World Sailing President claims Hangzhou 2022 proves growth of sport in Asia
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World Sailing President Quanhai Li claims the sailing events at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games show evidence of an improving standard in the continent.
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World Sailing President Quanhai Li claims the sailing events at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games show evidence of an improving standard in the continent.
Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Acting President Randhir Singh has officially opened the Hangzhou Asian Games Museum here.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) director of National Olympic Committee relations and Olympic Solidarity James Macleod has suggested that the organisation opposes a Chinese Government decision that has led to the absence of three Indian athletes from Hangzhou 2022.
By Geoff Berkeley and Owen Lloyd in Hangzhou
Red-hot Zhang Yufei spearheaded China’s swimming sensations by securing her sixth title in the pool on a day where the hosts exceeded 100 gold medals across the sports at the Asian Games here.
China’s dominant weightlifting team will not know what sort of challenge to expect from North Korea at the Asian Games because their rivals have not lifted in international competition since December 2019.
Afghan boxer Mohammad Khaibar Nooristani has become the first athlete to be announced as failing a drugs test at the Asian Games here.
The Asian Electronic Sports Federation (AESF) staged its inaugural Grand Meeting here where it vowed to move to the next phase of its strategic development as esports makes its debut at the Asian Games.
By Geoff Berkeley and Owen Lloyd in Hangzhou
The Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) is attempting to deepen its ties into African sport after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA).
North Korea’s flag continues to fly at the Asian Games here contrary to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) sanctions as they claimed their first gold medals of the event.
The world’s strongest female weightlifter is out of the Asian Games here because of an elbow injury.
More than CNY¥500 million (£56 million/$68.5 million/€65 million) worth of tickets have been sold for the Asian Games here, it has been revealed with organisers claiming to be experiencing "booming" sales.
Russian Olympic Committee President Stanislav Pozdnyakov has slammed the exclusion of his athletes from the Asian Games here as "completely unacceptable" after claiming that they were not contacted over the change in decision.
By Geoff Berkeley and Owen Lloyd in Hangzhou