Japan and China have pledged to support preparations for the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon in South Korea.
Chinese property company SuperGen Group has begun the construction of an esports centre in Shanghai’s Minhang District.
The PGA Tour Series-China has been cancelled in 2021 amid uncertainty over the coronavirus situation in Asia.
China's national teams have entered a series of winter training camps with a view to preparing for Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualification events or the Games itself.
China has withdrawn from this month's Badminton World Federation (BWF) Yonex Thailand Open and Toyota Thailand Open after a surge of COVID-19 cases in the host country.
Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has announced that Russia and China have agreed to cooperation in 2022 and 2023 to aid sports development and physical culture.
China's women's volleyball head coach Lang Ping has said she expects the team to resume training in the New Year with a view to the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
China is reportedly on course to release the much-anticipated digital yuan in time for it to be used at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
The image of Shuyin Zheng collapsed in tears on the podium at the 2019 World Championships in Manchester remains one of the most enduring and controversial in the sport.
Leonz Eder, first vice-president of International University Sports Federation (FISU) and managing director of Swiss University Sports, has met with the new Chinese ambassador to Switzerland, Wang Shihting, with both parties discussing the upcoming University Games in their respective countries.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has expressed satisfaction over additional financial contributions it has received from the Governments of India, China, Saudi Arabia and Egypt which total almost $2.6 million (£1.9 million/€2.1 million).
China being awarded another Olympics would "upend the Olympic system" and the country should not be allowed to bid for the 2032 Games unless it frees the Uighur Muslims allegedly detained in internment camps, Human Rights Watch has warned.
Former Chinese Olympic Committee secretary general Wei Jizhong has said the mooted Chengdu and Chongqing bid for the 2032 Olympic Games is an "idea", but one he is not taking seriously for now.
The Chinese cities of Chengdu and Chongqing have revealed plans to jointly bid for the Olympic Games as early as 2032.
China's women's rugby sevens head coach Euan Mackintosh revealed the country is aiming to finish in the top eight at next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
International Paralympic Committee - Paralympic Games Brand Manager - Bonn, Germany
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) offers the position of a full-time Paralympic Games Brand Manager (f/m/x) in an international and multicultural team at the IPC Headquarters in Bonn, Germany, starting in early 2021. The IPC is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. We supervise the organisation of the Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games and serve as International Federation for 10 Para sports. The Paralympic Games Brand Manager is accountable to the Head of Brand and Engagement and will be responsible for ensuring the Paralympic brand is represented in a consistent and impactful way at the Paralympic Games.
As the International Ice Hockey Federation prepares to decide whether Belarus remains a co-host of its World Championship later this year, Philip Barker recalls other occasions where human rights has been a key topic in the build-up to a country staging a major sports event.
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