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Ikromova stars at Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Manila

  • Gymnastics

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



China, Poland and US make unbeaten start to FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League

  • Volleyball

China, Poland and the United States finished unbeaten in the first week of the International Volleyball

prime position to qualify for the final round.Pool B matches were held in Japanese city Nagoya with China

make it four victories from four at the Nippon Gaishi Hall.Brazil proved to be their toughest test as China

battled hard to triumph 25-23, 22-25, 25-20, 20-25, 15-12.China then saw off Germany 25-19, 25-20, 25

22 and The Netherlands 27-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-20 before beating Japan.China 🇹🇳 🆚 đŸ‡ŻđŸ‡” JapanTeam China




Cissé claims first World Taekwondo Championships title seven years on from Olympic gold

  • Taekwondo

Seven years after winning Olympic gold, Ivory Coast's Cheick Sallah Cissé claimed a World Taekwondo Championships title in the men's over-87 kilograms division here with victory against the defending champion Carlos Sansores of Mexico.

Nahid Kiyanichandeh delivered a stunning display in the final against last year's runner-up Zuo Ju of China

, 8-2 win against Egypt's Shahd Samy Elhosseiny.Iran's Nahid Kiyanichandeh, right, forced Zuo Ju of China


Kyrgyzstan looking for another record-breaking Asian Games performance at Hangzhou 2022

  • Hangzhou 2022

Kyrgyzstan is set to compete in a record 24 sports at this year’s re-arranged Asian Games in Hangzhou as they look to build on their performance at the last edition of the event five years ago.

Games in Hangzhou, an event postponed by a year due to the tough COVID-19 restrictions in place in China

The beautiful city of Hangzhou is famous as a historical and cultural city of China and is one of the

six ancient capitals of China," she said."


Fifty years young for World Taekwondo at symbolic World Championships in Baku

  • The Big Read

The timing of this year's World Taekwondo General Assembly before the World Championships was no coincidence. May 28 marked 50 years to the day that it was founded as the World Taekwondo Federation in South Korea's capital Seoul, and preceded a seven-day showcase of a sport now firmly established on the Olympic programme. Indeed, it is established to the extent that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been firmly involved in the 50-year celebrations.

honours for Sydney 2000, with Athens 2004 prizes going to Chu Mu-Yen of Chinese Taipei and Chen Zhong of China

From Beijing 2008, Hadi Saei of Iran and Wu Jingyu of China were winners, and Servet TazegĂŒl of Turkey

China presented a full explanation of missing the World Taekwondo Championships in 2020.


Serbia and France close in on consecutive titles at FIBA 3x3 World Cup

  • 3x3 basketball

Reigning champions Serbia and France both moved into the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 World Cup semi-finals to keep their title defences alive.

masterclass in which she racked up nine points, six rebounds, and three highlights.The United States and China


League of Legends players vote to walk out over North American cuts

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Esports players have voted "overwhelmingly" not to compete in the League of Legends to protest against plans to reduce the number of North American Challengers League (NACL) teams.

Association (@NALCSPA) May 29, 2023Riot claimed that it had created successful tier-two systems in Europe, China


Three new members elected and Wu re-elected to World Taekwondo Athletes' Committee

  • Taekwondo

Former Olympic champion Cheick Cissé, two-time Olympic medallist Lee Dae-hoon and Katherine Alvarado have all been elected to the World Taekwondo Athletes' Committee here, while Wu Jingyu has been re-elected for a fresh four-year term.

Alvarado was a Pan American Championships silver medallist in 2014 in the women's under-67kg, and Wu of China


Another video gaming giant withdraws from China since play-time crackdown

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Ubisoft Entertainment has become the latest video game developer to close its official online store in China

franchise Assasin’s Creed, has announced that it "no longer operate its merchandise sales business in China

Following a review of our collectibles and merchandising products strategy in China, we have decided

to stop our direct sales in the country," a spokesperson from Ubisoft China said."

The move to stop selling on Tmall in China has upset Chinese players who expressed their disappointment

China is looking to cut down the amount of time youngsters play on video games ©Getty ImagesUbisoft’s


ASOIF President wary of Russia's World Friendship Games plans amid Olympic rival fears

  • Olympics

Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) President Francesco Ricci Bitti has warned Russia against any "very contentious" plans to stage rebel events outside of the Olympic Movement.

the country boycotted the Los Angeles 1984 Olympics.The Games could feature Brazil, Russia, India, China

mooted as a potential host city.SCO is another intergovernmental organisation which comprises of Russia, China

scenario for the International Olympic Committee [IOC], especially if global superpowers like Russia and China

involved.Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed the launch of the World Friendship Games that could involve China


Hernandez and Jun charge into decider at UIPM World Cup Final

  • Modern Pentathlon

Emiliano Hernandez of Mexico and South Korean world number one Jun Woong-tae were inseparable in the men's semi-final at the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) World Cup Final in Ankara.

by Germany's Marvin Faly Dogue, Ɓukasz Gutkowski of Poland, Csaba Bohm of Hungary, Zhang Linbin of China


Home delight for Dzhebov at IJF Dushanbe Grand Prix

  • Judo

Obid Dzhebov was a home hero for Tajikistan on day one of the inaugural International Judo Federation Dushanbe Grand Prix.

Azerbaijan's Gultaj Mammadaliyeva.Khorloodoi Bishrelt of the United Arab Emirates and Yeqing Zhu of China

received a third shido in golden score.Bronze medals went to Veronica Toniolo of Italy and Qi Cai of China