of the country's hockey federation.

 Lahore in Pakistan, plus Spain and China, were scheduled to host men's and women's Olympic hockey

The other qualifiers will be staged in China and Spain as announced in July."

Six swimmers won multiple titles at the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships, held in Netanya in Israel.

with silver going to Petar Petrov Mitsin of Bulgaria in 7:49.36, and bronze won by Zhanshuo Zhang of China

Mir Mostafa claimed a famous and totally unexpected victory for Iran at the International Weightlifting Federation World Championships here when China’s big names in the men’s 89 kilograms Olympic category Li Dayin and Tian Tao had eight no-lifts between them in Riyadh.

213kg with one attempt to come.When Li made it to take the lead on 170-213-383 it looked as though China

Rahmat Erwin has done it again - a gold medal and a world record from the B Group at the International Weightlifting Federation World Championships.

 With the Asian Games weightlifting starting in Hangzhou in China on September 30, where he will

Romania claimed two gold medals on the final day of the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade as The Netherlands added two further titles to cement their place at the top of the overall standings.

50.45.They qualified boats for the Olympics along with France, New Zealand, Ireland, Italy, Australia, China

Daire Lynch and Philip Doyle after they came home in 6:13.41.The other Olympic qualifiers are Italy, China

10:07.70 for silver.Ukraine’s Anna Sheremet completed the podium in 10:10.31, while Israel, France, China

Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships to win the men's singles title at badminton's China

This was the first edition of the China Open for four years after an easing of COVID-19 travel restrictions.World

Gymnasium.Newly-crowned world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand was among the leading players who withdrew from the China

quarter-finals to China's Shi Yuqi.South Korea's world champion An Se-young won the women's singles title at the China

Akane Yamaguchi 21-10, 21-19 in the decider.Yamaguchi had edged past the Olympic champion Chen Yufei of China

China dominated on their return to the Asian Table Tennis Championships in Pyeongchang, winning all seven

in a back-and-forth encounter which lasted nearly 47 minutes.Beaten semi-finalists Liang Jingkun of China

Yingsha 10-12, 11-7, 11-8, 5-11, 11-5.Chen Xingtong and Wang Yidi made it a clean sweep on the podium for China

Miyu Nagasaki and South Korea's Jeon Ji-hee and Shin Yu-bin.Victory in the women's team event earned China

0 in their final, with hosts South Korea and India completing the podium.In the women's team event, China

When news emerged this weekend of Tatiana Kashirina’s loss of three world titles because of a doping offence, one specific fact drew plenty of comments on social media.

licence, coaches will be educated via one of the IWF’s new academies which are being set up in Cuba, China

full details of which are yet to be finalised.There will also be collaboration with the Bulgaria and China

The Thai teenager Weeraphon Wichuma caused a sensation at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships here by setting a junior world record and winning gold by a wide margin from the C Group in the men’s 73 kilograms Olympic category.

, I feel so proud," Wichuma said on the stage after being presented with his medal.Wei Yinting from China

who leads the Olympic rankings, lifts in the 81kg category, as does Olympic champion Shi Zhiyong from China

Britain captured five gold medals on an impressive day at the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade where further boats sealed spots at next year’s Olympics and Paralympics in Paris.

Georgina Brayshaw won in 6:29.70.The Netherlands crossed in 6:30.37 for silver, while the bronze went to China

Romania’s Mariana-Laura Dumitru and Ionela Cozmiuc in 7:23.70.They will be joined at Paris 2024 by China

Romania sealed silver in 6:43.29.They all qualified for the Olympics along with the US, Australia, China

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) is seeking to maintain Russian Basketball Federation President Andrei Kirilenko’s place on the organisation’s Central Board.

are set to be held in Antwerp in Belgium, Sopron in Hungary, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and Xi'an in China