Japan have made a superb start to the Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok with Marina Saito’s victory in the women’s javelin inflicting a defeat on China’s Olympic champion from Tokyo 2020, Liu Shiying.

Natawat Iamudom, Soraoat Dapbang, Chayut Khongprasit and Puripol Boonson won in 38.55 seconds, ahead of China

A total of 411 athletes are set to represent host nation China at the Chengdu 2021 International University

total of 387 of them will be making their World University Games debut while 344 will be representing China

South Korea and India both won six gold medals to dominate the World Youth Archery Championships in Limerick in Ireland.

victory over Jingyi Zhu of China.Yun also joined the women’s team to take another gold at the expense of China

The Asian Athletics Championships is set for its return after a four-year absence from tomorrow in Thailand's capital Bangkok.

abroad.Bahrain topped the medals table at the last Asian Athletics Championships with 11 golds, followed by China

Eighteen-year-old Huimin Zhou of China has won the Brussels stop of the International Cycling Union (

Montpellier in France.The fourth round of the UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup has been scheduled for Bazhong, China

Three Mongolian athletes earned Para taekwondo golds at the World Taekwondo President's Cup Oceania in Brisbane.

Correia dos Santos 8-2 in the women's K44 under-47kg final.Paralympic bronze medallist Li Yujie of China

China, Pakistan, and Spain are due to host the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Olympic Qualification

competition and one women's while the Pakistani city of Lahore hosts the other men's event.Changzhou in China

Russian Olympic Committee President Stanislav Pozdnyakov has downplayed the chances of athletes from his country appearing at this year’s Asian Games, while officials in Hong Kong have publicly criticised the plan.

medals.Abraham Cheng Kwok-hung, chief executive of the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China

were drawn against a Russia player and lost, they would be out of the competition," he told the South China

SCMP.Swimmers from Russia and Belarus would be welcome at this year's Asian Games, claims Hong Kong China

President Ronnie Wong Man-chiu ©Getty ImagesBut there was some backing for the proposal from the Hong Kong China

The Pakistan Judo Federation (PJF) has targeted the services of two-time Commonwealth Games medallist Shah Hussain Shah to help train its athletes for the delayed Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games.

judo at the Asian Games, with one travelling as a reserve.Hangzhou 2022 is set to mark the third time China

Ju Wenjun of China let her compatriot Lei Tingjie off the hook in the middlegame as the third match of

26-year-old Lei lost a pawn after some imprecision, putting herself in a difficult spot.Ju Wenjun of China

China and Iran both retained their titles at the World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball Asian Zone Championships

In the women's event, China clinched their place in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games after beating Iran

China rounded out the top three with a 16-25, 25-15, 25-22, 25-13 triumph against Iraq.There are still

Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, has been elected to host 2025 Asian Winter Games, it was announced today.

Harbin can deliver an outstanding Asian Winter Games and ensure the development of winter sports in China

number of events including the third Asian Winter Games in 1996, the 10th National Winter Games of China

China made up for the disappointing loss in Netanya by claiming the title at the tenth stop of the International

 China, however, raced to a 9-3 lead soon with Kun bagging a vital two points in that period.Márcia

da Costa, the top scorer for Portugal, helped to cut down the deficit but China proved to be too strong

in the end.It was the fourth title of the season for China, who is leading the standings with 610 points.pic.twitter.com

(@FIBA3x3) July 7, 2023Earlier in the day, Portugal defeated Latvia 17-12 in the semi-finals while China

Surenjav Ulambayar and four-time world champion Ganbatyn Bolor-Erdene ensured Mongolia finished with two golds at the Oceania Para Taekwondo Open Championships in Brisbane.

women's under-52 kilograms division at the Morayfield Sport and Events Centre, beating Shao Qian of China

North Korea has entered a strong team at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in September, a month after a no-show at an Olympic qualifier ended any hopes of them lifting at Paris 2024.

women have posted an entry total of 200kg or more at this weight, which features strong contenders from China