Russian-born figure skater Lubov Ilyushechkina will be able to compete for Canada on the international stage after being granted citizenship.

claimed the bronze medal in the pairs competition, finishing behind winners Sui Wenjing and Han Cong of China

China's Piena Chen outshone her rivals on the fifth day of the RS:X World Championships on the Tokyo 2020 course at Enoshima to take an almost unassailable lead into tomorrow's concluding medal race.

today.The RS:X Windsurfing World Championships are due to finish on the Tokyo 2020 course tomorrow with China

final series of results.The battle for bronze will involve a chasing group including Mengfan Gao of China

Marjan Salahshouri won the women’s individual poomsae title on day seven of the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games as Iran comfortably finished top of the final taekwondo medal standings.

five days of taekwondo competition.Their nearest challengers were South Korea with four, followed by China

Lumpur could only manage third place with 8.310 pointsIran were the runners-up with 8.380 points, while China

China’s Wang Lizhuo twice broke the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record for the men’s 100 metres short course swimming breaststroke event on his way to winning the gold medal at Ashgabat 2017 here today.

women’s event in 1:48.79 to improve on the mark of 1:50.17 set by South Korea at Incheon 2013.China

event, South Korea prevailed in a time of 1:35.28 to slice 0.72 seconds off the previous mark set by China

at Incheon 2013.China had to settle for the silver medal on this occasion in 1:35.91, while Kazakhstan

Three races have been added to the International Cycling Union (UCI) Women’s WorldTour for the 2018 season, it has been confirmed.

Emakumeen Bira will be held in Spain from May 19 to 22.It was also confirmed the Tour of Guangxi in China

taking place between August 25 and September 16.Racing will draw to a close with the Tour of Guangxi in China

China's Chen Meng is safely through to the round of 16 in the women's singles event at the International Table Tennis Federation Austrian Open.

Wang Yidi 11-9, 12-10, 9-11, 11-9, 11-8.Seven of the top eight seeds in the women's draw represent China

11, 11-6, 11-6, 5-11, 16-14, 18-16.The marathon match overtook the epic between Li Jie of China

Saudi Arabian and Qatari jumpers embraced on the medals podium in a poignant example of sport trumping politics here today at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.

The Philippines’ Kenneth Chua 247-212 in the men’s singles final.In taekwondo, the rivalry between China

the only nation to have won 10 gold medals - along with 17 silver and 36 bronze.Usual Asian powers China

China's Chen Meng will be aiming to seal a third International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Tour title of the season when she lines up in the Austrian Open this week.

Ishikawa prevailed at the Bulgaria Open.Seven of the top eight seeds in the women's draw represent China

Syria's Majd Eddin Ghazal achieved a Games record in the men's high jump final on the last day of indoor athletics action here at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.

third in 3:21.21.Thailand’s women’s team, meanwhile, claimed victory in a season’s best 3:43.41 with China

China's National Student Games have taken time to celebrate today's International Day of University Sport.

philosophy and mission was fully passed to schools and universities which competed in the Games in China

, and from there to the students.The Federation of University Sports of China has vowed to "seek

more and more Chinese people in the sporting world".The 13th edition of the National Students Games of China

Organisers of the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou have promised an event of the "highest possible standards" during a progress report here at the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) General Assembly.

Also, during the National Games of China, I had the honour to meet the President of the People's Republic

of China (Xi Jinping) and he assured me that the city will have the Government's and Central Government's

London Olympic champion Olga Rypakova claimed her second gold medal of the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games here today with an expected victory in her favoured triple jump event.

finished over a metre clear of team-mate Mariya Ovchinnikova, who took silver with 13.21.Tan Quijiao of China

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has announced the schedule for its 2018 Diving World Series.

Series amounts to $1.35 million (£1 million/€1.1 million).The 2017 edition was led by diving powerhouse China

The Korea International Co-operation Agency (KOICA) has made an equipment donation to the Nepal Taekwondo Association. 

67 kilograms class at Rio 2016 in August.She was defeated by eventual gold medallist Zheng Shuyin of China

South Korea and Iran claimed two gold medals each as taekwondo competition continued here today at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.

with four golds and one bronze.South Korea are second with two golds, one silver and one bronze, while China