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Winter representatives for IPC Athletes' Council elected

  • Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympics

The three winter representatives on the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletes' Council have been chosen following elections held here at Pyeongchang 2018 with French Alpine skier Marie Bochet joined by Nordic skiers Rudolf Klemetti of Finland and Birgit Røkkum Skarstein of Norway.

Alpine skiers Zsolt Balogh of Hungary and Claudia Lösch of Austria.Nordic skiers Yuanyuan Peng of China




IPC President rejects idea of moving Beijing 2022 Paralympics before Olympics

  • Paralympics

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons has rejected the idea of moving the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Games to before the Olympics to ensure more suitable winter conditions.

Pyeongchang, Beijing will use snow cannons to make fake snow.It is claimed one of the reservoirs near to China


FISU delegation inspect preparations for 2019 University World Cup Football tournament in Jinjiang

  • Summer World University Games

A delegation from the International University Sports Federation (FISU) has inspected preparations for the 2019 University World Cup Football tournament during a three-day visit to the Chinese city of Jinjiang.

The future of football development in China is going to be built on youth football," said Federation

of University Sports of China (FUSC) President Tian Xuejun."





Shimizu out to continue kata domination at WKF Karate1 Premier League in Rotterdam

  • Karate

Japanese sensation Kiyou Shimizu will aim to continue her domination of the women's kata discipline when the World Karate Federation Karate1 Premier League season resumes with the latest stop on the circuit in Rotterdam this weekend.

will bid for a second gold medal of the Karate1 Premier League campaign ©WKFChina's Xiaoyan Yin of China


Breda to host final edition of FIH Men's Champions Trophy

  • Hockey

Breda in The Netherlands will hold the last edition of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Men's Champions Trophy later this year, it has been announced.

teams due to compete at the event in Breda ©Getty ImagesThe women's event was awarded to Changzhou in China


Asian Cross Country Championships set to take place in Guiyang

  • Athletics

Guiyang is due to host the 14th edition of the Asian Cross Country Championships tomorrow. 

 All set for 14th Asian Cross Country Championship in beautiful city of Guiyang in China #asianathletics

#china #crosscountry pic.twitter.com/ZjGd1iWNRQ— Asian Athletics (@asianathletics) March 14, 2018The


First wildcards awarded for Wheelchair Tennis World Team Cup

  • Wheelchair Tennis

Hosts The Netherlands have been awarded a wildcard for the men's competition for the next month's Wheelchair Tennis World Team Cup in Apeldoorn.

stand for the World Team Cup ©ITF WheelchairFrance are reigning champions in the men's event, while China


South Korea suffers tourism decline during Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang

  • Pyeongchang 2018

The South Korean Justice Ministry have released data which shows that tourism numbers are down compared to this time last year, despite the country having hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics here last month.

year before.It is believed that the sharp decline is due to the aftermath of retaliatory measures that China


Dubai set once again to get World Para Athletics Grand Prix off its blocks

  • Athletics News

For the second successive year, Dubai will host the season-opening event in the World Para Athletics Grand Prix, with around 450 athletes set to take part in the four-day competition that gets underway tomorrow.

one of the training venues used for Beijing 2008, is likely to attract many of the athletes that led China


Russia making more waves on final day of FINA Artistic Swimming World Series in Paris

  • Artistic Swimming

Russia finished the first leg of the 2018 International Swimming Federation (FINA) Artistic Swimming World Series with two more gold medals on the last day of the competition in Montreuil in Paris. 

88.0333 points.The final day of the FINA Artistic Swimming World Series in Paris saw golds for Russia, China

and Ukraine ©FINAIn the last two finals of the competition, China was the best in the duet free final