Russian race walker Alexandr Ivanov will be stripped of the gold medal he won in the 20 kilometres event at the 2013 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in Moscow after he was found guilty of doping.

claimed in Zurich in 2014 and silver from the 2012 World Junior Championships in Barcelona.Chen Ding of China

The United Nations (UN) has again weighed in on South African athlete Caster Semenya’s controversial case against the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), warning that forcing athletes to regulate their testosterone levels may breach international rules on human rights.

athletes into undergoing unnecessary, humiliating and harmful medical procedures.”According to the South China

China, Japan, South Korea and Switzerland clinched the remaining play-off spots on offer as round-robin

overcame United States 5-4 and when other results were taken into consideration, Japan’s 6-4 win over China

British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association (BBSA) have announced the appointment of Joanna Poulton as chair.

the members of the team to even greater success as we head towards another Winter Olympic Games in China

Hosts Hong Kong produced an upset to beat Chinese Taipei in the quarter-finals of the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships today.

winners over Tseng Min-hao and Hsieh Pei-shan.Their reward is a semi-final match against second seeds China

, who eased past Thailand in their last-eight tie.He Jiting and Du Yue gave China an ideal start by winning

Amitrapai.Lu Guangzu then triumphed 21-13, 21-19 in his men’s singles clash with Kantaphon Wangcharoen to take China

More than 133 million live hours of action from the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Championships in Östersund were viewed on free-to-air television across Europe, according to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).

enjoy working with the IBU to grow interest in biathlon, across Europe and in new territories such as China

Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) President Gou Zhongwen says the country is aiming to surpass its best performance at a Winter Olympic Games when it hosts the 2022 edition in Beijing.

standard set at Vancouver 2010, Gou, who is also Minister of the General Administration of Sport of China

staging a well-organised Games, it's also about achieving the best possible athletic results," Gou told China

level yet but their potential is world-class,” Veikko Halonen, chief executive of Vuokatti Sport, told China

The initiative came on the back of China agreeing a "Year of Winter Sports" deal with Finland in January

by Chinese President Xi Jinping and Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinistö during the latter's visit to China

International University Sports Federation (FISU) officials have praised the professionalism of organisers in Chengdu on their first official visit to the Chinese city since it was awarded the 2021 Summer Universiade.

Athletes' Village among the areas explored.As part of meetings with the Federation of University Sports of China

Unviersiade.The Shuangliu Sports Centre, Sichuan National Badminton Training Base, Chengdu University and the China

upcoming edition of the university sport event.Chengdu will be the third Summer Universiade host in China

China bounced back from yesterday's loss to Argentina with a 5-3 win over New Zealand in a thrilling

Goals from Cui Qiuxia, Zhang Xiaoxue and Gu Bing Feng gave China a 3-0 lead heading into the final nine

Stadium.New Zealand threatened a comeback when they reduced the deficit to 3-2 and then 4-3 before China

led 3-0 going into a frantic final quarter ©Getty ImagesCui's diving penalty corner deflection put China

Olympic Worldwide Top Partner Alibaba Group have agreed a cooperation agreement with Beijing 2022 co-host city Zhangjiakou, with the partnership claimed to help deliver a “Green Olympics”.

Games are helping to develop the city located around 200 kilometres northwest of Beijing.According to China

Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa looks set to be re-elected unopposed as President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) after the man expected to be his closest rival, Mohammed Khalfan Al Romaithi, withdrew and pledged his support to the Bahraini. 

 He had taken over from Acting President Zhang Jilong of China after Qatari Mohammed bin Hammam

Chinese Taipei and Singapore completed the quarter-final line-up as group play finished at the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships today.

Thailand 4-1 to finish top with both countries already through.It was the same scenario in Group D as China

tomorrow will see Japan play Malaysia, Indonesia face Singapore, Hong Kong meet Chinese Taipei and China

Great Britain's Piers Gilliver claimed the men's sabre category A title as action begun today at the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in Pisa in Italy.

ImagesThe bronze medals went to Ukraine's Yevheniia Breus and China's Zou Xufeng.There was also success for China

Sweden and Russia have both qualified for the play-offs after the latest day of round-robin action at the Women's World Curling Championship in Danish town Silkeborg.

meanwhile, defeated Canada 9-3 prior to edging Japan 7-6.Occupying fifth place in the standings are China

Chinese Vice-Premier Han Zheng has urged Beijing 2022 organisers to stay committed to delivering a "fantastic, extraordinary and excellent" Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

centres.Han, who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China

 According to an annual report recently released by the China Tourism Academy, a total of 197 million