After a disappointing World Championships in which their athletes failed to win a gold medal, China enjoyed

Taekwondo Grand-PrixASOIF President Francesco Ricci Bitti presented the medals to W-67kg winners - China

pic.twitter.com/S1bZv1agJq— World Taekwondo (@worldtaekwondo) June 10, 2023Xu Lei provided the second gold for China

Indonesian sport climber Veddriq Leonardo has been named International World Games Association (IWGA) Athlete of the Month for May.

International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup in Salt Lake City last month.He defeated Wu Peng of China

Cuba's Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996 Olympic volleyball champion Raisa O'Farrill Bolaños has died at the age of 51.

against the Unified Team in the final.Atlanta 1996 also provided a four-set victory in the final against China

Fraer Morrow has become the latest weightlifter to make an extreme weight cut in an effort to boost her chances of qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

weight to lift in one of the new Olympic categories, most notably the Tokyo champions Chen Lijun from China

Less than a week on from the World Championships in Baku, Italy's capital Rome is due to host the opening World Taekwondo Grand Prix event of the season.

After Rome, Grand Prix events are due to be held in France's capital Paris and Taiyuan in China, with

The Chengdu 2021 International University Sports Federation (FISU) Summer World University Games Flame has been flown to China's capital Beijing to begin the Torch Relay.

aircraft, piloted by the renowned Liu Chuanjian.From Beijing, the Flame is set to be carried across China

habitats in China.Chengdu 2021 has been delayed by two years because of tough COVID-19 restrictions in China

branding for the dates of July 28 to August 8 this year.It is set to mark the first multi-sport event in China

are expected to compete across 18 sports at the FISU World University Games, set to be the third in China

Britain and The Netherlands will be aiming to retain the respective men's and women's titles at the delayed International Wheelchair Basketball Federation World Championships in Dubai.

title and first since 2014.They headline Group B that also comprises of Australia, Brazil, Britain, China

The Ocean Race chairman Richard Brisius has spoken of his desire to bring the around-the-world sailing event back to Denmark after hailing Aarhus as "outstanding" hosts.

The Ocean Race was originally due to stop in China with Shenzhen announced in 2019 as a hosting city

of the race was postponed from October 2022 to January 2023.The Ocean Race has previously stopped in China

We have been here since 2008 so we really want to go back to China and the winder part of Asia as well

We are discussing with the local organisers that we are working with in China."

Three members of the South Korean team who went out drinking during the World Baseball Classic have been fined and ordered to do community service.

Baseball Classic falling under this criteria.South Korea won matches against the Czech Republic and China

World Sailing has urged the sailing community around the globe to support the One Blue Voice petition on establishing a "Universal Declaration of Ocean Rights", insisting the "time to act is now".

Ehler of Britain and Boris Herrmann of Germany - as well as Olympic gold medallist sailor Xu Lijia of China

The Ocean Race has ramped up its efforts to make a big impression in the Chinese market despite losing Shenzhen as one of the host cities for this year’s around-the-world sailing event.

The race had to be re-routed so China was out of the picture, but the race had already promised sponsors

The Ocean Race is projecting to gain large viewership in China despite losing the Shenzhen leg due to

China might not physically be in the race but they are a big part of ocean health."

If China wants to do something, they can so how do you influence them?"

We need to bring China in on the discussion and move public opinion, so they are vital."

Chinese state councillor Shen Yiqin has called for "urgency" as final preparations are made for the delayed Summer World University Games in Chengdu.

Xinhua.The politician also noted that the FISU Games would be the first major multi-sport event in China

the delayed FISU Games in Chengdu ©Chengdu 2021It will also be the first multi-sport gathering since China

announced after concluding an investigation into match-fixing allegations against ten players from China

Hangzhou has announced it is giving away one million gift packs offering a potential variety of travel benefits for visitors to this year’s re-arranged Asian Games and Asian Para Games.

originally due to take place last year but postponed for 12 months due to the tough COVID-19 protocols in China

Uzbekistan's Takhmina Ikromova was the star of the show at the Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in the Philippines' capital Manila, winning the individual and team all-around titles as well as golds with three apparatus.

Elzhana Taniyeva of Kazakhstan notched 128.350 points, with China's Wang Zilu further back on 121.800.China

balls titles.In the five hoops, they scored 35.900, beating Japan's 32.200 and Kazakhstan's 30.950.China