Zhangjiakou, which held several skiing events at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games last year, has opened up most of its slopes to the public as part of the winter season, stating there has been a boom since they were made available in December.

machines, while visitors must take a test on arrival, according to local authorities, as reported by China

International World Games Association (IWGA) President José Perurena has said that the "spontaneous" standing ovation for the Ukrainian delegation at the Opening Ceremony of the Birmingham 2022 World Games was one of his highlights of the past 12 months.

we have one year less to prepare for the 12th edition of our event in Chengdu, Peoples Republic of China

Russian track and field athletes, banned by World Athletics in November 2015 following the revelations of a concerted home doping regime, account for almost a quarter of the names on the latest overall list of offenders issued by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU).

as Russia are followed by India, with 65 recorded sanctions, Kenya, with 54, Morocco, with 24, and China

The flame is set to burn for the International University Sports Federation (FISU) Winter World University Games in Lake Placid next week, half a century after the Winter Olympics were first held there.

warned at the Closing Ceremony.By a curious twist of fate, 24 competitors from the People’s Republic of China

stringent COVID-19 measures, introduced this week in the United States as a response to rising cases in China

Yousef Al Mana will lead the Asian Weightlifting Federation (AWF) through to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after retaining his role as President in Doha today.

"build something for the future" and to be the leader among the continental federations.Meng Bo of China

Jalood, Al Mana and the IWF secretary general Antonio Urso.The other vice-presidents include Meng Bo of China

The Solomon Islands Ambassador to China John Moffat Fugui has died in Beijing at the age of 61.

Fugui became the 2023 Pacific Games host country's first Ambassador to China in May 2021.It is reported

in the Chinese capital.Throughout his tenure, Fugui tried to open direct flights between Honiara and China

As the first Solomon Islands Ambassador to China, Fugui had made positive contributions to the development

Mao Ning said, as reported by Global Times.In October 2020, the two countries signed an agreement for China

send police and military personnel if required, leaked documents show, while China could deploy forces

The International Weightlifting Federation’s (IWF) decision to toughen up on doping by handing over all procedures to the International Testing Agency (ITA) has led to a Ukrainian coach being banned from the sport for life.

weightlifting.The Egyptian Khaled Korany was banned just over two years ago, and the Thailand coach Liu Ning, from China

two were Zacarias Bonnat of Dominican Republic, also for SARMS, and the triple champion Lu Xiaojun of China

The Hong Kong DanceSport Association is looking to host two Olympic breaking qualifiers as part of a strategy to secure a spot for the region's athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

and 16 or Christmas Eve weekend," a spokesperson from the governing body said, as reported by South China

Association breaking division Lam Sang-yuen, who competes under the name B-Boy Fishball, as reported by South China

Chinese state media have announced the sudden death at 39 of soprano Chu Lanlan, a performer who sang during the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

later.According to World Health Organisation figures, there have been 10,167,676 cases of COVID-19 in China

deaths.The 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, scheduled for last September, have been postponed until 2023.China

forced to cancel many other sporting events as a result of the pandemic.In addition, athletes from China

The most important weightlifting elections of 2023 will feature the two men who were involved in the controversial head-to-head contest to become President of sport's governing body last June.

of six or eight to competitions rather than two or four, he said.He also said it was important for China

International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) President Johan Eliasch has reflected on 2022 in an end-of-year message.

In order to be a part of that legacy, we established the FIS China Liaison Office in Beijing, helping

to support China in its goal of attracting 300 million people to winter sports."

As 2022 comes to a close, so too does my first year as President of the International Federation of American Football (IFAF).

 This includes 300,000 youth players in China and 100,000 new players in Mexico in the last year

Ju-Jitsu International Federation (JJIF) director general Joachim Thumfart has met with leading Chinese officials to discuss the development of the sport in the country.

official discussed ju-jitsu with China's Deputy Minister of Sport Zhou Jinqiang and members of the China

Jiu-Jitsu Council.The meeting focused on ways in which the JJIF and China can work together on the promotion

Hangzhou next year.JJIF director general Joachim Thumfart, right, discussed ways to promote ju-jitsu in China

World Games.It is hoped that this can lead to a strengthening of sporting ties between the UAE and China

ju-jitsu's fanbase in China.Ju-jitsu made its Asian Games debut at Jakarta-Palembang 2018, although China

China is set to drop quarantine requirements for international arrivals in a boost for the delayed Hangzhou

Games one year later than planned from September 23 to October 8 this year ©Getty ImagesFlights to China

figure could be closer to one million.Several countries plan to impose COVID-19 testing on arrivals from China

protests against Xi Jinping's Government in November.Other major sporting events due to take place in China

clinched both men's golds in the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in Almaty while Tan Zhongyi of China