paddle (SUP) surfing main event final at the World SUP and Paddleboard Championship in Wanning in China

A referendum on whether to drop the name Chinese Taipei in favour of Taiwan for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo has failed.

The name dispute comes from China's claim to Taiwan, which is officially called the Republic of China

country's flag or hear its national anthem ©Getty ImagesThese terms were agreed in the late 1970s after China

The Men's World Tenpin Bowling Championships are set to begin in Hong Kong with the Opening Ceremony having taken place this evening.

A total of 266 participants from 47 countries are set to compete at the South China Athletic Association

Championships officially launched in Hong KongSaturday, November 24, 2018 at SCAA Bowling Centre, Hong Kong, China

The five golds on offer today at the International Gymnastics Federation Individual Apparatus World Cup in Cottbus were won by five different countries as medal action began in the German city.

uneven bars at the Lausitz Arena Cottbus, the top prizes were shared between Israel, Chinese Taipei, China

India qualified players for both singles and doubles finals at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Syed Modi International in Lucknow today.

the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium.Verma is now scheduled to face the sixth seed Lu Guangzu of China

Russia and Iran teams each won all their matches in the men's competition as the group stage concluded at the World Taekwondo Team Championships in the United Arab Emirates.

, far more than the 165 points Iran amassed in their victories over Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and China

Fujairah tomorrow ©World TaekwondoThey managed to beat Uzbekistan and China.In the women’s event, China

India's Mary Kom won the women's light flyweight final to become the first female boxer to claim six gold medals at the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Women's Boxing World Championships in New Delhi.

the Indian capital, with 267 bouts held in total.Kom was named the best boxer of the tournament, with China

Australia have booked their place in the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Women’s Hockey Champions Trophy final, despite losing their final round-robin match against Japan, the lowest-ranked team in the competition.

 Dutch young star ⭐️ Pien Sanders after @oranjehockey beat China ?? in a close 2-1 encounter!

Wanglibao #HCT2018 China pic.twitter.com/7kjOnSPy4p— International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) November

today at the International Surfing Association World SUP and Paddleboard Championship in Wanning in China

I am really impressed with China and the waves that are on offer here."

The main batch of tickets for the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk hav gone on sale, with 132,000 now available to buy.

and four women’s teams set to contest the title.Russia, Sweden, Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway and China

Ornella Wahne became the first German to reach a final at the International Boxing Association Women’s World Championships after beating Jemyma Betrian of The Netherlands in the penultimate round of the featherweight category in New Delhi.

2016 Olympic silver medallist Nouchka Fontijn is through to the middleweight final ©AIBAAs well as Li, China

Chinese players make up three of the eight spots left across the men's and women's singles events of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Syed Modi International Badminton Championships in India.

 compatriot Vicky Angga Saputra 21-17, 21-19 in the quarter-finals.In the women’s semi-finals, China

women’s qualifying at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Big Air Snowboard World Cup in Beijing in China

International Surfing Association (ISA) World SUP and Paddleboard Championships began in Riyue Bay in China

Robert Fasulo and the chairman of the Water Sports Management Centre of General Sport Bureau of China

Israel’s Artem Dolgopyat topped the men’s floor exercise qualification standings as action began today at the International Gymnastics Federation Individual Apparatus World Cup in Cottbus in Germany.

ended up first with 15.066 points and was followed in the standings by 2014 world champion Liu Yang of China

Rebeca Andrade prevailed in the former with 14.766 points, while two-time world champion Fan Yilin of China