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

South Africa, India, Thailand, Jordan and Nigeria are all set to stage World Table Tennis (WTT) Series events for the first time in the 2023 season calendar released up to July.

it did last year, with dates of March 11 to 19 scheduled.With COVID-19 travel restrictions easing in China

coronavirus testing requirement announced by the United States Government is set to affect arrivals from China

on Wednesday January 5 and affect anyone over two years of age travelling to the United States from China

new policy has been introduced by United States President Joe Biden’s administration in response to China

and the actual totals could be nearer a million per day.Until this scheduled relaxation of the rules, China

released by organisers to mark 300 days until the multi-sport event is scheduled to begin in Hangzhou, China

been rescheduled for September 23 to October 8 2023.Hangzhou 2022 is scheduled to be the second time China

Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Dmitry Chernyshenko, has said sport in the country has not been effectively isolated, despite the sanctions brought upon the country for its involvement in the invasion of Ukraine.

nations related to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation - mostly made up of former Soviet states and China

- and the BRICS nations of Brazil, India, China and South Africa, while working with the IOC to be reinstated

The death of Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic mascot designer Wu Guanying, aged 67, has been reported in Beijing.

on social media platforms.COVID-19 patients in the lobby of Chongqing hospital number 5 in Southern China

casualty figures are being questioned ©Getty ImagesCOVID-19 related deaths remain a matter of dispute in China

next year as a precautionary measure.Other international sporting events have also been moved from China

Lu Xiaojun says he has never cheated in his 24-year weightlifting career and will "prove my innocence" after being provisionally suspended for doping.

The triple Olympic champion from China, arguably the biggest name in weightlifting in the 21st century

for Paris 2024.He is provisionally suspended while the case is ongoing - the first weightlifter from China

Lu Xiaojun, one of the biggest names in weightlifting and one of only five athletes to have won three Olympic gold medals in the sport, has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for erythropoietin (EPO).

return to action in an attempt to qualify for Paris 2024.He is the first international weightlifter from China

The Solomon Islands 2023 Pacific Games Organising Committee has secured a SBD1 million (£100,000/$120,000/€116,000) sponsorship deal with Solomon Breweries.

has experienced difficulty in funding the Games but has received financial support from Australia, China

The 2023 International Boxing Association (IBA) Women's World Boxing Championships are due to take place from March 15 to 31 next year following confirmation of the dates from the governing body.

class.New Delhi held the 2018 edition of the event which showcased 277 boxers from 62 countries with China

Reports that Iran plans to publicly hang a young professional footballer for campaigning for women’s rights and basic human rights underlines my decision made many years ago to give religion a swerve.

the world’s most evil regime, which is saying something when your running mates are Russia, Belarus, China

The Solomon Islands 2023 Pacific Games Organising Committee has put out a request for interested parties to help supply and deliver sporting equipment for the event.

has experienced difficulty in funding the Games but has received financial support from Australia, China

Former Australian Curling Federation (ACF) President Kim Forge has been elected to the Board of the World Curling Federation (WCF), becoming the replacement for Sweden's Catherine Lindahl.

She came up against Denmark's Susanne Slotsager and Li Dongyan from China in the voting.Slotsager received

Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports, Dmitry Svishchev, has stated Russia must make sports alliances and developments outside of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) scope, with a ban still on the country for its involvement in the war in Ukraine.

partnerships with countries from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and the Brazil, Russia, India, China

nation's aligned with Russia in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation ©Getty ImagesThe SCO members are China