Julio Maglione is the overwhelming favourite to be elected for a third term as President of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) at an Electoral Congress here tomorrow. 

the German Swimming Federation for 16 years until she stepped down in 2016.AASF-backed Zhou Jilong of China

Morocco’s Mohamed Amguoun broke his own world record as he defended the men’s 400 metres T13 title at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships here.

victory in the women’s shot put F35 with a throw of 12.63 metres.Rio 2016 gold medallist Wang Jun of China

Frederike Charlotte Koleiski with a throw of 11.53m.Defending champion and world record holder Yao Juan of China

 After eight days of action, China lead the medal table with 22 golds, 16 silvers and 16 bronzes.America

International Korfball Federation (IKF) President Jan Fransoo has claimed that the sport's core of gender equality is perfectly aligned to the wishes of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

standout performers on the opening day as they lived up to their world number one ranking by thrashing China

Dmitry Andreevich Rozanov and Alisa Viktorovna Bondareva continued Russia's superb start to the 23rd Summer Deaflympics in Samsun by winning the men's and women's cycling time trial respectively today.

the women's 200 metres freestyle.The 18-year-old clocked 2:04.64 to obliterate the field.Hu Yuchen of China

Axel Reymond continued France's superb open water form at the International Swimming Federation World Aquatics Championships here by winning the men's 25 kilometres race today.

swimming elsewhere today by winning the team free final.They scored 97.3000 points to comfortably defeat China

Paralympic champion Georgina Hermitage defended her women’s 400 metres T37 title in a world record time on another memorable night for hosts Great Britain at the World Para Athletics Championships here.

for silver and China’s Xia Zhiwei threw 11.86m to take bronze.Paralympic and world champion Mi Na of China

personal bests for both silver medallist Chiaki Takada of Japan and bronze medallist Zhong Huimin of China

with jumps of 4.49m and 4.44m respectively.After seven days of competition, China lead the medal standings

Iranian Swimming Federation President Mohsen Rezvani has denied "completely false" allegations made by Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) director general Husain Al-Musallam about his role in the release of a tape allegedly showing the latter asking for a cut in sponsorship deals.

official state news agency KUNA reported.Rezvani's two rivals for the FINA Bureau - Zhou Jilong of China

International Ski Federation (FIS) freestyle and snowboard race directors visited China to inspect sites

Australia's triple Paralympic medallist Isis Holt produced the performance of the night at the World Para Athletics Championships by retaining her women’s 100 metres T35 title with a world record time of 13.43sec.

best mark set in front of a home crowd in Sydney in April last year.Paralympic champion Zhou Xia of China

the men’s high jump T47 event three days ago, was fourth with 6.94m.After six days of competition, China

A Ukrainian shooter and two Russian cyclists each secured gold medals as competition began at the 23rd edition of the Summer Deaflympics in Turkish city Samsun today.

vI4TpFvffI— Deaflympics 2017 (@Deaflympics2017) July 19, 2017Ilia Sergeyevich Gutenev beat Liang Qichao of China

Malaysia's Cheong Jun Hoong stunned Chinese rivals Si Yajie and Ren Qian to claim the women's 10 metres platform diving title at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Championships in Budapest today.

synchronised event in the Danube Arena alongside Pandelela Rinong.The duo had also claimed silver behind China

China have reportedly registered 110 athletes to compete at the Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade but the

Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je told the Taipei Times that China have applied for a delegation of 180 to attend

the event, with the figure including 110 athletes.It had been feared at one time that China would boycott

 China considers self-governing Taiwan part of its territory, with relations having been strained

in recent months.Tensions between Taiwan and China were heightened when Donald Trump broke with past

Mainland China was sure to attend the Universiade, the only difference is the size of their delegation

Kuwait's Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) director general Husain Al-Musallam has denied allegations he requested a personal cut of sponsorship deals and claimed he is victim of an attack orchestrated by Iran before the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Congress on Saturday (July 22). 

The recording related to a meeting supposedly held during the 2012 Asian Beach Games in Haiyang, China

vacant positions for Asian representatives on FINA's ruling Bureau.His two rivals - Zhou Jilong of China

Statistics have been released by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) to reinforce their claim that the World Championships which ended last month in Düsseldorf were the most followed event in the sport's history.

singles final won by Ding Ning against Zhu Yuling, are among the top 10 most watched sporting events in China

Ding Ning and Shiwen Liu of China celebrate winning the women's doubles title at the World Championships

Ireland’s Jason Smyth completed a sprint double at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships here this evening after easing to victory in the men’s 200 metres T13 event.

with Finland's Leo Pekka Tahti, the 100m T54 champion, third in 25.05.There was plenty of success for China

and Dyan Buis securing the men’s 200m T38 crown with a season’s best 22.67.After five days of action, China