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FIS secretary general to discuss new Beijing 2022 disciplines during visit to Chinese capital

  • Beijing 2022

International Ski Federation (FIS) secretary general Sarah Lewis is set to discuss the additions of new disciplines to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic programme on a visit to the Chinese capital.

last week ©Getty ImagesLewis has been in Beijing to take part in the Leaders Sport Business Summit China

panel session titled "Bringing Beijing 2022 to Life".She was joined by Li Zhang, vice-president of IDG-China

vice-president of the Chinese Ski Association, was also present along with Abraham Wang, chief executive of Swix China

and Organisers of the FIS Cross-Country City Sprint China."

Get Into Snow Sports China" was also claimed to feature heavily on the programme.The project aims


Hosts China seek to reclaim two titles at World Taekwondo World Cup Team Championships

  • Taekwondo

Hosts China will look to defend both the women's and mixed titles at the World Taekwondo World Cup Team

will meet for a right to contest the quarter finals which already include Iran, two teams from hosts China

Wuxi ©World TaekwondoIn the women's event, teams have been placed in two groups to start with both China

Turkey.South Korea, Morocco and Ivory Coast are in Group Two.Seven teams are in the mixed event with China





Beijing 2022 announce partnerships with two energy giants

  • Beijing 2022

Two energy companies have signed up as sponsors of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

Both the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and the China Petrochemical Corporation (CPC

the Summer and Winter Olympics and Paralympics in 2022.Other partners of the Games include Bank of China

, Air China, Yili Group, ANTA, China Unicom and Shougang Group."


Asian Games football re-draw scrapped as omitted UAE and Palestine are added to groups

  • Jakarta Palembang 2018 Asian Games

Football teams from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Palestine, mistakenly omitted from the men's draw for next month's Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, have today been added to groups already established following a decision by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) not to go ahead with a proposed re-draw.

the Asian Under-23 tournament last year before losing to Qatar," Kenneth Kwok Ka-Lok told the South China


Dates, venues and details revealed for new Curling World Cup

  • Curling

The World Curling Federation has revealed the dates and venues for the new Curliing World Cup – a four-leg international series that will get underway in September.

The first of the four legs will take place in the brand new Suzhou Sports Centre, in Suzhou, China from

to February 3.The series will conclude with the Grand Final, in the Chinese capital of Beijing, China

curling event where teams will wear their national flag and colours with prize money available.In 2017, China

then rise to $283,500 (£215,700/€243,000) for the Grand Final.The eight competing men’s teams will be China




Holders France continue perfect start to Inline Hockey World Championships

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Defending champions France claimed a hard-fought win over Spain today to maintain their perfect record in Pool A at the Inline Hockey World Championships in Italy.

continued their extremely impressive form in Pool C, thrashing India 41-0 in Roana having overcome China



Geelong set to host ITTF Australian Open with ranking leaders absent

  • Table Tennis

Germany's Dimitrij Ovtcharov and Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa will head the men's and women's fields at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Australian Open in Geelong.

with Belarus' Vladimir Samsonov earning the men's title.The women's gold was claimed by Chen Meng of China


Russia achieve total domination once again at FINA World Junior Artistic Swimming Championships

  • Artistic Swimming

Russia have completed their total domination of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Junior Artistic Swimming Championships in Budapest, by winning the last two remaining golds of the competition today in the mixed duet free and women’s team free finals.

took all the gold medals of the competition, the nine silvers and bronzes were all shared out between China