Olympic champion Li Fabin of China claimed his third world title, Sergio Massidda hit a career high for

Weightlifting Federation secretary Wan Muhammad Hafiz had said before the Championships.The same applies to China

As the Rugby World Cup 2023 kicks off and the anticipation for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games builds, Paris reaffirms its status as a global sport city and a leader in event hosting.

ImagesIn Qatar, again, there is a National Vision 2030 for which sport plays an important role.Or in China

Fifty-year-old Jian Fang Lay is in line to make history following another Australian clean sweep at the 2023 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Oceania Olympic Team and Mixed Doubles Qualification tournament.

2004 in Athens, she made the first of her unbroken run of women's singles appearances.Born in Wenzhou, China

More boats secured their places at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games during the third day of competition at the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade.

heat one in 5:37.85.The nation they defeated in Lucerne Britain won the other heat in 5:34.35, while China

China began their campaign with a one-two finish and two world records on the second day of the International

The good news for us is that China can only take one athlete to Paris," joked Mike Gattone, a very happy

For the next six weeks, the eyes of the Olympic world will be on India, for as much as the Ukraine/Russia situation will allow.

the country has ever managed.In broader economic terms, while in much of the world - including now China

Financial Times’s widely-respected economics editor, wrote last month, "You don’t have to predict that China

in 2036 ©Getty ImagesSimply stated, in a world where relations between the West and both Russia and China

Alexander Zverev of Germany is set to face Carlos Alcaraz of Spain in the quarter-finals of the US Open after a thrilling five-set win over Jannik Sinner of Italy.

Sabalenka of Belarus eased past Daria Kasatkina of Russia 6-1, 6-3 and will be up against Zheng Qinwen of China

There was a memorable moment on the opening day of the 2023 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships when Rosina Randafiarison gave Madagascar its first global medal not just in weightlifting but in any Olympic sport.

after weighing in, Sukcharoen may be saving herself for the Asian Games which begin in Hangzhou in China

Japan finished top of the medals table at the World Aquatics Youth Artistic Swimming Championships, while five countries finished with gold medals.

routine to the song Fallin as he claimed gold with a score of 250.5167.Silver went to Shuncheng Yang of China

The first places at the Paris 2024 Paralympics have been secured on day two of the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, as action continued in the heats.

:59.50, with Nicolas Van Sprang, Ruben Knab and Ralf and Rik Rienks.In the women’s quadruple sculls China

The national teams and clubs of Saudi Arabia and Iran have reached an agreement to play matches between them on a home-and-away basis for the first time since 2016.

nations are on opposing sides in conflicts in Lebanon and Syria as well.However, in March this year, China

Olympic mixed doubles bronze medallist Lin Yun-Ju of Chinese Taipei won the men's singles title at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Contender in Almaty.

Lin, who missed out on the gold medal last year, defeated Xiang Peng of China in the final on Sunday.However

Lin sealed the deal with a clinical performance.The event in Kazakhstan was otherwise dominated by China

Indonesian wushu fighter Nandhira Mauriskha has been awarded the International World Games Association (IWGA) Athlete of the Month award for August for her double success at the delayed Chengdu 2021 International University Sports Federation (FISU) World University Games.

next edition of the World Games in 2025 with wushu on the programme, and Mauriskha is due to return to China

Defending champion Iga Świątek of Poland crashed out of the US Open while Novak Djokovic of Serbia was among a host of stars who sealed quarterfinal places.

champion.Among women, Karolína Muchová of the Czech Republic registered a 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 win over Wang Xinyu of China

China's all-conquering team will be aiming to strengthen their position at the top of the Paris 2024 rankings when the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships are hosted by Saudi Arabia for the first time, starting tomorrow.

to lift rather than just weigh in and present themselves for anti-doping tests.Despite the fact that China

at 59kg was one of the highlights of last year’s Championships, appears to be the biggest threat to China

Arabia are the only other two nations with a maximum team.South Korea and Mexico send 19 athletes, China