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Four world-leading performances as Xiamen welcomes Diamond League back to China after four-year gap

  • Athletics

Newly established world champions enjoyed mixed fortunes as the Chinese city of Xiamen’s 10-lane Egret Stadium hosted its first Wanda Diamond League meeting, with 2023 world-leading performances coming from Yaroslava Mahuchikh, Emmanuel Wanyonyi, Christian Coleman and Beatrice Chebet.

8:24.05, finishing four seconds clear.In what was the first Diamond League meeting to be hosted by China


Australian police to stay in Solomon Islands after Pacific Games amidst concerns over China influence

  • Solomon Islands 2023

Increased numbers of Australian police will provide security during the Solomon Islands' staging of the Pacific Games in November and its subsequent elections in 2024, the Government has said.

The announcement comes as concerns grow in the West over the Pacific nation's growing ties with China

Beijing in July, the Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare upgraded a policing deal with China

recognition from Taiwan to Beijing in 2019, and Solomon Islands last year signed a security pact with China



Blind football and goalball teams earn Paris 2024 Paralympic places at IBSA World Games

  • Paris 2024 Paralympics

Two goalball teams and three blind football teams have secured places for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games through their success at the International Blind Sports Association (IBSA) World Games in the British city of Birmingham.

With one year to go until Paris 2024, Japan and China booked tickets in the men's and women's goalball

judo.On the goalball court, Japan came from behind to beat South Korea 7-3 in the men's final while China

qualification opportunity for Paris 2024.Argentina won the men's blind football tournament by beating China


France make winning start to FIBA World Cup classification round

  • Basketball

France overcame a slow start and eventually cruised to a second win of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup with an 82-55 defeat of Iran.

a place at the Games next year.Also in Group N, Mexico beat New Zealand 108-100 in a thriller while China


Jingyu Wu: Finding new pathways in taekwondo after retirement

  • Asia

China’s Jingyu Wu, who made a noble but ultimately unsuccessful attempt to win a third Olympic women’s under-49 kilograms flyweight title at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, aged 34, has found new pathways in the sport despite retiring.

Wu, who had her daughter in 2018, returned to China in April 2020 when the country was starting to get


Russia dominate University International Sports Festival in Yekaterinburg

  • Universiade

Russia's first deputy Minister of Sport Azat Kadyrov has hailed the University International Sports Festival held in Yekaterinburg as "a grand celebration of sports" at the Closing Ceremony.

 Both are from the China University Of Political Science And Law.Competitors from 21 nations won


Tsitsipas exits US Open as Wozniacki stuns Kvitová

  • Tennis

It was a day of upsets at the US Open on Wednesday as seeded players in Stefanos Tsitsipas, Victoria Azarenka, Petra Kvitová, and Casper Ruud all crashed out of the Grand Slam.

match at 5-3 in the fourth set before a resilient Stricker beat him 7-5, 6-7, 6-7, 7-6, 6-3.Zhu Lin of China


David Miller: IOC's Paris 2024 conundrum as Putin's war wages on

  • Inside the Blogs

Political dictators, almost by definition, are cowards.  If the only route by which your rivals can be resisted and contained is to assassinate them, you yourself are doomed: in the short or long term.

issues within foreign countries - and exploded within days by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Where will China

The empire-lust of Russia and China are different: Russia’s political and China’s economic, with the

with Bach in the Session vote, while Russia’s anti-West BRICS conglomerate - Brazil, Russia, India, China


Nyberg wins last gold medal of ISSF World Championships in Baku

  • Shooting

Jesper Nyberg of Sweden has won the last gold medal of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championships here.

these World Championships, which makes them the second most successful nation in all disciplines behind China



OCA stages workshop for Hangzhou 2022 esports athletes and officials

  • Hangzhou 2022

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has held an online workshop to prepare esports athletes and officials for the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games.

social media guidelines, and anti-doping procedures.Esports is set to make its debut as a medal event in China

 During the Games, esports is due to take place at the China Hangzhou Esports Centre.The OCA's director

originally to be included, but was dropped from the programme after NetEase ended its licensing agreement in China


Georgia advance at FIBA World Cup to keep dream maiden tournament alive

  • Basketball

Georgia's fairytale run at the International Basketball Federation World Cup will continue after booking its place into the second round with a win over Venezuela.

Serbia cruised through Group B, with the latter taking top spot, as they scored respective wins against China


New Hangzhou 2022 theme song attracts attention for lyrics about sea during Fukushima wastewater row

  • Hangzhou 2022

The official theme song for the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games performed by Sun Nan and entitled The Love We Share has been released.

Beautiful Scenery released in December last year promoted the culture of the host city.The South China

stars, we hold onto the same hope, to achieve a common dream" given a bitter diplomatic row between China

back by accusing Beijing of "scientifically unfounded claims".A diplomatic row has erupted between China

2022 has retained its original delay after being delayed by one year due to COVID-19 restrictions in China