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Hangzhou 2022 creates international zone for Athletes' Village

  • Hangzhou 2022

The organisers of the upcoming Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games have unveiled the "International Zone", a place for public activity beside the Athletes' Village for the event.

be held under strict COVID-19 preventative restrictions.Despite recent protests from the public in China

its zero-tolerance policy could be scrapped.It is set to be the third edition of the Asian Games in China


China dominate ITTF World Youth Championships in Tunis

  • Table Tennis

China enjoyed a successful International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Youth Championships in

Charlotte Lutz and Prithika Pavade 10-12, 11-2, 11-4, 11-8.However, it was table tennis powerhouses China

the final, while the girls' team proved too strong for France in a 3-0 success.Further success for China


Teenager Nasar gets world record after bomb-out at weightlifting World Championships

  • Weightlifting

Karlos Nasar bombed out in the snatch and then came out and broke the clean and jerk world record by 3 kilograms on another day of drama at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in Bogotá, Colombia.

Two of China's top athletes withdrew at the last moment from the day's A Groups, but China won one of




World champions Axelsen and Yamaguchi victorious at BWF World Tour Finals

  • Badminton

World champions Viktor Axelsen of Denmark and Akane Yamaguchi of Japan rounded off their seasons by claiming the singles title at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Finals in Bangkok.

Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan 21-17, 19-21, 21-12.Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan, runners-up for China





Hong Kong rejects apology over incorrect anthem played at powerlifting event

  • OCA

An official from the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong (SF&OC) has rejected an apology from the organisers of a powerlifting competition in Dubai for playing a protest song instead of the national anthem.

the 2019 democracy protests in the territory, with citizens critical of the crackdown from mainland China

Hong Kong's loss of sovereignty to China has long been protested ©Getty ImagesFollowing the error at

one against Tonga.Hong Kong, which was previously a British Overseas Territory, was handed over to China


Colombians go wild as Álvarez beats two Olympic champions at weightlifting World Championships

  • Weightlifting

Colombian Yenny Álvarez picked the right time and place to give the performance of a lifetime when she brought to an end one of the longest winning runs in weightlifting.

magazine.Kuo said that she had expected a very strong challenge "from Colombia and from Luo Shifang from China

China had two strong contenders but they did not make the podium on total because Álvarez, Kuo and Charron


Four nations qualify for World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship

  • Curling

Austria, The Netherlands, Spain and Turkey have clinched the final four places at next year's World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.

led the way in Group A to complete the eight-team line-up in the playoffs.Victories for Austria over China



Riyadh set to welcome elite athletes for World Taekwondo Grand Prix Finals

  • Taekwondo

Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh is set to host the world’s best taekwondo athletes for the last time this year as it gets ready to host the World Taekwondo Grand Prix Finals starting tomorrow.

Wongpattanakit will be hoping to seal gold in the Finals.Women’s 57 kg world champion Zongshi Luo of China