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Chinese speed skater removed from Winter Olympic team after failing doping test

  • Speed Skating

China has been rocked by a second speed skating doping controversy in a month after Shi Xiaoxuan was

In what has been described as a "wake-up call" for athletes in the country, the China Skating Association

our education campaign against doping and we will take more measures and responsibility," said the China

ImagesClenbuterol doping cases have in the past been blamed on contaminated meat when they have occurred in China

the revisions to the World Anti-Doping Code due to come to fruition in 2021.Concerns over doping in China


BWF launch rebranded World Tour and unveil HSBC as principal global partner

  • Badminton

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) have announced HSBC as a principal global partner and have named Guangzhou as the host of its newly-named World Tour Finals.

to 2021 tournament cycle.The BWF stated it was a "fitting location" given badminton's prominence in China

China is a crucial badminton market and we are pleased to entrust one of our flagship tournaments - indeed



Olympic Movement hoping fervently for a positive Peace House meeting over North Korea's Pyeongchang 2018 participation

  • The Big Read

If one believed in spirits, it would be tempting to imagine that of Baron Pierre De Coubertin, father of the modern Olympics, hovering approvingly over the proposed meeting between representatives of North and South Korea in the demilitarised zone that lies between them.

China withdrew after the IOC recognised Taiwan, and would not return to the Olympics until 1980.

profits.The 2008 Beijing Games provoked outrage from human rights groups who claimed that allowing China



Aerials World Cup to continue in Moscow

  • Freestyle

International Ski Federation (FIS) Aerials World Cup competition is set to resume as Moscow hosts the third leg of the season tomorrow. 

The season began with two events in Beijing last month, where hosts China enjoyed an impressive series



Beijing 2022 vow to use Games to improve disability standards in China

  • Cycling

Beijing 2022 are vowing to use the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games to bring about a nationwide improvement of facilities to help people with disabilities.

will also seek to provide more general help elsewhere in the host cities, as well as in other parts of China

 Yanqing also launched the 2nd China Winter Sports Season for People with Disabilities to mark the

and Paralympics in 2008 was credited as a vehicle to help drive forward disability standards across China


History of Asian Games

  • 2018 Jakarta Palembang Asian Games Section Pages

Politics were playing a big part behind the scenes as, succumbing to pressure from Arab countries and China

Japanese militant sect.Politics played a major role as the action got underway with the Arab nations, China

September and October 1990.This was the first large-scale international sports event to be hosted by China

of the Asian Games took place in Guangzhou in November 2010.Guangzhou thus became the second city in China

, officially opened Guangzhou 2010 at the Guangdong Olympic Stadium.Hosts China topped the medal table


Jakarta and Palembang

  • 2018 Jakarta Palembang Asian Games Section Pages

been due to host the Games but pulled out due to economic concerns.The OCA, initially, said that China

foreign, cultures and influences, including those from coastal Malay, inland Minangkabau, Java, India, China


Sports

  • 2018 Jakarta Palembang Asian Games Section Pages

Championship Games, considered to be a precursor to the Asian Games, which were held from 1913 to 1934.China

unofficial Asian championships until the Asian Basketball Confederation Championship was formed in 1960.China

Asian Beach Games in 2008 in Bali, Indonesia and remained in Muscat, Oman, in 2010 and in Haiyang, China

into the Asian Games in 1970.It has since featured at every edition with the exception of that in 1974.China

into the Asian Games in 1958.It has since featured at every edition with the exception of that in 1970.China


Countries

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bronze medals.The nation topped every medal table from New Delhi 1951 through to Bangkok 1978, but China

has achieved that feat since New Delhi 1982.At Incheon 2014, Japan ranked third behind China and South

in Busan and in 2014 in Incheon.South Korea’s achievements at the Asian Games are only rivalled by China

and Japan.The nation has finished runner-up to China at every edition since Bangkok 1998.Its best performance


Fasel outlines "mission" to ensure NHL participation at Beijing 2022

  • Ice Hockey

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel has outlined his "mission" to ensure National Hockey League (NHL) players return to the Olympic stage at Beijing 2022.

An NHL pre-season game took place in China between the Vancouver Canucks and the Los Angeles Kings in

 "Obviously, some of the logistical difficulties we have with South Korea will be the same in China

 "But maybe there are some opportunities in China that aren't in South Korea."



Beijing 2022 begin work on first of three Olympic Villages

  • Beijing 2022

Preparations for the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games have been given a further boost after work began on the Olympic Village in Beijing.

month.Beijing 2022 have also made good progress with their sponsorship and marketing programme, with China