Thailand has agreed to ban itself from weightlifting because of its recent doping record and will miss the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, but it will still host the 2019 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships.

multiple offences at the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympic Games.Thailand, which finished second behind China

timing, the decision to allow Thailand to host, but not compete, has been taken.It is believed that China

Defending champions Norway moved clear of China to top the round robin rankings at the World Wheelchair

Earlier in the day, China - the Pyeongchang 2018 gold medallists - drew level with a 4-3 extra-end win

over Russia as Norway sat out the session.But China ended the day on a down note as they lost 7-5 to

session, the game between South Korea and Germany also went to an extra end before Korea won by 8-5.China

Austrian companies are hoping to cash in on China's growing winter sports market sparked by Beijing hosting the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. 

 "Austria has been trying to be very present in China in the lead up to the Winter Olympics in 2022

," Martin Glatz, commercial counselor at the Austrian Embassy, told China Daily.

 "But now skiing has entered the mainstream in China."

Government in Vienna to act a central point of contact for Austrian firms wanting to do business in China

We are trying hard to get more Austrian ski instructors and trainers to China and the greater number

The deputy director of Beijing 2022's sports department has claimed that most of the competition venues for the upcoming edition of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games will be ready for test events next year.

Yanxia, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, also told Xinhua that China

in Yanqing District in February 2020.Wang reiterated that this will be the case, but admitted that China

organising competitions, referees and technical officials.Xinhua reports that in response to this, China

China, as expected, dominated the first day of the International Swimming Federation Diving World Series

Suzanne Schulting and Wu Daijing will be among the marquee names contesting the International Skating Union's World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Sofia.

in front of compatriots Hong Kyung Hwan and Hwang Dae Heon.In the men's 500m, Olympic champion Wu of China

Abu Dhabi's former police chief Mohammed Khalfan Al Romaithi today officially launched his campaign for President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) with a thinly-veiled attack on the current incumbent, Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa of Bahrain. 

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

Short track speed skating competition at Krasnoyarsk 2019 ended in controversial fashion as the disqualification of the South Korean women's 3,000 metres relay team allowed hosts Russia to celebrate gold here today.

1:32.173.South Korea won five of the eight gold medals on offer in the short track programme, with China

Reigning Olympic champion Chen Long was among the casualties as the All England Badminton Championships began in Birmingham.

make it through as he saw off Khosit Phetpradab of Thailand 21-13, 21-7.Five-time winner Lin Dan of China

The Beijing 2022 competition venues and Athletes' Village in Zhangjiakou will be converted into an Olympic Park in a bid to ensure the facilities are utilised after the Winter Games, officials have announced.

as the basis for construction of a world-class tourist destination.Young alpine skiers from around China

China's leading performers, who won all ten titles at the weekend in the first leg of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Diving World Series in Japan, plan a repeat performance at home as the circuit reaches Beijing from tomorrow.

China is always one of my favourite legs and where I always did pretty well."

Goals from captain Cui Qiuxia and Zhang Xiaoxue gave China their first International Hockey Federation

The result sees China move up to seventh in the women's FIH Pro League standings, while Germany's first

Germany's grip on the contest had started to loosen, with Dan Wen and Gu Bingfeng going close before China

deflection, diving in at the left post to convert a perfect pass from the influential Gu.The result sees China

third quarter when Zhang produced a cool close-range finish at the end of a rapid counter-attack to put China

Malta, one of  five men’s team to finish the opening day unbeaten at the seventh men’s World Bowls World Cup title in Barrack Heights in Australia, did so at the expense of the hosts and favourites.

Spain, Malaysia and Australia 2, while New Zealand took maximum points from Norfolk Island, Hong Kong China

one, before beating the host team 9-1, 7-6.Malaysia share top billing with them after wins over Macao China

States, the Philippines, who beat Japan, South Africa, who beat Israel, Switzerland, who beat Hong Kong China

An inspired performance from goalkeeper Tobias Walter helped Germany grind out a narrow 1-0 victory away at European champions The Netherlands in a tense men's International Hockey Pro League encounter in Rotterdam.

The Pro League is due to continue tomorrow when Germany's women take on China in Changzhou.

Switzerland and defending champions Norway moved to joint top of the rankings on day three of the World Wheelchair Curling Championship in Scotland with a record of four wins and one loss.

Stirling saw Norway beat the United States 8-5 and Switzerland defeat Canada 8-4.Paralympic champions China

-6 defeat to Estonia earlier in the day, and now stand joint third with Russia, who beat Latvia 7-4.China