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South Korea and China victorious on penultimate day of Asian Fencing Championships in Bangkok

  • Fencing

South Korea and China have each won gold in the women's team foil and men's team epee respectively, at

impressive performance from the Kazakh's, who, despite not winning any medal last year, then pushed China

 In winning the gold China bettered their silver medal performance from 2017 and when Korea were

won the bronze last year, but they, like Korea, were surprisingly knocked out by Uzbekistan, meaning China

compete for the men's sabre and women's epee titles, which last year were won by South Korea and China




Putin hails China as "fast learner" with country striving for ice hockey development prior to Beijing

  • Beijing 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his confidence that ice hockey can develop fast in China

Jinping were among the 7,000-plus spectators that attended a recent youth team ice hockey match between China

and Russia at the Tianjin Stadium, about 115 kilometres from Beijing.With Beijing 2022 in mind, China

has made plans to promote ice sports in the country and according to CGTN, cooperation between China

Russia in this regard is expected to be enhanced.Putin, who carried out a three-day State visit to China

He agreed that China is a fast learner."


Mixed day for South Korea at FIE Asian Championships in Bangkok

  • Fencing

It has been a day of mixed fortunes for South Korea at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) 2018 Asian Championships in Bangkok. 

 As it should be, the final against Hong Kong, who knocked out last year's champions China at the

silver medal at last year's World Championships after losing to Italy there ©Getty ImagesThey pushed China



Dragon boat racing emerges as unlikely platform for inter Korean peace at Asian Games

  • Jakarta Palembang 2018 Asian Games

Dragon boat racing has joined ice hockey and table tennis as the latest sporting vehicle for pan-Korean peace after emerging as the most likely discipline for a unified team at this year's Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang.

disclosed.Dragon boat racing, one of three canoeing disciplines due to take place, has origins in Ancient China




China begin testing of driverless high-speed trains prior to Beijing 2022

  • Beijing 2022

China has started testing a driverless high-speed rail system that will be put in place around Beijing

The China Railroad Corporation conducted the automated tests using a high-speed train leaving Shenyang

train in case of emergencies.Train driver Zhang Kai likened himself to the train's "back-up," telling China




Beckers-Vieujant voices heartfelt accord with Paris 2024 President Estanguet

  • Paris 2024

Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant, chairman of the visiting International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission, spoke here today of his heartfelt sense of accord with Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet as two days of what he described as "vigilance" got underway in the French capital.

of Denmark, Ugur Erdener of Turkey, Alex Gilady of Israel, Nicole Hoevertz of Aruba, Lingwei Li of China


Canadian women's softball team tour Japan prior to August World Championships

  • Baseball and Softball

The Canadian women's softball team have travelled to Japan for a two week tour prior to the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) World Championships in August. 

announced once they return from their tour of Japan ©Getty ImagesThey share Group B with Australia, Italy, China