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Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022 announce cooperation agreement as Abe visits Chinese capital

  • Tokyo 2020

Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022 have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on the delivery of their respective Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in attendance.Abe is making the first official visit of a Japanese leader to China

expected to be shared, it is claimed.Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe is on an official visit to China

provide unique opportunities for promoting cultural exchanges and friendship between the peoples of China

move.Island disputes and memories of World War Two continue to colour relations between Japan and both China




Momota and Tai progress to quarter-finals at BWF French Open

  • Badminton

Japan's Kento Momota continued his dominant run of form as he dispatched compatriot Kazumasa Sakai to progress to the quarter-finals of the Badminton World Federation French Open in Paris.

recovered from dropping the opening game to claim a 12-21, 21-16, 21-18 success.Second seed Shi Yuqi of China

and claimed the gold medal at the Asian Games in Indonesia earlier this year, ousted Gao Fangjie of China


Olympic silver medallists Medvedeva and Uno out to make successful starts at Skate Canada

  • Figure Skating

Olympic silver medallists Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia and Japan's Shoma Uno will aim to make the best possible start to their International Skating Union Grand Prix of Figure Skating campaigns when they compete at Skate Canada this weekend.

Morgan Cipres of France are the favourites in the pairs competition, with Cheng Peng and Yang Jin of China


Beijing 2022 seek mascot designs as deadline for entrants approaches

  • Beijing 2022

Beijing 2022 are continuing to call for submissions for their mascot competitions as the deadline for entries approaches.

$1,400/€1,300).Yao Junfei, an official in Beijing 2022's culture and ceremonies department, told the China

claimed in August they would recommend that a milu deer is used as the mascot.The species is native to China


East Asia Sambo Championships hosted in Chinese Taipei

  • Sambo

Chinese Taipei hosted a successful edition of the East Asia Sambo Championships as they prepare to welcome the entirety of the continent next year.

Ninety athletes from Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, Mongolia, China, Macau and the host nation took


FISU chief executive discusses challenges of hosting major events

  • Universiade

The chief executive and secretary general of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) Eric Saintrond spoke at the Seoul National University in South Korea about good governance and the challenges of hosting major sporting events.

Together Master Programme scholarship.John Monyo from Ghana, Daulina Osmani of Kosovo and Yuhan Chen from China


IWF President believes weightlifting has raised the bar as an Olympic sport

  • The Big Read

The decision to award Russia the 2020 European Weightlifting Championships on the same day its one-year suspension from the sport expired on October 17 was certainly a bold one.

multiple positives in the retesting of doping samples from the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games - namely China

strongest messages the IWF has sent out in recent months was its insistence on upholding the suspension on China




Defending champion Wozniacki keeps WTA Finals hopes alive with win over Kvitová

  • Tennis

Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki beat Petra Kvitová for the first time in four years as she earned a 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 result in the round robin stages of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Finals in Singapore.

28).The Finals are being held in Singapore for the fifth and final time before moving to Shenzhen in China




New Asian University Games concept launched in Kuala Lumpur

  • Universiade

A new Asian University Games concept has been presented by the Asian University Sports Federation (AUSF) Technical Committee at the continental governing body’s General Assembly in Kuala Lumpur.

up to a maximum of $1,000 (£800/€900) per applicant.During the meeting, it was also announced that China